Field Layout Engineer - Concrete

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc. With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We're searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build. CCI is looking for a Field Layout Engineer - Concrete. This position will include working with concrete carpenters to layout building locations, foundations, walls, embedded materials, and anchor bolts. This position will make sure that the projects are built to the correct tolerances, and the quality that is required. What You Will Do: As Field Layout Engineer - Concrete, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to: Plans, sets up, and maintains layout control for assigned construction project(s) and identifies unacceptable errors. Establishes building corners and permanent reference points to allow back checks of building location. Verify existing elevations shown on drawings used on roadways and utilities. Lay out column center lines and wall locations, and verifies that exterior skin is not encroached by main structure. Plumbs structural steel frame and check column alignments. Sets and maintains benchmarks and control lines on each floor for use in layout, and verify that workers are using proper elevations and control lines. Checks slab for elevation and alignment during concrete pours. Performs as-built surveys to verify correct placement of work and to identify conflicts between items of work (i.e., where concrete slab edge or walls have encroached on the exterior skin), and may help maintain as-built drawings. Assist other project staff in securing certified layout from independent engineering resources to establish monument and baseline control and to verify building corners and roadway entrances. Calculates earth, rock, and concrete quantities accurately. Assist with the coordination of shop drawings with contract drawings, verifies accuracy, and proposes solutions to discrepancies between the drawings. Responsible for care, maintenance, and calibration of engineering equipment. Compile and maintain project record and as-built documents. Ensures storage protocols are followed. What You Will Bring to the Team: Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include: Three (3) years of experience in Building Layout and using Total Station Preferred Education and Experience Basic understanding of Trimble and Nikon equipment Deep understanding of research methodology, data analysis, and estimation metrics. Experience within General Trade Carpentry Additional Eligibility Qualifications Have the ability to interact with and develop effective working relationships with a wide range of people, including internal and external customers, in different situations. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Able to plan, schedule, and organize tasks while completing work within established deadlines. Ability to follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments. Must have excellent written and oral skills. Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, and Outlook. Have a passion for team-based planning and problem-solving. Have a wholehearted commitment to building strong partnerships to support project goals. Why Christman? At Christman, everyone is an owner. Through our , each employee-owner shares in the collective success and wealth of our nationally recognized company and is eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program, including health insurance, 401K contribution, professional development and tuition reimbursement, and more. CCI is a premier full-service construction contractor with a tradition of excellence spanning more than a century. We are passionate about constructing facilities that drive our economy, improve our public infrastructure, and create the spaces that enable our clients to do what they do best. With offices in Detroit, Lansing, and Livonia, Michigan, CCI specializes in: Carpentry & General Trades Concrete & Civil Demolition & Restoration Mass Timber Fireproofing Service General Contracting about how you can grow as a Christman Expert, Leader and Partner and build more with us. Work Environment and Physical Demands: The majority of work is completed outside at the construction site and in an office trailer where the project is monitored, and daily decisions are made about construction activities. The position is often exposed to sounds and loud noises, such as construction equipment. The job requires the wearing of protective equipment when on the construction site (hardhats, safety glasses, and highly visible clothing). Temperatures and conditions may vary depending on the weather and seasons. As part of our focus on being a Great Place to Work, we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics we expect: Ability to occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach (with hands and arms), climb, balance stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to talk, hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, be able to use a telephone and operate a keyboard. Be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search. The Christman family of companies is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Created: 2024-11-05