Field Engineer (Multiple Disciplines)

What to Expect

As a Field Engineer you will be playing a critical role in the construction of **companies** first lithium refinery plant near Corpus Christi, TX. You will pro-actively aid the Construction Management team in front-line field support and coordination. This role will require collaboration across functional groups to resolve technical design issues, ensure quality installations, track and report cost/schedule metrics, and model safe work practices. This is a role that requires sound technical judgement and creative problem solving skills to support field operations.

Day to Day

• Review and approve contractor quality plans and procedure
• Develop Inspection Test Plans with contractors per project specifications
• Construction QC/QA - perform/witness required inspections of self-perform and contractor construction work
• Management of RFI/FCN/NCR processes
• Review and consolidate turnover documentation
• Identify and provide a path of resolution to technical field issues as they arise in collaboration with engineering, applicable contractors, and other parties as required
• Coordinate third party inspections as required
• Support development/review of project scopes of work, cost estimates, schedules, work plans, and resource requirements
• Evaluate contractor change orders and provide recommendations to project management
• Assist safety personnel with accident investigations
• Ensure all field activities are being executed per project specifications, procedures, and current design documents

Requirements (for all disciplines)

• Degree in engineering (very highly preferred)
• EIT or PE is a huge plus

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience (heavy industrial, oil & gas, complex chemical plants) – 5-15 is the sweet spot
• Previous experience on $200M+ projects, preferably with experience on both “owner” and “contractor” side
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation skills are a must
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical specifications
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Bluebeam, PlanGrid, and scheduling software (Microsoft Projects)
• Proven ability to identify field issues and propose efficient solutions
• Willingness to spend a high percentage of time in the field and to get hands dirty as needed to complete objectives or find the correct information
• Ability to work within a high-performance, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goal

• Background: construction/industrial/petrochemical/oil and gas

Discipline Specifics/AVAILABLE POSITIONS

Rotating Equipment

• Review rotating equipment and designs – all things pumps, agitation, and handling equipment.

• 8+ years of experience

• Inspecting off site and onsite equipment coming in – engineering side of it
• Design reviews, inspections

Static Equipment

• Review static equipment and designs – pressure vessels, tanks, and instruments.

• 8+ years of experience

• Inspecting off-site and onsite equipment coming in – engineering side of it
• Design reviews, inspections

Piping

• 8+ years of experience
• Mechanical and piping background
• Engineering degree

Electrical

• 8+ years of experience
• Medium and high voltage experience
• Electrical expert through and through!
• Engineering degree