Field Engineer — Industrial & Data Center Projects

JE Dunn Construction; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JE Dunn Construction is seeking a Field Engineer to join the CORE team within our Advanced Facilities Group on key industrial and manufacturing projects in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will work embedded with a crew, learning building techniques, crane flagging, layout skills, and Lean practices while supporting safety and schedule commitments.

The role targets 0–2 years of construction experience with a bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field, or equivalent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related field (Preferred).
• Participation in a federally required training or apprenticeship program, depending upon location (Preferred).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in all aspects of the project-specific safety plan and culture.
• Learns and actively participates in all aspects of the company’s safety culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury free environment through individual actions and mentoring others.
• Works with tools and executes self-perform work while embedded as part of a crew of craftsmen to complete specific assigned tasks on a project.
• Acquires knowledge about company best practice standards and fundamentals for building and construction techniques through hands on, on-the-job training and regular work assignments.
• Builds relationships and develops communication and interpersonal skills with trades people and project team members such as foreman, journeymen, superintendents, subcontractors, etc.
• Develops understanding about the various functions and support roles across the company, and how each contributes to the success of a project.
• Learns and applies company standards for how specific equipment is used for specific building processes.
• Collaborates with others and demonstrates teamwork.
• Learns and incorporates Lean practices into daily activities.
• Participates in various meetings such as weekly work plans, as warranted by business needs and site practices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

MS Office

Layout skills

Crane flagging

Construction management

Lean process

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related field

Federally required training or apprenticeship program (Preferred)

Equivalent relevant experience if no degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

JE Dunn Construction is seeking a Field Engineer to join the CORE team within our Advanced Facilities Group on key industrial and manufacturing projects in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will work embedded with a crew, learning building techniques, crane flagging, layout skills, and Lean practices while supporting safety and schedule commitments.

The role targets 0–2 years of construction experience with a bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field, or equivalent