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Field Office Engineer

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Compensation
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Location
San Antonio, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Field Office Engineer supports transportation and infrastructure projects from design through construction, providing field engineering and construction-phase technical support. The role includes engineering analysis and design, evaluating field conditions, resolving construction challenges, and coordinating with clients, contractors, and project teams. Regional knowledge of San Antonio and Bexar County standards and practices is expected. The position offers experience across the project lifecycle, from concept through construction.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Principles, requiredGeometric Principles, requiredAlgebraic Principles, requiredMicrosoft Office Suite, requiredMicroStation, requiredAutoCAD, requiredChange Management, nice to haveDocument Control, nice to haveDocument Workflows, nice to haveTransportation Capital Improvement Projects, nice to haveUtility Relocation Projects, nice to haveLocal Design Standards, nice to haveSpecifications, nice to haveLocal Design Details, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or MS+3 or PhD+2 Yrs, required4 Years Relevant Experience, requiredEngineer in Training Certification, nice to have

Full job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a meaningful career while helping deliver infrastructure that shapes our communities. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This position supports transportation and infrastructure projects from design through construction, with an emphasis on field engineering and construction-phase technical support. Responsibilities include engineering analysis and design, as well as evaluating field conditions, resolving construction challenges, responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals and change orders, assessing design modifications, and supporting constructability and technical compliance.

The successful candidate is expected to have a strong working knowledge of transportation and infrastructure projects throughout the San Antonio and Bexar County region, including familiarity with local design and construction standards, specifications, practices, and project delivery requirements. This regional knowledge will support effective coordination with clients, contractors, and project teams and help develop practical solutions to field and construction challenges.

You will work closely with engineers, project managers, construction professionals, contractors, and clients on some of the region's most significant transportation multimodal, and infrastructure investments.

This role provides experience across the full project lifecycle, from concept and design through construction, with opportunities to solve real-world field challenges and see engineering solutions move from plans and specifications into completed infrastructure that leaves a lasting impact on San Antonio region.

What You'll Do:

  • Completes assigned work within the schedule and number of hours provided.

  • Assist in the development of project specifications.

  • Responsible for development of discipline specific engineering project elements/deliverables such as reports, designs, and plans.

  • Aids in the coordination and productivity of project team members.

  • Provides technical guidance to less experienced engineering project team members.

  • Works closely with other disciplines and on multi-discipline projects.

  • Performs quality control reviews of discipline - specific engineering project elements/deliverables.

  • Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work within discipline.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 4 years of relevant experience, or

  • Master’s degree in Engineering and 3 year of relevant experience, or

  • PhD in Engineering and 2 years of relevant experience

What You'll Bring:

  • Exhibits proficiency in applying engineering, geometric and algebraic principles in your work.

  • Displays proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and MicroStation and/or AutoCad or other software as required for job assignments.

What We Prefer:

  • Engineer in Training (EIT) certification

  • Knowledgeable in MicroStation and/or AutoCAD

  • Understanding of change management

  • Document control and workflows

  • Experience with transportation capital improvement and utility relocation projects in the San Antonio region

  • Familiarity with local design standards, specifications and details

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

San Antonio, TX (McAllister Freeway)

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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: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-32063

How this job compares

Set against the 609 open Field Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$105–163K/yr249 salary ranges
  • US median$20–25/hr97 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 94 open Field Engineering jobs in Texas and 609 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Field Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 447 postings).
Education
127 of the 609 open Field Engineering jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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