Structural-Civil Engineer

About the Role

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a Structural/Civil Field Engineer to facilitate industrial building system design, startups, and commissioning at its San Antonio, TX facility. This field role provides subject-matter expertise across submittal and drawing review, contractor and vendor coordination, construction administration, and continuous work-progress inspection, overseeing foundation, steel, and general contractors to meet schedule milestones, quality standards, and applicable codes.

Please Read Before Applying

• 5–10 years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in structural design/installation
• Bachelor’s in Engineering: major in Structural/Civil Engineering
• 2+ years in construction management
• Automotive or similar industrial manufacturing facilities experience
• Onsite in San Antonio, TX
• Able to coordinate weekend/shutdown work and
• Domestic travel up to 5%

• Facilitate industrial building system design, startups, and commissioning activities
• Provide SME assistance in review of product/equipment submittals, shop drawings, engineering design drawings and specifications and contractor RFIs
• Apply extensive knowledge of safety procedures, safe work practices, and OSHA requirements for building installations (prefabricated, stick-built, truss, mezzanines, press foundations, metal wall panels, steel/concrete columns, slab on grade, industrial and office finishes)
• Apply extensive knowledge of building codes and industry standards (IBC, NFPA, ASME, AMCA, ARI, AWS, FM)
• Coordinate steel detailing/inspection, delivery, installation, shake-out, erection & handover with contractors and vendors
• Coordinate weekend and plant-shutdown work with contractors, facilities groups, and manufacturing shops
• Conduct continuous work-progress inspections
• Support construction administration: schedule coordination, quality confirmations, coordination meetings, and planned utility outages
• Conduct inspections of building systems for compliance with specifications, quality standards, and codes
• Oversee foundation, steel, and general contractors for adherence to delivery methods and schedule milestones
• Prepare field engineering status reports for Project Managers
• Provide input to improve project technical specifications and standards