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New Grad Field Engineer I - Summer 2027 (For Current/Former HNTB Interns Only)

HNTB · Chicago, IL · $73,047–$109,571 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Since this role is for former HNTB interns, tell me about your internship. What did you work on and what would you do differently now?

What they are checking: Whether they reflect on their own performance and grew from the experience the firm already invested in.

Tell me about a time you wrote documentation that someone later relied on.

What they are checking: Whether they write daily records clearly enough to hold up in a dispute or claim.

What would you do

You notice the contractor placing rebar that doesn't match the spacing on the plans, and the pour is scheduled in an hour. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they act before the work gets covered up and escalate to the right person quickly.

A contractor superintendent is frustrated with you for documenting a problem. How do you keep the relationship workable?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay firm on documentation while keeping a professional working relationship on site.

You're unsure whether something you see in the field meets the spec. What do you do next?

What they are checking: Whether they check the documents and ask instead of guessing, which keeps errors from compounding.

About the work

What does it mean to protect the client's interests when you're inspecting a contractor's work?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the owner's representative role and why independence from the contractor matters.

How would you calculate the pay quantity for a section of new pavement or a concrete structure?

What they are checking: Whether they can do the basic quantity math that turns field measurement into a payment.

Walk me through how you would do a basic shop drawing review.

What they are checking: Whether they know to check shop drawings against the plans and specs rather than just stamping them.

How would you coordinate material testing so that nothing gets placed before it's been checked?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the timing between testing, inspection and the contractor's schedule.

How do state and local regulations show up in your day-to-day inspection work?

What they are checking: Whether they know compliance goes beyond the plans to include permits, environmental rules and agency standards.

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The full job description

As published by HNTB.

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for providing engineering inspection and documentation of construction work performed by contractor, in order to monitor the project construction compliance with plans, specifications, and contract provisions, as well as state and local regulations in order to protect the client's interests. Responsible for assisting in the compliance and modification of design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, specifications, and other contract documents for assigned projects. What You'll Do: • Assists with construction field work tasks and activities on a project to ensure conformance to plans, specifications, and other contract documents. Coordinates and schedules quality controls inspections. • Observes on-site material testing and coordinates testing and monitoring services. Performs mathematical calculations for material quantity payments. Performs basic shop drawing review and ensures that procedures and materials comply with plans and specifications. • Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and identify discrepancies or conflicts within the documents. • Reviews contractor’s daily construction reports for accuracy, thoroughness and consistency. Regularly reviews contractor's as-built mark-ups, documents project progress using video and photo and prepares reports on construction progress. • Consults with Resident Engineer on work progress and construction problems, proactively recommends solutions, assists in the resolution of issues, and acts as a liaison with the engineer of record. • Remains current and knowledgeable of industry technology and tools used to perform inspection work through industry resources, training, and research. Gains exposure to new technology and utilizes it (GPS/Rovers) to increase efficiency and accuracy of inspection tasks. • Performs office engineer work when needed including but not limited to; prepares meeting agendas and meeting minutes, assists in processing and maintains tracking logs for RFIs, submittals, pay estimates and other deliverables. • Performs other duties as assigned. What You'll Need: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering. What You'll Bring: • Identifies some discrepancies or conflicts within documents and gains familiarity with the quality of work performed using inspection checklists. • Writes daily inspection report, tracks work performed, and computes pay item quantities at a basic level with direction from more experienced staff. • Understands the shop drawing review and gains the ability to read and interpret the contractor's CPM schedule at a basic level. What We Prefer: • Engineer in Training (EIT) • Trained in digital construction management software such as Constructware, Asite or similar preferred. Additional Information Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #MZ #LI-DNI #ConstructionManagement . Locations: Chicago, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . The approximate pay range for Illinois is $73,047.47 - $109,571.20. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state. . . . . . . . . . NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES: HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

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