New Grad Field Engineer I - Summer 2027

HNTB; Florida; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB is seeking a qualified engineer to support construction inspections and documentation for major infrastructure projects. You will monitor compliance with plans, specs, and regulations, and assist in design calculations, reports, and contract documents.

Responsibilities include field tasks, on-site testing coordination, and liaison with the Resident Engineer to resolve issues and improve project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• EIT is preferred for this role.
• Familiarity with construction management software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with construction field work tasks and inspections to ensure conformance to plans and specifications.
• Observe on-site material testing and coordinate testing and monitoring services; prepare progress reports.
• Read and interpret drawings to identify discrepancies in documents.
• Review daily contractor reports and as-built markups; track progress with video/photos.
• Consult with Resident Engineer and assist in issue resolution; liaison with engineer of record.
• Use industry tools (GPS/Rovers) to increase inspection accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare office engineer tasks including agendas, minutes, and tracking logs for RFIs and submittals.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Inspection coordination

Documentation

Pay item quantities (basic)

Reading construction drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Engineer in Training (EIT)

Tools

Constructware

Asite

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing engineering inspection and documentation of construction work performed by contractor, in order to monitor the project construction compliance with plans, specifications, and contract provisions, as well as state and local regulations in order to protect the client's interests. Responsible for assisting in the compliance and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, specifications, and other contract documents for assigned projects.

What You'll Do

• Assists with construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans, specifications, and other contract documents. Coordinates and schedules quality controls inspections.
• Observes on-site material testing and coordinates testing and monitoring services. Performs mathematical calculations for material quantity payments. Performs basic shop drawing review and ensures that procedures and materials comply with plans and specifications.
• Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and identify discrepancies or conflicts within the documents.
• Reviews contractor's daily construction reports for accuracy, thoroughness and consistency. Regularly reviews contractor's as-built mark‑ups, documents project progress using video and photo and prepares reports on construction progress.
• Consults with Resident Engineer on work progress and construction problems, proactively recommends solutions, assists in the resolution of issues, and acts as a liaison with the engineer of record.
• Remains current and knowledgeable of industry technology and tools used to perform inspection work through industry resources, training, and research. Gains exposure to new technology and utilizes it (GPS/Rovers) to increase efficiency and accuracy of inspection tasks.
• Performs office engineer work when needed including but not limited to; prepares meeting agendas and meeting minutes, assists in processing and maintains tracking logs for RFIs, submittals, pay estimates and other deliverables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

What You'll Bring

• Identifies some discrepancies or conflicts within documents and gains familiarity with the quality of work performed using inspection checklists.
• Writes daily inspection report, tracks work performed, and computes pay item quantities at a basic level with direction from more experienced staff.
• Understands the shop drawing review and gains the ability to read and interpret the contractor's CPM schedule at a basic level.

What We Prefer

• Engineer in Training (EIT)
• Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations

Kissimmee, FL (Celebration Blvd), Lake Mary, FL, Ormond Beach, FL

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Construction Services Group