Field Layout Technician (Concrete) - Houston, TX

Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Ceco Concrete Construction in Houston, TX is seeking a Field Technician II to perform advanced testing, inspections, and QA on concrete projects while supporting field operations and mentoring junior technicians.

This on-site role requires reading structural and architectural drawings, coordinating surveys, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance on active job sites.

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 drawings, including structural and architectural drawings.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.
• Knowledge of construction field engineering from pre-construction to completion.

Responsibilities

• Review project documents.
• Understand site survey objectives and provide horizontal and vertical control using Total Stations.
• Participate in basic layout and field engineering activities (establish control lines, layout foundations, vertical formwork, elevation control, decks, embeds).
• Assist in surveying activities.
• Provide clerical support and document engineering activities.
• Maintain proper usage and storage of surveying equipment.
• Contribute to team effort and complete related assignments.
• Work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Complete as-builts and ensure documentation per company standards.
• Document controls: drawings onsite with latest changes; RFIs generation and tracking; oversee Field Layout Technician I’s.

Skills

Field engineering

Communication

Bilingual

Reading drawings

Time management

Travel readiness

Job description

Posting Details

• Posted on September 15, 2026

Locations

Showing 1 location Ceco Concrete Construction Houston, TX, USA

• On-site
• Field Operations
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: FIELD013523

Description

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. These activities would include:
  • 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 $1,000 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

*Applications submitted without a resume will not be considered

**CSG/Ceco Concrete Construction does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of CSG/Ceco Concrete Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of CSG/Ceco Concrete Construction.

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.

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