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Field Engineer I

HNTB

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Compensation
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Location
Madison, WI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Field Engineer I provides engineering inspection and documentation of contractor construction work to monitor compliance with plans, specifications, contract provisions, and regulations. The role also assists with design calculations and project documents. It supports construction field activities, testing, quantity calculations, drawing reviews, progress reporting, issue resolution, and office engineering tasks. HNTB prefers an Engineer in Training credential and experience with digital construction management software.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Construction Inspection, nice to haveConstruction Drawing Interpretation, nice to haveConstruction Specification Interpretation, nice to haveMaterial Testing, nice to haveQuantity Calculations, nice to haveShop Drawing Review, nice to haveConstruction Reporting, nice to haveDigital Construction Management Software, nice to haveConstructware, nice to haveAsite, nice to haveGPS/Rovers, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, requiredEngineer in Training, nice to have

Full job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing engineering inspection and documentation of construction work performed by contractor, in order to monitor the project construction compliance with plans, specifications, and contract provisions, as well as state and local regulations in order to protect the client's interests. Responsible for assisting in the compliance and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, specifications, and other contract documents for assigned projects.

What You'll Do:

  • Assists with construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans, specifications, and other contract documents. Coordinates and schedules quality controls inspections.

  • Observes on-site material testing and coordinates testing and monitoring services. Performs mathematical calculations for material quantity payments. Performs basic shop drawing review and ensures that procedures and materials comply with plans and specifications.

  • Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and identify discrepancies or conflicts within the documents.

  • Reviews contractor’s daily construction reports for accuracy, thoroughness and consistency. Regularly reviews contractor's as-built mark-ups, documents project progress using video and photo and prepares reports on construction progress.

  • Consults with Resident Engineer on work progress and construction problems, proactively recommends solutions, assists in the resolution of issues, and acts as a liaison with the engineer of record.

  • Remains current and knowledgeable of industry technology and tools used to perform inspection work through industry resources, training, and research. Gains exposure to new technology and utilizes it (GPS/Rovers) to increase efficiency and accuracy of inspection tasks.

  • Performs office engineer work when needed including but not limited to; prepares meeting agendas and meeting minutes, assists in processing and maintains tracking logs for RFIs, submittals, pay estimates and other deliverables.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

What You'll Bring:

  • Identifies some discrepancies or conflicts within documents and gains familiarity with the quality of work performed using inspection checklists.

  • Writes daily inspection report, tracks work performed, and computes pay item quantities at a basic level with direction from more experienced staff.

  • Understands the shop drawing review and gains the ability to read and interpret the contractor's CPM schedule at a basic level.

What We Prefer:

  • Engineer in Training (EIT)

  • Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred.

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Madison, WI

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Construction Services Group

ReqID: R-32342

How this job compares

Set against the 2,048 open Field Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$85–115K/yr984 salary ranges
  • US median$21–25/hr229 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 16 open Field Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 2,048 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Field Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (1,267 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 872 of the 2,048 open Field Engineer jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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