Structural/Civil Field Engineer

Location	San Antonio, TX — Onsite
Duration	12-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
Schedule	Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (40 hrs/week)
Travel	5% — Domestic
Overtime	Up to 20% — includes weekend and plant-shutdown coordination
Education	Bachelor’s in Engineering (Structural/Civil); 5–10 years experience

About This 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. A structural candidate is preferred; well-rounded candidates with appropriate related experience may be considered.

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

Qualifications

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

Required Skills

• Field engineering for structural/civil building systems — design facilitation, startups, and commissioning
• Submittal, shop-drawing, and design-drawing review and resolution of contractor RFIs
• Construction management and oversight of foundation, steel, and general contractors
• Steel detailing/inspection coordination — delivery, installation, shake-out, erection, and handover
• Continuous work-progress and code-compliance inspection of building systems
• Design-criteria development for industrial building systems
• Applying building codes and industry standards (IBC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, FM)
• Safety, safe work practices, and OSHA compliance for structural/civil installations
• Construction administration, schedule management, and field engineering status reporting
• *Software / platforms:* Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, Teams; Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Autodesk Build (preferred)