Materials Field Engineer: Field Testing & Inspections

Terracon; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon in St. Louis seeks a Materials Engineer to provide engineering and consulting services for a broad range of projects and clients.

You may lead field testing, observation and inspection, and write, prepare, and review reports to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. You will work under a Professional Engineer, review drawings, prepare proposals, track budgets, and communicate complex engineering issues to technical and non-technical clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Engineering Intern (Engineer in Training) (Or ability to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects.
• Understand and practice quality acumen.
• Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Developing engineering professional; assignments are designed to develop knowledge and abilities.
• Assist in research, data collection, field observation, inspection, and field and laboratory testing. Prepare associated reports or sections of larger reports.
• Evaluate mostly routine laboratory and field data for inclusion in reports.
• Consult with other technical people and supervisor on routine and less complex projects.
• Drafts routine proposals and assists in the preparation of more complex proposals.
• May work with engineering technician crews in testing, observations and data gathering activities on project sites and prepare daily reports documenting activities and findings.
• Works under the supervision of a Professional Engineer.

Skills

Safety awareness

Quality acumen

Proposal development

Data collection

Field observation

Report writing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Review drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Terracon in St. Louis seeks a Materials Engineer to provide engineering and consulting services for a broad range of projects and clients.

You may lead field testing, observation and inspection, and write, prepare, and review reports to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. You will work under a Professional Engineer, review drawings, prepare proposals, track budgets, and communicate complex engineering issues to technical and non-technical clients and teams.