Field Technician

As a Geotechnical/Construction Field Technician for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC), you'll be part of a highly trained and experienced team that performs observations and testing during construction of commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. Construction activities that you'll monitor and test include earthwork, underground utilities, building foundations, masonry, pavements and structural concrete (i.e., walls, foundations, floor slabs, sidewalks, curbs, basements, etc.).  

As you grow with our team, you'll have access to industry leading mentors along with training, licensing, and continuing education support in order to achieve your long-term goals while being given the opportunity to move up within the company. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Perform field testing of soils, concrete, and asphalt to ensure compliance with project specs.
• Use specialized equipment like nuclear density gauges, penetrometers, and more (we’ll train you!).
• Keep equipment clean, calibrated, and ready for action.
• Interact with contractors, engineers, and inspectors as a professional representative of CEC.
• Drive and maintain company vehicles to and from job sites.
• Write daily field reports, interpret project drawings/specs, and enter test data.
• Communicate with Project Managers to keep everything running smoothly.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the growth of a respected, multidisciplinary firm with 34 offices and over 1,500 employees nationwide. You'll get to enjoy our full scale benefit package, various bonus incentives such as annual, spot, innovation, and referral awards, paid OT, company provided equipment, and start to finish involvement for community centric projects. We're also 100% employee owned (not ESOP) which means you'll be eligible to become a shareholder within your 1st year with us while taking advantage of the 2% profit sharing added into your company matched 401k. 

• 1-5 years of construction experience.
• Hands-on experience inspecting and/or testing earthwork, concrete, asphalt, pavement, soil, and other similar materials preferred 
• High school diploma required. 
• An ability to work independently at construction sites, communicating with construction foreman/superintendents, with support from a CEC Project Engineer.
• Valid Drivers License for site travel using company vehicles required.
• Experience interpreting construction plans and specifications preferred
• Capable of recording observations and test results in daily field reports required.
• NICET, ICC, ACI, OSHA Construction Safety Training, and/or Nuclear Density Meter Safety Training Certifications preferred.

CEC Bridgeport is part of our West Virginia operations, which also includes offices in Martinsburg and Charleston. CEC Bridgeport is focused on expanding CEC’s presence in West Virginia. CEC selected Bridgeport to become the West Virginia office based on the growth in the region and the approximation to the major development in north central West Virginia. Since opening in 2012 with two employees, we’ve been the fastest-growing West Virginia consulting firm. We now have over 100 employees to meet the needs of our clients, and we’ve done this by hiring the best talent and most driven professionals with proven track records in their industries. Our services have grown to include civil engineering, construction inspection, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, geotechnical engineering, landscape architecture, road/bridge design, stream restoration, survey and LiDAR mapping, and water resources. In May of 2021, we moved to a larger space in Charles Pointe due to our continued growth in the region. 

CEC is ranked #1 in West Virginia and #24 overall on the 2024 ENR Mid-Atlantic Top Design Firms List.

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited.  Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.