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Field Engineer – Pipeline Station Construction & Layout Position: Field Engineer Industry: Oil & Gas / Energy Infrastructure Project Scope: Pipeline Compressor/Metering Station…
📋 About the job
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IndustryOil & Gas / Energy Infrastructure
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Job typeFull-Time
💼Position: Field Engineer
Project Scope: Pipeline Compressor/Metering Station Construction & Facility Layout
Location: Field Jobsite near Joliet, IL (Potential for future project at other locations – travel required)
🏢Company Description
JL Allen Services, Inc. is a general contractor dedicated exclusively to serving the pipeline industry. The company focuses on the construction of pipeline stations and specialized pipe fabrication projects. Team members work on technically demanding and safety-critical infrastructure that supports energy transport and related services. JL Allen Services, Inc. offers opportunities to contribute to high-quality pipeline projects in a professional, field-based environment.
🏢Position Overview
We are seeking a detail-driven and motivated Field Engineer to join our construction operations team supporting pipeline compressor and metering station projects. Based primarily out of our operations in Joliet, IL, this role serves as the critical technical bridge between project management, engineering, and field craft labor.
You will be responsible for construction surveying and layout, interpreting civil/structural/mechanical drawings, managing RFIs and submittals, verifying quality control, and supporting daily field installation activities. This role requires travel to active jobsites and offers strong long-term career growth opportunities within the company.
✅Key Responsibilities
✅Engineering, Surveying & Layout
✅Perform construction surveying, establishing control points, benchmarks, and grid lines necessary for accurate station facility and equipment placement.
✅Utilize total stations, robotic layout instruments, and GPS/GNSS equipment to verify field dimensions, elevations, and alignment of structural, civil, and piping/mechanical installations.
✅Review and interpret project plans, specifications, shop drawings, and submittals to ensure accurate installation in the field.
✅Coordinate the Request for Information (RFI) process, drafting clear technical inquiries for design team clarification and tracking responses.
✅Maintain up-to-date as-built drawings, redlines, and project document control logs.
✅Field Operations & Quality Control
✅Collaborate directly with craft superintendents and trade foremen to translate survey and engineering data into daily field execution.