Field Layout Engineer: Shape Structures with Precision

The Christman Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Christman Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Field Layout Engineer to support Central Michigan or West Michigan construction projects. The role focuses on setting up and maintaining layout controls, verifying elevations, and ensuring adherence to tolerances and quality standards.

The candidate should have 3+ years in building layout with Total Station experience and a certificate in surveying. Proficiency with Trimble and Nikon equipment is preferred, and field carpentry knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Total Station experience

Surveying certification

Field layout

Education

Trade school certificate in surveying

Tools

Trimble equipment

Nikon equipment

Job description

Christman Constructors, Inc. is seeking a Field Layout Engineer to support Central Michigan or West Michigan construction projects. The role focuses on setting up and maintaining layout controls, verifying elevations, and ensuring adherence to tolerances and quality standards.

The candidate should have 3+ years in building layout with Total Station experience and a certificate in surveying. Proficiency with Trimble and Nikon equipment is preferred, and field carpentry knowledge is a plus.