Construction Field Office Trainee

Join our team as a Construction Field Office Trainee  and build a career supporting transportation construction projects that improve our communities. This role offers a mix of office-based documentation support and hands-on field exposure while working alongside experienced construction professionals.

We welcome candidates with varying levels of experience, including those looking to start or grow their career in transportation construction. Training and support will be provided to help you succeed in the role.

Duties/Responsibilities:

These responsibilities will be learned progressively through on-the-job training and mentorship. Detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to the performance of duties in the following areas listed below.

What You’ll do:

• Maintenance of detailed inspection records.
• Preparation of payments to contractor through estimate generation and review.
• Maintain project records including daily Project Site Activity (PSA) reports, materials notebooks, as-built plans, pay quantity records, and monthly estimates.
• Review and monitor Equal Employment Opportunity/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) documentation and compliance with Federal labor requirements/regulations for Federal-aid construction projects, ensuring contractor compliance with program requirements.
• Perform and document required materials testing.
• Able to communicate with the client, contractor personnel and the general public in a professional and courteous manner.
• Application of mathematical formulas including algebra, geometry, and basic trigonometry.
• Inspect and monitor contractual field work including excavation, drainage facilities, roadway surfaces, and structures.
• Report contractor’s daily operations.
• Take field measurements of pay items.
• Review placement of and witness tests associated with the quality control of construction materials.
• Review line, grade, dimension, and elevation parameters.
• Oversee and enforce the installation of appropriate erosion and sediment controls.
• Oversee and enforce the installation of highway work zones and traffic control devices.

Skills and Qualifications:

The successful Transportation Assistant (Office) candidate is expected to be proficient in and possess knowledge and experience with basic computer/iPad fundamentals of operation. Familiarity with the following software programs is preferred:

• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• SharePoint
• Adobe

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Relevant experience or interest in transportation/construction is a plus, but not required.

Work Environment

This job is performed in an office environment and or transportation construction job sites. This role routinely uses field and standard office equipment such as computers, tablets, phones, photocopiers, digital cameras, filing cabinets, nuclear gauges, surveying tools, and other field-testing equipment materials.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb, drive; use hands; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday. Weekends and flexible hours are possible.

Travel

Most assignments do not require more than an hour of travel to and from job sites. However, some assignments will require extensive regional travel each day and others could require staying out of town overnight if distance to job site is greater than 90 miles from home.

Benefits

Full time work with opportunities for long-term career growth within the company.

• Medical, dental, short-term disability, long term disability, life insurances, per the company plan eligible on date of hire.
• Two weeks paid vacation in accordance with the company policy.
• Personal Time Off per the company policy.
• Paid holidays are provided per the company policy.
• Bonus eligibility per Company Employee Bonus Program for fiscal year.
• Eligible for the company 401(k) plan following 12 months of active employment & 1,000 hours of work for full-time employees and 500 hours per year for 3 consecutive years for part-time employees.
• 401(k) immediate vesting of matching funds.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

EEO Statement

QCS is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against applicants or employees based on any protected status under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.