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Field Engineer / Surveyor

Continental Construction Co. Inc
New Orleans, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2026
PLEASE DO NOT CALL REGARDING OPEN POSITIONS

Position: FIELD ENGINEER
 
Job Summary:
 
Performs surveys for construction layout.  Establish horizontal and vertical control.  Help ensure that work meets specifications and tolerances.  Assist in quality control efforts on jobsite.  Perform quantity surveys and take offs.
 
Essential Duties:
 
• Follow Daily Procedures and Protocols as set forth in job orientations and trainings and Safety Handbooks. Properly follow OSHA safety procedures.  Bring problems to the attention of the Superintendent or Safety Facilitator.
 
• Perform surveys to establish horizontal and vertical control.
 
• Use drawings and specs to layout points as needed on jobsite.
 
• Provide grade staking for excavations, grading, and site work.
 
• Use various surveying techniques and equipment such as total stations, digital theodolite, GPS, laser levels, and site levels for construction layout.
 
• Checking and re-checking of established control points, points layed out, elevations, calculations, etc to ensure accuracy.
 
• Perform as-built surveys of completed work.
 
• Maintain a proper field log for record keeping purposes.
 
• Full-time position, benefits, hourly or salary pay
 
Qualifications:
 
• Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in heavy construction work.
 
• Knowledge in mathematics is required.
 
• Ability to work within very precise limits or standards of accuracy.
 
• Ability to read and comprehend design drawings.
 
• Has thorough understanding of the methods and calculations involved in leveling, traversing, topo surveys, construction surveys, mapping, and determining volumes.
 
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions.
 
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely.
 
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.
 
• Able to travel and work overtime (may include nights and weekends).
 
• Must be at least 18 years of age, pass drug screen and background check.
 
Physical Requirements:
 
1.     Strength:                                  
a.     Standing 70%              Walking 20%        Sitting 10%
b.     Lifting - 50 LB               Carrying – 50 LB
 
2.     Motions:
a.     Occasional  
                Kneeling, Crawling
b.     Frequent
                Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Crouching
c.     Constant
                Reaching, Handling, Fingering
 
Work Conditions:
 
• Construction site with mobile construction equipment. 
• Outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat, humidity and exposure to building materials and dust.
 
Continental Construction Company, Inc. is an EEO employer and will not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

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