Traveling Field Engineer (Mission Critical)

Shimmick Corporation; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 116,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living allowance

Project completion bonus

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and

AD&D

Employee Assistance Program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Shimmick is seeking a Traveling Field Engineer in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to support a large-scale data center project. The role focuses on field engineering, inspection, reporting, and collaboration with project leadership across heavy civil electrical work.

Responsibilities include interpreting drawings, performing quantity surveys, and ensuring safety and quality standards on site. The position requires travel and offers a competitive salary with living allowance and performance bonus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and work on heavy civil/electrical construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and apply standard engineering techniques to meet project specs.
• Perform walk-downs and inspections to ensure conformance with designs.
• Prepare daily field reports, photos, and work logs for project tracking.
• Coordinate with survey teams for layout, elevations, and as-built data collection.
• Support field operations and safety compliance on site.

Skills

Field engineering

Travel readiness

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction

Job description

Join Shimmick as a Traveling Field Engineer and play a key role in delivering a large-scale mission critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. This position offers the opportunity to support complex field operations, collaborate with project leadership, and contribute to the successful execution of critical infrastructure projects.

Project Monarch is a mission critical data center campus development in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Shimmick's scope includes construction of critical electrical infrastructure supporting the project, including underground electrical duct banks, grounding and bonding systems, medium-voltage infrastructure, power cabling, electrical equipment installation, testing, and commissioning. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to a large-scale data center project supporting complex electrical and power distribution systems.

At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.

Backed by over 100 years of expertise and driven by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, Shimmick is one of the most dynamic infrastructure builders in the industry. With market leadership in water resources, sustainable transportation, and complex electrical construction, we’re well-positioned to lead during a time of rapid change. As project delivery models, regulatory frameworks, supply chains, and technology continue to evolve, our ability to stay flexible and agile in our construction approach is essential to our success.

Responsibilities

• Displays knowledge and abilities to evaluate, select and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to meet basic engineering and construction specifications.
• Displays applications of sound professional judgment on details of work.
• Independently performs walk-downs and inspections of installed commodities to assure conformance with specifications and design.
• Performs quantity surveys for tracking and reporting.
• May provide technical direction to drafters, technicians, and surveyors.
• Support daily field operations on heavy civil construction sites, including excavation, structural concrete, grading, and utility installation.
• Assist with interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and work plans for field crews.
• Perform quantity take-offs and assist in tracking material usage and equipment needs on site.
• Monitor work for compliance with safety standards, quality expectations, and project specifications.
• Coordinate with survey teams for layout, elevations, and as-built data collection.
• Prepare daily field reports, photo documentation, and work logs to support project tracking and billing.
• Assist with resolving field issues by working with superintendents, subcontractors, and design engineers.
• Participate in job site safety meetings, audits, and ensure PPE and safety protocols are being followed.
• Support preparation and tracking of RFIs, submittals, and minor change requests from the field.
• Use construction software and tools to report progress and support communication between field and office teams.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field plus 2+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting heavy civil, industrial, mechanical, electrical, mission critical, or other large-scale construction projects.

Additional Information

• This position is a traveling position initially based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position does not include sponsorship for a United States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $116,000.00 to $147,000.00 per year depending on experience and/or education which includes a 22% per year uplift in base salary during the initial travel assignment in West Virginia. Additional incentives include a $3,300 per month living allowance, if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus.

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.

These benefits are available to all employees working more than 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage as well as EAP services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.