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Senior Engineering Technician - Field Department: Transportation Employment Type: Full Time Location: East Peoria, IL Reporting To: Matt Youngman Compensation: $35.00 - $45.00 / hour Description Are you a trailblazer who thrives on turning ideas into reality? Ready to hit the road to success? Fehr Graham is a fast-growing Midwest engineering environmental firm looking for a motivated Senior Construction Technical Engineer. We need an enthusiastic engineer eager to tackle a wide range of projects. If you’re hungry for knowledge, ready to make a difference and dedicated to providing personalized attention to our clients, we want you on our team. What’s in it for you? We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. At Fehr Graham, we don’t just manage projects – we bring them to life! This position will put you in the driver’s seat to steer our construction projects to success. If you have a passion for transforming concepts into tangible achievements and hope to accelerate your career, we want you on our team. Where you’ll work The position is based in our East Peoria, Illinois, office . At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings after work. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth. If this sounds like you, Fehr Graham will feel like home. Pay Transparency: The base salary (or hourly rate) range for this role is indicated in the posting. This range reflects the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location. Go beyond the job description: Uncover projects that ignite your passion. Construction Services - Fehr Graham What you’ll do Provides support to the engineering and environmental functions of the firm. Is knowledgeable of methods used in taking filed measurements, creating drawings, collecting samples, or observing construction projects, and generally provides field and office technical “hands-on” activities to carry out the firm’s work. Understands and interprets drawings, plans, and specifications in the field on construction projects. Field work may include construction observation of work in progress, keeping records of quantities and activities, verifying material specifications, and compliance to plans and specifications. Collection of samples from various environmental media for chemical or physical analysis. Gathering of measurements, as in survey work, or for preparation of drawings. Office work may include creation of drawings via hand drafting or CAD methods for review by others. Preparation of calculations, summary sheets, or other manipulation of data at the direction of others. Maintain equipment used in the field and in the office. May assist with copying, making plan sets, filing, library maintenance, or other duties as assigned. Receives close supervision on new aspects of assignments. Has authority to stop construction jobs if it appears contractors are deviating from design or materials or methods specified. A team player and understands the need to maintain client confidentiality of all project work. What it takes Associate degree in Construction Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Architecture Technology, or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Significant relevant experience in a similar operation or within the firm may offset the educational requirement. Minimum 5 years’ experience in technical measurement, surveying, or technical environmental activities. Works under direction. Performs a variety of data collection, graphical depiction, and office activities in support of the firm’s civil and environmental engineering work. Able to perform observation duties for construction projects, recording data, taking measurements, and verify activities & quantities in relation to plan and specification documents. Accurate in verbal and written communication. Able to effectively communicate information to co-workers and contractors. What you’ll get You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer: Medical/life/disability insurance. 401K profit-sharing plan. Paid time off. An awesome work environment. Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website . Equal Opportunity Employer Fehr Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. #LI-HF1
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.