Traveling Field Engineer

Category : Construction

Location : Charlotte, NC, United States

Job Type : Full-Time

Date Posted : Jun 30, 2025

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Why Thompson Thrift?

At Thompson Thrift, we don't just build properties; we craft communities and shape futures. Our core values drive us to positively impact our team and the communities we serve through initiatives like TT Serve, which supports community outreach and personal development. We also prioritize work-life balance with our Family Impact Program, offering flexible work options, concierge medical services, financial planning, and more to support your well-being and connections with loved ones.

Your Role as a Field Engineer

Thompson Thrift is looking for a motivated and detail-driven Field Engineer to be the heartbeat of our on-site operations. In this dynamic role, you'll play a key part in keeping projects on track, on time, and on budget—ensuring everything runs like a well-oiled machine from the ground up.

As our go-to person on-site, you'll be involved in every phase of the construction process, coordinating teams, tackling challenges, and supporting smooth execution day in and day out. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love being where the action is, this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the project team to monitor project safety, cost, scheduling, quality control, and punch list completion.
• Completing, updating, and correctly filing quality control checklists.
• Assisting with the coordination of material deliveries as directed by site management.
• Coordinating and take responsibility for the successful completion of specific trades or scopes of work performance from their start of work through final punch.
• Overseeing and providing day-to-day guidance to subcontractors and their hourly trade employees.
• Assisting with punch process as directed by site management.
• Assisting as needed with the daily reporting of subcontractor headcount on the worksite for each of the required construction trades.
• Ensuring job site safety by policing and assisting with clean-up.
• Submitting notifications of inadequate cleanup with pictures to responsible subcontractor and ensuring situations are resolved.
• Taking pictures as needed of construction progress on a daily / weekly basis and saving them in the appropriate job files.
• Assisting the project team in any capacity directed.

Qualifications

Required Certifications (must be obtained within 90 days of hire) :

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This position requires mobility on active construction sites and the ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Tasks may involve exposure to outdoor elements, uneven surfaces, power tools, and loud environments. The team member is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

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