Field Engineer

MMR Field Engineer - based in Austin, TX

Location: Austin, TX
Pay: $40-$50/hour based on experience
Per Diem: $150/day for days worked
Work Schedule: 50-60 hours/week 

Company Culture: 

At MMR, our most valuable assets are not our buildings or equipment, it is our family of employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our investment in training programs and resources allows our employees to reach both their personal and professional goals. This is evident with MMR receiving numerous awards including “Best Place to Work” and consistently being recognized as one of the top Engineering News Record’s “Annual Specialty Contractors.” 

Organization Description: 

MMR has served as the industry leader in instrumentation and electrical construction, maintenance, and technical services for over 30 years. Our diverse list of clients allows us the unique ability to work across industry lines in the oil and gas upstream and midstream as well as chemical and petrochemical downstream, industrial manufacturing, power generation, renewable energy, mission critical, heavy commercial, and energy storage sectors. MMR holds the proud distinction of being the largest privately owned “Open Shop” contractor in the United States with over 30 branch offices including global locations in Canada and Mexico. For more information, please visit our website: www.mmrgrp.com.

Job Description: 

MMR is seeking Field Engineer candidates to support field installation activities by conducting walkdowns, verifying layouts, resolving constructability issues, assisting with inspections, maintaining as‑built documentation, and providing accurate progress and quantity tracking to field supervision. The responsibilities would include, but not limited to, the following:

• Relay RFIs, submittals, and design clarifications to frontline supervisors.
• Perform layout verification and field walkdowns inclusive of site surveying.
• Identify and resolve constructability issues and design interpretation.
• Support quality inspections and testing by providing list of completed tag items for quality 
• inspections.
• Maintain as-built documentation.
• Review daily installation progress and quantity reports generated by foreman.
• Coordinate directly with foremen and supervisors.
• Perform installation audits and tracking updates for accurate client reporting.
• Work with Construction Managements and Superintendents to provide constraints reports impacting productivity.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor and upper management 

Required Skills and Qualifications: 

• BS in Construction Management or related field 
• 0–5 years field engineering or construction support experience
• Experience in electrical and instrumentation construction preferred 
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawing packages and specifications  
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, organize, problem solve, and exercise good judgement with minimal supervision 
• Must have basic knowledge in estimating and controls  
• Working knowledge of MS Office software 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills  
• Ability to work effectively under time pressure and/or deadline 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Willingness to work flexible, varying hours, including evenings and weekends as needed 
• Regular and reliable attendance at work 

MMR Group, Inc. and its affiliated companies ("MMR") is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected class