Field Engineer

Expected annual salary range for this job is $100,000 - $115,000 depending on experience

Rudolph & Sletten, a Tutor Perini Company, is seeking a Field Engineer to join our project office in San Jose, CA.

About Rudolph & Sletten:

In the last six decades, Rudolph and Sletten has built thousands of projects across our five California offices, from research centers designed to cure diseases, to institutions that educate future generations, to civic facilities and high-tech campuses that move our state forward.

Just like the buildings we construct, our reputation is built to stand the test of time. Our success is owed to our diverse, talented personnel combined with our technological expertise, honest estimates, innovative schedules, and ethical business practices.

We're excited to see where the future takes us. Between new building and construction technology, better earth-friendly materials and techniques, all our phenomenal employees and the amazing people we get to work with, we're looking forward to building more award-winning projects for decades to come.

Across California our notable projects include Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center, San Diego Central Courthouse, Scripps, Encinitas Acute Care Center, Veterans Home of California, Red Hawk Casino and Oracle Sun Santa Clara Campus.  At Rudolph & Sletten you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of large, high-profile, projects that impact your community. 

Extraordinary Projects need Exceptional Talent… Let's Build

DESCRIPTION:

Rudolph and Sletten is looking for a Field Engineer who primarily committed to field operations.  This includes working to ensuring plans and specifications are being adhered to with quality control measures implemented.  Accurate and timely reporting of daily work, quantities and the associated documentation requirements needed. This position reports directly to the Project Manager, Field Supervision or other assigned supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates understanding of standard concepts, practices and procedures within construction field.

• Interprets designs and drawings for crafts installing materials and qualifications

• Understands necessary control lines and elevations for accurate measurement and correct installation of materials or equipment.

• Review submittals against specifications.

• Reviews mock-up and/or shop drawings and specifications.

• Understands subcontractor job specifications and scope of work.

• Able to coordinate with Subcontractors and Suppliers.

• Responsible for the review and maintenance of subcontractor non-compliance and coordinates with QA/QC.

• Verifies that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications.

• Researches and resolves drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interference, and errors.

• Researches and proposes solutions to quality control issues.

• Creates and processes RFI's.

• Prepares field design change requisitions and "as built" drawings, as required.

• Demonstrates schedule understanding in coordination with construction logistics and construction sequencing.

• Prepares and disseminates all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be done, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations, etc., to supervisor.

•  Understands company's quality control plan and takes weekly photos to document any quality control issues.

• Reviews and comments on viability of design as required.  Conducts value engineering functions.

• Aware of target vs. actual productivity on self performed work.

• Sensitive to Environmental issues and management of them.

• Helps to create a safe work site and identifies job hazards to reduce danger.

• Understands company safety program and participates in safety inspections.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations to include health, safety, and welfare as appropriate.

• Participates in job walks and documents and reports findings.

• Understands PCO process and minimal ability in identifying PCO/change orders.

• Performs quantity takeoffs

• Understand the impacts of project performance on insurance and bond.

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of discipline, construction technology, design, applicable codes standards, etc., required

• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects.

• Good written and oral communications and team skills.

• Performs work tasks by receiving direction and then working independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities.

• Analyzes and resolves construction process problems and issues and effectively communicates and interfaces with all levels of personnel.

• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

• Performs work tasks by receiving direction and then working independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities.

• Demonstrates consistent ability to be dependable, consistent, diligent, and thorough.

• Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in completing tasks accurately in a compressed timeframe.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or four years' experience in the construction management field of work;

• Minimum one (1) year of experience as an entry level Project Engineer working on projects in the field.

• Experience with large commercial projects; healthcare, higher education, corporate campuses, justice, science & technology is desired.

• Ability to communicate well with multiple levels of personnel

• Manage multiple demands simultaneously

• Works well at project sites in the field environment

• Knowledge of plan reading required.

• Intermediate knowledge of Windows Operating Systems; Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.

• Knowledge of AutoCAD product line.

• Knowledge of scheduling, estimating and cost software.

Rudolph & Sletten builds extraordinary projects with exceptional talent.  Join us and together we will build the future

Equal Opportunity Employer