Construction Field Engineer, MEP
Cherokee, ALFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
MEP Construction Field Engineer providing site-level expertise in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing for industrial utility systems supporting brownfield construction and modernization of existing facility infrastructure and installation of new systems.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with the Superintendent to drive execution of the construction schedule.
- Understand MEP milestones, equipment installation dates, utility availability dates, commissioning milestones, and critical-path activities.
- Participate in weekly construction planning and coordination meetings.
- Perform weekly field walks and quantify installed construction progress.
- Track measurable quantities to support production metrics tracking.
- Validate contractor-reported progress against actual installed work.
- Support three- and six-week look-ahead planning.
- Identify constraints affecting upcoming work.
- Develop recovery plans with the Superintendent and contractors when activities fall behind schedule.
- Review MEP RFIs for technical completeness, constructability, field applicability, and potential schedule impacts.
- Maintain a log of outstanding RFIs and drive timely resolution.
- Review MEP submittals such as shop drawings and technical documentation.
- Evaluate proposed equipment against infrastructure and project requirements.
- Verify RFIs and submittals are incorporated into field installations and documented as redline for as-builts.
- Coordinate technical issues between field conditions, design requirements, and equipment needs.
- Identify long-lead MEP equipment and material concerns.
- Verify construction complies with drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, manufacturer requirements, and applicable codes and standards.
- Ensure inspections, testing, checklists, and quality documentation are completed in advance of scheduled construction.
- Participate in inspections and coordinate corrective actions.
- Support equipment startup, functional testing, commissioning, punch list, and turnover activities.
- Ensure safety documentation and approvals are addressed in advance to avoid schedule constraints.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; significant equivalent industrial construction experience may be considered.
- 3-5+ years of MEP construction experience with a strong preference for industrial or manufacturing facilities.
- Demonstrated experience with existing/brownfield industrial facilities.
- Strong understanding of industrial electrical and mechanical systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, P&IDs, mechanical plans, equipment schedules, specifications, shop drawings, and control diagrams.
- Experience reviewing RFIs, submittals, coordination drawings, and technical documentation.
- Experience tracking installed construction quantities and evaluating field production.
- Experience coordinating multiple MEP trades within congested industrial environments.
- Working knowledge of construction quality-control, inspection, testing, commissioning, and turnover processes.
- Ability to independently identify field problems and drive them toward resolution.
Skills
Required:Electrical and mechanical systems understandingReading electrical one-lines, P&IDs, mechanical plans, equipment schedules, and control diagramsRFIs and submittal coordinationQuantity tracking and progress measurementField problem resolution
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy
- Equity
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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