Description
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels heard and respected, and extending our culture of care so that every individual can reach their full potential. We want you to have a sense of belonging and feel valued for your contributions and the perspectives you bring.
Summary:
The Field Engineer I – Solar performs accurate construction activity tracking, while maintaining the safety, schedule, quality, and environmental requirements of a utility scale solar project. There are currently project locations across the country and candidates should be ready to relocate to any of our project sites for their role.
Requirements:
- Safety:
- Leads by example to show that safety is the most important function, ensuring that all employees follow safe practices while working.
- Accountable to continually reinforce safe behaviors and correct “at risk” behaviors.
- Ensures Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) occurs before scopes of work commence.
- Adheres to standard operating procedures.
- Client Relationship Management:
- Understands and adheres to client’s expectations.
- Professionally communicates to strengthen and continually maintains client relationships.
- Planning:
- Supports budget and schedules preparation prior to commencement of the project.
- Performs quality checks to ensure that established processes are followed.
- Facilitates resolution of technical and engineering queries that arise from the field, including drafting/completing documents such as requests for information, technical enquiry forms, and transmittals.
- Ensures labor, equipment, and materials are procured in a timely manner to support the project schedule and reports findings to Project Engineer.
- Ensures all permits required for the project are in place and maintained properly.
- Operations:
- Supports the superintendents in daily time submittals.
- Tracks and reports staffing, equipment, and material quantities on a daily basis.
- Provides accurate daily construction activity data and quantities.
- Facilitates resolution of technical and engineering queries that arise from the field, including drafting/completing documents such as requests for information and transmittals.
- QA/QC:
- Aids the development of project standard work instructions and inspection and testing plans.
- Performs quality control checks and ensures processes are implemented according to the quality plan and that all work is inspected in a timely and consistent manner.
- Prepares and supports closeout documentation, job books, and lessons learned.
- Environment:
- Provides the required documents, drawings, and other forms to active projects for monitoring and maintaining the Environmental Management System.
- Supports developing projects to complete all required permitting activities before commencement.
- Ensures training is provided and certifications are maintained on field staff to comply with environmental requirements.
- Attends work regularly and punctually, as scheduled or expected.
- Complies with Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and Company Policies & Procedures.
- Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management preferred.
- Any combination of education and work experience (2 years’ work experience is equivalent to 1 year of education); RES FE internship may be substituted for work experience.
- 0-1 years Construction related experience preferred.
- Valid Driver’s License Required.
- Ability to travel 76-100% of the time required.
- Construction site safety and OSHA requirements
- Construction
- Interpersonal skills
- Quality assurance processes
- Reading prints and drawings, and taking off quantities
- Interpretation of scopes of work
- Use of computer software, including the Microsoft Office suite and other proprietary systems
- Project schedule Interpretation
- Planning and task direction.
- Vendor and materials management.
- Mathematics and science
- Understanding environmental concepts.
- Reporting
- Writing
- Microsoft Office
- Able to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
- Operates company-assigned vehicle in a safe manner in all types of road and weather conditions.
- Functional competencies include communication, responsibility/stewardship, teamwork, prioritization, and self-knowledge & self-learning.
Anticipated Base Salary Range: $65,000 - $ 76,000
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is bonus eligible.
Premium daily per diem paid for food, lodging, rotation travel
RES offers benefits that are effective first day of employment. These benefits include the following:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 4x pay Basic Life and Voluntary Life
- Short and Long Term Disability
- Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
- 401 (k) plan with 6% company match
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement and Green Car Reimbursement
- Volunteer and Charity Matching
- Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
- Wellness Reimbursement
Physical requirements and environment:
The work environment and physical demands characteristics are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Rarely: Carrying (5-15lbs), Climbing, Crouching, Gripping, Handling, Hearing, Kneeling, Pinching, Pulling (16-30lbs)
- Occasionally: Grasping, Pushing (16-30lbs), Lifting (16-30lbs), Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Standing, Stooping
- Frequently: Reading, Sitting, Walking
- Constantly: Vision
Occasionally exposed to extreme cold, extreme heat, humidity, wet, noise, and vibration in the work environment. Frequently exposed to hazards in the work environment.
We maintain a drug-free workplace. Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment background investigation and drug test as a condition of employment.
RES is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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