Field Engineer - Ontario

Role overview

This position is for a mid-level Field Engineer within the Eastern Canada District, supporting transportation projects for a major construction and mining business. The role reports to the Project Manager and serves as the lead engineering presence on site. It combines field coordination, technical support, project administration, and advisory input on contractual, legal, and other project matters.

The successful candidate is expected to lead with a strong focus on safety, quality, professionalism, and ethical conduct. Core responsibilities span field engineering, office engineering, and estimating support.

Project and district context

The district handles work across highways, bridges, mass transit, mine site development, open-pit operations, hydroelectric powerhouses, wind-power facilities, dams, and industrial projects throughout Eastern Canada.

The first assignment is expected to be in the Greater Toronto Area. The employer also notes that candidates may begin in estimating before moving onto a project. As work demands change, team members may be relocated to other projects as needed, in line with business needs and development goals.

Field engineering responsibilities

• Interpret drawings and specifications for crews and craft supervision.
• Carry out quantity checks by measuring work progress and estimating installed or completed material percentages.
• Help prepare work plans and work packages.
• Support field surveys and layout activities, including elevations, control points, and as-built information.
• Compile, process, and verify daily labor time records.
• Assist with job hazard analyses.
• Take part in site safety reviews, toolbox talks, larger safety meetings, and safety training sessions.
• Arrange and coordinate material deliveries.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work crews at the job site.
• Oversee field operations.

Office engineering responsibilities

• Prepare material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Perform basic engineering computations and technical drafting in support of site operations.
• Help compile and organize data for submissions to customers, vendors, subcontractors, government bodies, and internal teams.
• Support preparation of purchase orders and subcontracts, including minor sourcing and purchasing tasks when requested.
• Assist with schedule updates and maintenance.
• Maintain project records and correspondence, including daily reports, photos, RFIs, and memorandums.
• Enter data into the job cost system and review cost reports with site management.
• Help prepare change orders and as-built information for project manager review.
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor activities.

Estimating support

• Review historical project data and incorporate productivity and cost information into bid preparation.
• Complete plan and specification reviews for assigned bids, identify risk areas, and escalate them to the senior estimator.
• Prepare material takeoffs and quantity takeoffs from bid documents.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field. The role requires either a professional engineering licence (P.Eng.) or registration as an Engineer-in-Training, or eligibility to register.

A minimum of 3 years of construction field experience is required. Candidates must be willing to travel and relocate when needed, and must be able to move freely across all parts of an active construction site in varying climates and conditions.

Strong analytical ability is needed to review drawings, specifications, and contract documents and identify inconsistencies. The employer is also looking for someone who is highly motivated, action-oriented, committed to high standards, and dependable in delivering work correctly the first time.

Additional strengths include integrity, a strong safety mindset, clear written and verbal communication, teamwork, independent work discipline, strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.

Other requirements

• Consistent and dependable attendance is expected.
• Work must be completed efficiently and on schedule.
• Professional communication with supervisors, colleagues, and others is required, both individually and in team settings.
• Work must be carried out safely and in line with all instructions, warning signs, equipment procedures, and company policies.
• Regular working hours apply, but overtime and weekend work may be required.
• The role may involve working at different locations, with conditions varying by site.

Benefits

The full-time employee benefits package includes competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal opportunity

The employer states that hiring is based on equal opportunity and that employment practices do not discriminate, in compliance with human rights laws in the provinces where they operate.