Senior Engineering Technician - Field

trilongroup; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K plan

Paid time off

Work environment

Job summary

Fehr Graham is seeking a field-oriented technician to support civil and environmental engineering projects in our East Peoria, Illinois office. You will perform field measurements, collect samples, and help prepare drawings and calculations for review by engineers.

The role emphasizes hands-on field work, accurate data collection, and clear communication with contractors and team members. Join a collaborative firm that values growth, teamwork, and client confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; significant experience may offset educational requirement.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in technical measurement, surveying, or environmental activities.
• Able to perform observation duties, take measurements, and verify quantities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide field and office technical activities to support civil and environmental work.
• Interpret drawings, plans, and specifications in the field.
• Conduct construction observation and keep records of activities and quantities.
• Assist with data collection, calculations, and data presentation.
• Create drawings via hand drafting or CAD for review.
• Maintain equipment used in the field and office.
• Support copying, plan set creation, filing, and library maintenance.

Skills

Technical measurement

Surveying

CAD

Field work

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Construction Tech

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

What’s in it for you?

We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. At Fehr Graham, we don’t just manage projects – we bring them to life! This position will put you in the driver’s seat to steer our construction projects to success. If you have a passion for transforming concepts into tangible achievements and hope to accelerate your career, we want you on our team.

Where you’ll work

The position is based in our East Peoria, Illinois, office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth. If this sounds like you, Fehr Graham will feel like home.

Pay Transparency:

The base salary (or hourly rate) range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location.

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What you’ll do

Provides support to the engineering and environmental functions of the firm. Is knowledgeable of methods used in taking filed measurements, creating drawings, collecting samples, or observing construction projects, and generally provides field and office technical “hands-on” activities to carry out the firm’s work. Understands and interprets drawings, plans, and specifications in the field on construction projects.

• Field work may include construction observation of work in progress, keeping records of quantities and activities, verifying material specifications, and compliance to plans and specifications.
• Collection of samples from various environmental media for chemical or physical analysis.
• Gathering of measurements, as in survey work, or for preparation of drawings.
• Office work may include creation of drawings via hand drafting or CAD methods for review by others.
• Preparation of calculations, summary sheets, or other manipulation of data at the direction of others.
• Maintain equipment used in the field and in the office.
• May assist with copying, making plan sets, filing, library maintenance, or other duties as assigned.
• Receives close supervision on new aspects of assignments. Has authority to stop construction jobs if it appears contractors are deviating from design or materials or methods specified.
• A team player and understands the need to maintain client confidentiality of all project work.

What it takes

• Associate degree in Construction Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Architecture Technology, or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Significant relevant experience in a similar operation or within the firm may offset the educational requirement.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in technical measurement, surveying, or technical environmental activities.
• Works under direction. Performs a variety of data collection, graphical depiction, and office activities in support of the firm’s civil and environmental engineering work.
• Able to perform observation duties for construction projects, recording data, taking measurements, and verify activities & quantities in relation to plan and specification documents.
• Accurate in verbal and written communication.
• Able to effectively communicate information to co-workers and contractors.

What you’ll get

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer:

• Medical/life/disability insurance.
• 401K profit-sharing plan.
• Paid time off.
• An awesome work environment.

Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website.