Field Layout Engineer

Christman Company; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Christman Constructors, Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI seeks a Field Layout Engineer for projects across the Midwest. You will plan, set up, and maintain layout control, establish benchmarks, verify elevations, and ensure tolerances and quality standards on multiple sites.

Three+ years of field layout experience and a surveying certificate are preferred. Proficiency with Total Station equipment (Trimble/Nikon) and collaboration with project teams are essential. Pre-employment screening will apply.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of field layout experience on construction projects.
• Graduation from trade school with a certificate in surveying or equivalent.
• Familiarity with layout control, elevations, and monument baselines.

Responsibilities

• Plans, sets up, and maintains layout control for project(s) and verifies tolerances.
• Establishes building corners and reference points for back checks.
• Verifies elevations on drawings and checks alignment of structures.
• Lays out center lines, walls, and checks encroachments on exterior skin.
• Maintains benchmarks, control lines, and ensures proper use of elevations.
• Performs as-built surveys and assists with shop drawings coordination.
• Maintains calibration of engineering equipment and project records.

Skills

Field layout experience

Surveying knowledge

Education

Trade school certificate in surveying

Tools

Total Station

Trimble equipment

Job description

## Field Layout EngineerApply: Grand Rapids, MI: Lansing, MI: Posted 2 Days Ago: R-100690Christman Constructors, Inc.**Job Description:****Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc.** With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. **CCI** is looking for a Field Layout Engineer in our Central Michigan or West Michigan region! **What You Will Do:***As Field Layout Engineer, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:** Plans, sets up, and maintains layout control for assigned construction project(s) and identifies unacceptable errors.* Ensures that projects are built to the correct tolerances, and that quality standards are followed.* Establishes building corners and permanent reference points to allow back checks of building location.* Verifies existing elevations shown on drawings used on roadways and utilities.* Lays out column center lines and wall locations, and verifies that exterior skin is not encroached by main structure.* Plumbs structural steel frame and check column alignments.* Sets and maintains benchmarks and control lines on each floor for use in layout, and verify that workers are using proper elevations and control lines.* Checks slab for elevation and alignment during concrete pours.* Performs as-built surveys to verify correct placement of work and to identify conflicts between items of work (i.e., where concrete slab edge or walls have encroached on the exterior skin), and may help maintain as-built drawings.* Assists other project staff in securing certified layout from independent engineering resources to establish monument and baseline control and to verify building corners and roadway entrances.* Calculates earth, rock, and concrete quantities accurately.* Assists with the coordination of shop drawings with contract drawings, verifies accuracy, and proposes solutions to discrepancies between the drawings.* Responsible for care, maintenance, and calibration of engineering equipment.* Compiles and maintains project record and as-built documents. Ensures storage protocols are followed. **What You Will Bring to the Team:***Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:** Three (3) or more years of experience in Building Layout and using Total Station* Graduation from relevant trade school with certificate in surveying. Or equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience. *Preferred experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:** Basic understanding of Trimble and Nikon equipment* Basic understanding of research methodology, data analysis, and estimation metrics.* Experience within general trade carpentry.*The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.*