Structural-Civil Field Engineer

About the Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a Structural/Civil Field Engineer to facilitate industrial building system design, startups, and commissioning at its San Antonio, TX facility. This field role provides subject-matter expertise across submittal and drawing review, contractor and vendor coordination, construction administration, and continuous work-progress inspection, overseeing foundation, steel, and general contractors to meet schedule milestones, quality standards, and applicable codes.

Please Read Before Applying

• 5–10 years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in structural design/installation
• Bachelor’s in Engineering: major in Structural/Civil Engineering
• 2+ years in construction management
• Automotive or similar industrial manufacturing facilities experience
• Onsite in San Antonio, Texas
• Able to coordinate weekend/shutdown work and
• Travel up to 5%

Responsibilities

• Facilitate industrial building system design, startups, and commissioning activities
• Provide SME assistance in review of product/equipment submittals, shop drawings, engineering design drawings and specifications, and contractor RFIs
• Apply extensive knowledge of safety procedures, safe work practices, and OSHA requirements for building installations (prefabricated, stick-built, truss, mezzanines, press foundations, metal wall panels, steel/concrete columns, slab on grade, industrial and office finishes)
• Apply extensive knowledge of building codes and industry standards (IBC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, FM)
• Coordinate steel detailing/inspection, delivery, installation, shake-out, erection & handover with contractors and vendors
• Coordinate weekend and plant-shutdown work with contractors, facilities groups, and manufacturing shops
• Conduct continuous work-progress inspections
• Support construction administration: schedule coordination, quality confirmations, coordination meetings, and planned utility outages
• Conduct inspections of building systems for compliance with specifications, quality standards, and codes
• Oversee foundation, steel, and general contractors for adherence to delivery methods and schedule milestones
• Prepare field engineering status reports for Project Managers
• Provide input to improve project technical specifications and standards

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience
• Bachelor’s in Engineering — major in Structural/Civil Engineering
• 2+ years in construction management
• Experience in design criteria development for industrial building systems
• Automotive (engine, transmission, or vehicle facilities) or similar industrial manufacturer experience
• 5+ years in structural design/installation field
• Good organizational, communication, and schedule-management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, and Teams

Technical Skills

• Structural / Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Building System Design
• Startups & Commissioning
• Submittal & Shop-Drawing Review
• Steel Detailing / Erection
• Construction Inspection
• Building Codes (IBC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, FM)
• OSHA / Safe Work Practices
• Contractor Coordination
• Schedule Management
• Microsoft Project

Preferred Qualifications

• Bluebeam
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Build

Must-Have Skills

• Structural Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Field Engineering
• Construction Management
• Steel / Concrete
• Building Codes
• Construction Inspection
• Startups & Commissioning
• Contractor Coordination
• Microsoft Project