Layout Engineer

Date Posted: 09/25/2024
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary Interval: Hourly
Pay Range: N/A
Application Instructions

Please complete the general application questions and you may attach your resume. We will contact you by email if we are interested in beginning the interview process with you.

Benefits and supplemental compensation include:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, legal, identity theft, and AFLAC insurance
• Health savings account
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Paid holidays and vacation
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee stock ownership program (no cost to employee)
• Company apparel program
• Annual bonus
• New hire safety & zero incident safety bonus program
• Travel pay

Position Description

Job Summary: This position holds responsibility for precise layout of building components including building corners, lines, anchor bolts, pits, etc. and serving as a technical line/grade and layout resource for others.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Sets up and maintain control of the precise layout of building components throughout the project.
• Validates accurate dimensions by reviewing the architectural and structural drawings prior to execution, identifying any discrepancies before construction begins.
• Verify the trueness/accuracy of structures.
• Move supplies, materials, and equipment from one area of project site to another either manually or using lifting/transferring equipment.
• Assist in determining sequence of activities concerned with erection of structures.
• Must have a willingness to learn different aspects of the construction process.
• Must be willing to work with carpenters to build and install formwork.
• Assist supervisors in orienting and training new employees.
• Maintain awareness of safety rules and procedures.
• Identify safety hazards and report to project supervisors.

Position Requirements

Knowledge, Experience & Competencies:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a commercial construction environment
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience using a Total Station and data collector doing lay out with proven proficiency
• Ability to compare and see differences in the size, shape, and form of lines, figures, and objects
• Ability to read and understand construction measurements, quantities, scales and dimensions
• Ability to picture solid objects from drawings or diagrams
• Must have basic competencies in mathematics and be able to perform math operations rapidly and accurately
• Ability to read drawings and comprehend details for the purpose of correctly entering information into a data collector.
• Ability to figure and shoot elevations with the use of a grade level
• Ability to work in a diverse employee mix
• Ability to work within precise limits and standards of accuracy
• Ability to receive and follow instructions
• Ability to support team members in completing assigned tasks
• Ability to work well under time constraints and in a team-based environment
• Ability to operate equipment as well as manual and power tools typically used by carpenters in commercial construction
• Ability to work Monday through Friday, at least eight hours per day, five days per week between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Ability to work on Saturdays and Sundays as needed to meet project schedules and demands

Equal Opportunity Employer T. W. Frierson Contractor, Inc. is committed to providing equal opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment under the requirements of all federal, state and local laws. It is the Company’s policy to recruit, hire, train, compensate and promote all its employees and to administer all other personnel policies without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age (40 and over), national origin, pregnancy, handicap or disability, personal genetic information, veterans’ status, or any other status or category protected by federal, state and local laws.

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