Field Engineer Technician (Hourly)

Holder Construction Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Holder Construction is seeking a Field Engineer Technician to join our Operations team on a Lancaster, TX project. This full-time role requires practical surveying experience and the ability to work on-site in a demanding construction environment.

You will operate surveying instruments, set stakes, and verify elevations while collaborating with field crews. The position offers steady work, safety training, and opportunities to advance through merit.

Qualifications

• 2 years of construction or surveying experience required.
• Strong surveying math and communication skills needed.
• Able to lift 50–100 lbs and work extended hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate total station, transit, and other surveying instruments.
• Set stakes for slopes, grades, and construction work.
• Determine elevations, distances, alignments and maintain equipment.

Skills

Surveying experience

Total station operation

Field measurements

Tools

Total station

Transit

Auto level

Job description

About Us

Holder Construction is a nationally recognized leader in the construction industry, consistently ranked among the top firms on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list. We are a performance-driven company that believes in rewarding excellence and investing in our people. Our structured career development program empowers associates to grow quickly into expanded roles and responsibilities based on merit. With operations throughout the United States, we offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Night and swing shift differential pay for select roles

• Annual bonus program
• Paid time off
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k)-retirement plan
• Night and swing shift differential pay for select roles

About The Role

We are looking for a Field Engineer Technician to join our Operations team on our project in Lancaster, TX. This is a full-time position.

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to operate total station instrument, transit, Auto level and other surveying instruments.
• Sets and marks stakes for slopes, grades and other construction purposes.
• Determines lines, corners, elevations, grades, alignments, angles, positions, and distances. Maintains total station and field book. Maintains survey equipment and tools.

Qualifications

Required:

• Ideal candidate for this position will possess 2 years of construction/surveying experience using total station and site levels.
• Complete understanding of surveying math, and good communication skills required.
• Must be agile/mobile, remain alert, be able to stand or walk for long periods of time, use fingers, hands & arms to reach, handle and manipulate objects, climb up/down ladders, scaffolds, and other objects.
• Work on uneven surfaces/heights, be able to read/write, and can see & hear well either naturally or with correction.
• Must be able to lift and carry materials of all shapes and sizes weighing 50-100 lbs., 75% of the time.

Preferred

• Individuals must be able to work in an OSHA compliant safety environment.
• Must be able to work outside.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekend hours.
• Punctuality and promptness are required every day.

Holder is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE).

Substance abuse testing and a background screening is a condition of employment and Holder Construction does not sponsor applicants for immigration status or benefits.