Position Summary: Responsible for fully functioning as a project liaison between the owner, the contractor, and other governing authorities with little supervision. This position needs to be fully knowledgeable of contract standards, plans and specifications; capable of interpreting project plans; direct client contact; and can supervise other inspectors. Demonstrate familiarity with various common job site conditions, problems encountered on the project, and proper procedures for rectification. The person must be willing to travel and be away from home 2-3 weeks at at time.

Responsibilities:
• Plan, develop, coordinate, and manage on-site construction observation and acceptance testing for the project to ensure conformance with specifications.
• Ensure project engineering or construction activities comply with the contract requirements and support overall construction schedule.
• Provide technical support for construction efforts including interpretation of design, and resolution of onsite conflicts.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and be able to manage and direct other members of the engineering team to accomplish the project in a timely manner.
• Interface all on-site entities, as required to resolve problems, ensure compliance of construction, etc. in support of overall project schedule.
• Draft and summarize field notes in an organized and acceptable manner and provide competent engineering and technical assistance to the Project Manager.
• Administer some portions of the contract including preparing Contractor change orders, approving Contractor invoices for payment, and authorizing delivery and possession and control of constructed plant to the owner, etc.
• Prepare progress reports and document project activities and data on behalf of the owner.
• Examine workmanship of finished installations for conformity to standards.
• Complete daily timesheet entries in conjunction with weekly expense reports and mileage documentation using the Company’s time and expense reporting system.
• Deliver requested information or deliverables to clients efficiently and accurately with minimal additional context, maintaining responsive communication and professionalism while focusing on task execution over relationship depth.

• Maintain continuous engagement with strategic or high-value clients through frequent touchpoints (often weekly or more), serving as a central driver of relationship management and service quality.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:
Required:
• Minimum of 5 years of previous experience in outside plant construction industry management with fiber to the home, military communications, utility, locating services, or related industry.
• Must be able to understand the use of ArcGIS on-line and be able to review project maps and determine project scope and responsibilities.
• Must have strong understanding of RUS contracts.
Preferred:
• Technical school training with courses in a related field.

Licenses, Certifications, Training Requirements:
• A valid motor vehicle driver’s license in good standing is required. No DWI/DUI convictions.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors:

• Most assignments are performed at a job site and may include some physical labor and environmental distractions such as changes in climate and topography. Physical hazards may be present.
• Exposed to extreme weather conditions, including hot and cold temperatures, rain, snow, dust, and wind.
• Flow of work involves normal mental and visual attention along with manual coordination much of the time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to get in and out of a vehicle; stand; walk; sit; climb steep banks; cross fences; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must be able to walk an average of three miles per day and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust.
• May also work in an office type environment on occasion, or as required.

Work Location: Field -Multiple state locations

Travel: Travel approximately 95% of the time.

In the spirit of pay transparency, the starting base pay range listed for this position is exclusive of benefits. If you are hired at Finley Engineering, your base pay will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and experience related to the position. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and will also consider internal equity of our current associates as a part of the final offer. Hiring at the high end of the range would not be typical.

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Finley Engineering does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status for this employment position.