Kent Companies

Field Engineer

Construction ManagementUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeFort Mill, SC, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and 3 years of related experience.
Knowledge of all phases of concrete and building construction.
Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to negotiate, resolve conflict, and deal professionally and respectfully with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple urgent initiatives.
Valid driver’s license.
Reliable transportation to workplace(s) and job location(s).
Ability to pass a driving-related background check, if driving.
Ability to pass drug screening.
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

Responsibilities

Oversee layout activities to ensure safe, accurate work, including technical evaluations, precise layouts, quality control, production tracking, and on-site engineering support.
Create new projects in the data collector and import data files prepared by the Field Engineering Manager.
Verify site control is within tolerance before continuing work.
Coordinate with the project team on timing and execution of the work plan.
Ensure layout materials and equipment are available before layout activities begin.
Travel to active job sites to perform layouts, conduct technical evaluations, and assess quality control.
Meet daily project layout needs and stay ahead of active construction sequences.
Communicate regularly with the team to optimize the scheduling of daily activities.
Coordinate, capture, and provide as-built information to the Field Engineering Manager.
Maintain, clean, and properly store field equipment.
Request supplies and materials through the Field Engineering Manager before they are needed.
Participate in the company safety program and ensure on-site compliance.
Perform quality assurance and quality control checks to help minimize rework.
For walls, collect as-built measurements at the bottom, middle, and top at specific increments when placement is critical relative to other elements.
For columns, when necessary, measure two adjacent faces next to each visible corner at the bottom, middle, and top.
For slabs, take measurements at appropriate grid increments to show placement condition.
For anchor bolts, collect horizontal and vertical measurements at the top of each bolt in the pattern, collect the top of the concrete to determine bolt projection, verify all bolts are plumb before collecting data, and send the data to the Field Engineering Manager as soon as possible.

Field Engineer

Kent Companies · Fort Mill, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-30

Workplace: on_site

Department: Carolinas Concrete Office/Salaried 127

Description

As the Field Engineer, you will oversee all layout activities to ensure safe, accurate work. You will travel to active job sites to perform technical evaluations, execute precise layouts, monitor quality control, track daily production, and provide essential on-site engineering support.

Duties and Responsibilities

Project Startup:

Create a new project in the data collector and import the data files created by the Field Engineering Manager.
Double-check site control to ensure everything is within tolerance prior to continuing work.
Coordinate with the project team regarding the timing and execution of the work plan.
Ensure all necessary layout materials and equipment are provided before starting layout activities.
Travel to active job sites to perform layouts, conduct technical evaluations, and assess quality control.

Project Maintenance:

Continue daily layout needs for the project, proactively staying ahead of active construction sequences.
Communicate regularly with the team to optimize the scheduling of daily activities.
Coordinate, capture, and provide necessary as-built information to the Field Engineering Manager.

Ancillary Tasks:

Maintain, clean, and properly store field equipment.
Request supplies and materials through the Field Engineering Manager in a timely manner before they are needed.
Actively participate in the company safety program and ensure compliance on-site.
Perform QA/QC checks to assist the project team in minimizing costly rework.

As-built Standards:

Walls – Ensure site and retaining walls that have critical placement relative to other elements must be As-built at the bottom, middle, and top specific increments.
Columns – When necessary, two adjacent faces should be shot next to each visible corner at the bottom, middle, and top.
Slabs – Shots should be taken at the appropriate grid increments to show the condition of placement.
Anchor bolts – All anchor bolts should be shot horizontally and vertically at the top of each bolt in the pattern. Also, collect the top of the concrete to determine bolt projection. Ensure all bolts are plumb before collecting data. All data is to be collected as soon as possible and sent to the FE manager.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years related experience.
Knowledge of all phases of concrete and building construction
Exceptionally strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to negotiate, resolve conflict, and deal effectively with all internal and external stakeholders professionally and respectfully.
Motivated, trustworthy, solutions-oriented team player with/a desire to consistently improve.
Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple urgent initiatives.
Valid driver’s license
Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
Ability to successfully pass a background check related to driving (for any driver)
Ability to pass drug screening.
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

Benefits

Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:

Weekly pay
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Supplemental insurance options
Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
Scholarship opportunities for dependents
Leadership development opportunities

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