Field Engineer - Infrastructure

Socket.dev; Kittery (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cianbro in Kittery, Maine is seeking an experienced individual to oversee construction and project controls functions on heavy civil, marine, and/or movable bridges. The role emphasizes project planning, ensuring environmental compliance, and interpreting technical documents.

The ideal candidate will have a 4-year degree in engineering or construction management and will be skilled in communication, organization, and supervising construction activities. Travel is required as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Requires a 4-year degree in engineering or construction management.
• Knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, methods) preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and supervisory skills essential.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement detailed solutions to complex technical problems.
• Must be willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist in proper project planning and preparing production indicators.
• Ensure proper environmental permits are in place.
• Interpret design and drawings for installation materials.
• Track progress of vendors and subcontractors to meet project schedules.
• Maintain project compliance and change order logs.

Skills

Construction knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Supervisory skills

Problem-solving abilities

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

4-year degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Responsibility for the construction and project controls functions on heavy civil, marine, and/or movable bridges.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in proper project planning, value-added engineering means and methods, developing work packages, and preparing production indicators/benchmarks, and developing the master schedule.
• Ensure proper environmental permits are in place (identify any state or local laws relating to environmental compliance); educate our team to ensure understanding and compliance with permit requirements.
• Interpret design/drawings for crafts installing material. Research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors. Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications.
• Provide engineering input to the daily job log.
• Interpret production goals from work packages for craft supervisors, ensuring full understanding to enable daily communication of productivity goals to crews executing the work.
• Verify quantity tracking data and measure productivity.
• Track progress of the major Vendors and Subcontractors to ensure that materials are manufactured and delivered in a timely fashion as not to impact the project schedule.
• Maintain the project schedule to aid project leadership in knowing where they are and making decisions for how to achieve project goals, with input from others.
• Generate and maintain the project submittal log, Requests For Information log, and correspondence with client/owner.
• Generate and maintain contract compliance listings, buyout logs, and procurement reports.
• Identify, document, and estimate costs of extra work activities, which were not anticipated in the original scope, and provide proper notification and financial reporting of change orders. Establish and maintain a project change order log that ties to the UAR.
• Coordinate the transmittal and subsequent approval of all submittals to the Owner/Engineer.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Requires a 4-year degree in engineering or construction management.
• Knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, methods): craft agreements, jurisdiction, negotiations, engineering, estimating, schedules, and safety preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational and supervisory skills essential.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement detailed solutions to complex technical problems.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must be willing to travel.

Cianbro is an employee-owned, tobacco-free, equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on marital status, race, color, creed, gender, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, veteran status, union affiliation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or other legally protected status.