Field Layout Technician (Concrete) - Houston, TX

The HEICO Companies, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Company paid AD&D & Life Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness programs

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ceco Concrete Construction is seeking a Field Technician II in Houston, TX to conduct advanced testing, inspections, and QA on concrete projects. The role supports field operations, ensures compliance with specs, safety standards, and regulatory requirements, and mentors junior technicians.

You will review drawings, perform layout using Total Stations, and participate in field engineering tasks while traveling up to 70% to multiple project sites.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of field engineering/lay-out experience.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive travel up to 70% to job sites.
• Ability to read and cross-check structural and architectural drawings.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.

Responsibilities

• Review project documents and understand site survey objectives.
• Perform horizontal/vertical control using Total Stations and establish control lines.
• Assist in basic layout and field engineering tasks.
• Layout foundations, columns, walls, decks, and embeds.
• Maintain and document surveying activities and equipment usage.
• Complete as-builts and RFIs per company standards.
• Oversee Field Layout Technician I(s) as needed.

Skills

Field layout

Reading drawings

Communication skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Travel readiness

Tools

Total Stations

Surveying equipment

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to move your career forward with an established industry leader? Join our team at Ceco Concrete Construction! In business since 1912, we have grown into the nation's largest concrete subcontractor, with our construction professionals building more than 200 projects representing over 20 million gross square feet each and every year.

Culture

We are a team of engineers, managers, and builders who are down to earth and stand behind our word. We value respect and honesty, finding a better way, dirty boots, and a job well done. We trust our people to persevere and do their best for one another and for our clients. In return, we will make their time with us worthwhile. Most importantly, our people count on and believe in one another and know our success depends on our frontline workers building great projects that reflect our values and vision.

Role Overview

The Field Technician II is a mid-level technical role responsible for conducting advanced testing, inspections, and quality assurance procedures on concrete construction sites. This position supports field operations by ensuring construction materials and methods meet project specifications, safety standards, and regulatory requirements. Field Technician II provides technical expertise in concrete testing, data analysis, and field problem-solving, while also mentoring junior technicians.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review project documents.
• Understand the objections of the site survey and provides horizontal and vertical control using Total Stations.
• Participate in basic layout and field engineering activities.
• Establish control lines from control points.
• Layout Foundations.
• Layout vertical formwork such as columns and walls.
• Establish elevation control points.
• Layout decks and deck edges.
• Layout required embeds block-outs and other items required by contract.
• Assist in the performance of a variety of surveying activities.
• Provide clerical support and documentation of engineering activities.
• Maintain proper usage and storage of all surveying equipment.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related assignments as needed.
• Working during inclement weather, could be exposed to extreme cold and heat, noise and dust from construction operations depending upon project site.
• Complete as-builts and ensure they are recorded and documented per company standards.
• Document control: drawings onsite, ensuring all drawings includes the latest, most updated changes RFI tracking.
• Studying the architectural drawings & generating RFIs that differ from those drawings.
• Overseeing Field Layout Technician I's

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience in field engineering/lay-out.
• Good communication skills - written, verbal, interpersonal.
• Extensive travel up to 70%.
• Proficient at reading and understanding contract drawing, including but not limited to both structural and architectural drawings, with the ability to cross check between the two documents as needed.
• Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in fast paced environment.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.
• Possess knowledge of construction field engineering from pre-construction to completion.

What We Can Offer You:

• Inclusive Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, and Illness insurance
• Company paid AD&D and Life insurance
• Health Savings Account contribution of up to $1,200 per year
• 401(k) retirement savings program with a company match
• Employee Assistance Program including discounts with major vendors & products
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Career advancement opportunities with a stable well-established organization

Ceco Concrete Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity.