
Field Engineer II
- Milwaukee, WI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assists with and monitors construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans and specifications. Reads, comprehends, and checks for compliance with applicable contract documents.
- Performs or observes on-site material testing. Reviews plans and specifications to determine material requirements (quantities and qualities), pricing of materials, etc. 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 photos.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 2 years relevant experience, or
- Master's degree in Engineering and 1 year relevant experience, or
- Doctorate degree in Engineering.
- 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, knowledgeable with issue management processes, draft/execute change order, draft’s engineer cost estimates, and computes pay item quantities at a experienced level with direction from more experienced staff.
- Understands the shop drawing review and gains the ability to read and interpret the contractor's change documentation, and CPM schedule at a basic level.
- Engineer in Training (EIT)
- Knowledge of AASHTOware Project software.
- Knowledge of WisDOT Construction Administration Processes