Field Engineer: Architectural / Civil / Structural (ACS)

About This Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is adding an Architectural / Civil / Structural (ACS) Field Engineer to support capital construction at its San Antonio, TX manufacturing campus. You will be the field-side technical authority on foundations, steel erection, and building-system installations, reviewing submittals and shop drawings, coordinating contractors and equipment vendors from factory testing through commissioning and handover, and running continuous work-progress and code-compliance inspections. The role also carries construction-administration duties and requires coordinating weekend and plant-shutdown work with contractors, facilities groups, and manufacturing shops. Expect roughly 30% domestic travel and up to 20% overtime.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate architectural, civil, and structural installations (foundations, steel erection) and commissioning activities
• Provide subject-matter expert review of product and equipment submittals, shop drawings, engineering design drawings, specifications, and contractor RFIs
• Coordinate equipment factory testing, delivery, installation, commissioning, and handover with construction contractors and equipment vendors
• Coordinate weekend and plant-shutdown work with contractors, plant facilities groups, and manufacturing shops
• Conduct continuous work-progress inspections
• Inspect civil and structural building systems for compliance with project specifications, quality standards, and applicable codes
• Support construction administration: schedule coordination, quality confirmations, weekly coordination meetings, and planned utility outages
• Oversee civil and structural contractors for adherence to project delivery methods, schedule milestones, and cross-group coordination
• Prepare field engineering status reports on work progress and schedule for project managers
• Provide input and feedback to improve project technical specifications and standards
• Apply safety procedures and OSHA requirements for civil and structural installations, including Lock-Out/Tag-Out, electrical safe work practices, control of hazardous energy, and arc-flash safety
• Multi-task and prioritize project commitments against established deadlines and project milestones

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• 5 to 10 years of overall engineering experience
• 5+ years in architectural, civil, and/or structural design
• 2+ years in construction management
• Experience developing design criteria for architectural, civil, and structural systems
• Automotive facility experience (engine, transmission, or vehicle assembly) or comparable heavy industrial manufacturing
• Able to work 100% onsite in San Antonio, TX, support weekend and plant-shutdown work, and travel up to 30% domestically

Required Skills

• Architectural, civil & structural design
• Construction management
• Foundations & steel erection
• Startups & commissioning
• Submittal & shop-drawing review
• Contractor RFIs
• Construction inspection
• Construction administration
• Contractor & vendor oversight
• Building codes (IBC, NEC, NESC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, ASHRAE, FM)
• OSHA safety practices (LOTO, arc flash, hazardous energy)
• Design criteria development
• Schedule management
• Field engineering status reporting
• Software proficiency: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project; Bluebeam and AutoCAD desired