Civil Field Engineer #3390

Civil Field Engineer

100% On-Site - Portland, TX

1 Year Contract

Position Summary

The Civil Field Engineer will report to the Lead Civil Field Engineer. This individual is responsible for providing technical assistance, direction, and support to field supervision for construction and installation activities for structural steel (primary scope to begin with). The candidate may also be responsible for coordinating assigned subcontractor activities. Even though this position is expected to be on day shift, the successful candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule including night shift or split shift.

Responsibilities

• Performing inspections and initiating supporting documentation for all discipline system installations on an ongoing basis.
• Providing technical support to field supervision in establishing requirements for manpower, tools, equipment, and material requirements for the applicable work evolution.
• Preparing field material requisitions for equipment and materials, and monitoring status of purchase orders and deliveries.
• Preparing short-term and long-term schedules, and interfacing with the superintendents and other discipline field engineers.
• Plan and recommend applicable civil procedures to be implemented by Field Supervision to ensure construction operations are within requirements of engineering design and specifications.
• Coordinate assigned subcontracted activities to ensure materials, equipment and quality comply with design plans and specifications.
• Validate, track, and submit civil construction quantities for Quantity Unit Rate Report (QURR) tracking.
• Providing input to the quantity tracking applications and reporting on weekly installed quantities to Project Controls.
• Ensuring all installations are per latest revisions of design drawings, specifications, standards, and codes.
• Completing final system walk-downs, deficiency tracking and close-out.
• Completing and verifying quality documentation per inspection and test plans.
• Trouble-shooting the design, resolving issues with engineering and/or fabricator using formal field documentation processes.
• Executing field material takeoffs from "Issued For Construction" drawings.
• Implement and support the civil construction quality program including preparation of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and performance of Quality Control (QC) inspection of ongoing work activities.
• Completing and reviewing as-built documentation.
• Monitoring actual work performance compared to the project budget and schedule.

Basic Qualifications

• University/B.S/ degree in Civil Engineering plus 8 years of experience or 12 years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience managing technical services subcontracts.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead team members effectively & positively in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve in high pressure situations.
• Construction experience assigned to a construction site in a supervisory position.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken.
• Experience in oil, gas, refinery, petrochemical, minerals processing, or power generating station construction.
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on an LNG construction site especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Understanding of applicable work processes including Standard Work Process Procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of Project Standard Applications including Setroute, Unifier, Aconex, DSCS, PTR, Agile, Navisworks, and other automation tools which are used on projects.

Additional Information

• Work requires the physical ability to conduct field inspections including but not limited to: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).