Field Engineer
Clark Construction · Dallas, Haskell
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Field Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing critical technical functions, managing engineering projects, testing equipment, handling repairs, and conducting thorough site inspections. This role bridges the gap between technical theory and practical application, requiring you to engage directly with clients, ensure regulatory compliance, conduct feasibility studies, and solve complex problems on-site.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Surveying & Control Management
Horizontal Control: Establish project Horizontal Control, verify the accuracy of consultant-provided control, create working control points, and continuously maintain horizontal alignment.
Vertical Control: Establish project Vertical Control, verify consultant-provided control accuracy, establish working benchmarks, and continuously maintain vertical data.
Site Grading & Layout: Conduct fine grading operations, level decks, and grade columns independently. Establish secondary benchmarks, horizontal/vertical control, offsets, and column lines.
Equipment Care & Maintenance
Total Station Instruments: Manage the care, maintenance, and operation of instruments. Visually inspect equipment for damage, check optical plummets, calibrate instrument collimation, and set temperature and pressure corrections.
Auto Level Equipment: Handle the care and maintenance of auto levels. Execute and adjust three-wire level loops, compute tangent grades, plot cross-sections, determine earthwork requirements, and interpret contour maps.
Calculations & Materials Management
Quantity Estimation: Compute concrete quantities required for daily pours, slabs, and columns.
Pour Tracking: Accurately track and compute concrete volume and delivery during active pours.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Technical & Engineering Skills
Drawing Interpretation: Read and interpret complex Structural, Architectural, and Shop Drawings. Coordinate across multiple drawing sets to identify and resolve potential conflicts.
Independent Layouts: Provide accurate layouts from drawings without supervision, including footings, columns, and building lines. Establish vertical dimensions from designated finished floor elevations.
Measurement Precision: Proficient in the use of scales and able to apply temperature corrections accurately when chaining.
Software Proficiency: Skilled in utilizing Data Collection software and possesses a foundational knowledge of AutoCAD.
Foundational Knowledge: Complete mastery of all skills and knowledge required at the Apprentice level.
Mathematical Proficiency
Strong command of practical mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry.
Capable of calculating deflection angles and solving curve equations.
Proficient in computing both rectangular and polar coordinates.
Core Competencies & Cultural Alignment
Self-Motivated & Results-Oriented
Adaptable & Resilient
Accountable & Ethical
Innovative & Analytical
Collaborative Team Player with strong relationship-building skills
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