Site Engineer

Overview

Buzzi Unicem USA is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the United States. With over 1,300 valued employees, Buzzi Unicem USA manufactures and distributes its cement products throughout the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast regions of the country. Globally, Buzzi Unicem SpA operates in 14 countries and employs almost 10,000 people. We are passionate about sustainably producing our cement products for the benefit of society by providing the foundation for crucial infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, dams, and residential and industrial buildings.

Our commitment to positively contributing to society is a core principle for our business, and the reason we focus heavily on sustainable development. As part of our corporate culture, we recognize our role in meeting the current generation’s needs, while preserving environmental quality and protecting the needs of future generations.

Additionally, quality serves as the foundation of the way we do business at Buzzi Unicem USA. We have established at all our production sites, quality targets for our products that meet not only local regulatory standards but also our customer requirements.

Buzzi Unicem USA strives to provide a corporate culture supporting career growth through strong leadership and development planning. We offer a competitive salary, along with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits. Plus, our benefits include flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance and other voluntary benefits – such as accident and critical illness. We also provide a 401(k) savings plan, Employee Assistance Program, a tuition reimbursement program, professional development and advancement opportunities.

Join our team, be part of the solution, support evolving innovations, and help us continue providing quality products, all while being supported by strong leadership and a comprehensive and competitive benefits program.

Responsibilities Civil Works Oversight

- Provide on-site technical supervision for installation of foundations, reinforced concrete silos (slip form and shotcrete relining), retaining walls, and other concrete structures.

- Verify compliance of structural works engineered drawings and specifications. Be able to interpret, understand, and react to codes, standards, and engineering notes.

- Monitor concrete quality, formwork cycles, reinforcement placement, embed installation, and slip-form operational parameters.

- Review and validate contractor daily reports, progress measurements, and construction records.

- Support resolution of site technical issues through coordination with engineering, project management, and contractors.

- Coordinate field activities with ongoing plant operations to minimize disruptions.

Contractor Coordination & Quality Assurance

- Conduct daily field inspections and ensure adherence to QA/QC requirements for concrete, steel reinforcement, foundations, and structural works. Ability to understand test reports for slump, density, compressive strength, and other critical tests is required.

- Verify contractor compliance with construction methodologies, inspection and test plans (ITPs), and quality documentation.

- Oversee and document inspections for formwork, rebar, foundations, lifts, and concrete pours.

- Identify non-conformities, support root-cause evaluation, and follow up on corrective actions.

- Monitor subcontractor activity and ensure proper sequencing and interface coordination.

Engineering Support & Documentation Control

- Review structural drawings, reports, and calculations to ensure constructability and site feasibility.

- Prepare field reports, inspection logs, and technical notes supporting project documentation requirements.

- Support engineering revisions by collecting field data, measurements, and photographs.

- Verify that as-built information is collected and transmitted accurately to engineering teams by installing contractor.

Safety Oversight & Field Compliance

- Ensure that civil works are executed in compliance with safety procedures, company policies, and regulatory requirements.

- Participate in site safety meetings, toolbox talks, and hazard identification activities.

- Monitor contractor safety performance and escalate unsafe conditions immediately.

Cross-Functional Coordination

- Work closely with Project Managers, Planners, Procurement, Quality/Procedures, and Plant Engineering teams.

- Support cost and progress verification for civil activities through field measurements and documentation.

- Participate in constructability assessments and risk evaluations for civil/structural scopes.

- Provide field intelligence to improve design, mitigate risks, and support schedule and cost planning.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or related discipline.

- Minimum 5–10 years of experience in civil/structural engineering, with at least 3–5 years on active industrial or major civil construction sites, such as industrial plants, dams, spillways, or other construction types requiring significant concrete works.

- Direct experience with slip-form concrete construction is highly preferred.

- Strong understanding of reinforced concrete structures, industrial foundations, and heavy civil construction methods.

- Experience supervising contractors, conducting QA/QC inspections, and reviewing engineering documentation.

- Experience with ITPs, concrete testing, rebar inspection, and geotechnical site interfaces.

- Industry background in cement, power, steel, mining, or petrochemical construction is an advantage.

- Ability and willingness to travel 60–80% of the time, including extended site assignments.

- ACI/AASHTO Field Technician Certifications are preferred but not required.

- General understanding of mechanical and structural steel installation is helpful, and the ability to interface with other disciplines is preferred.

Core Competencies

- Strong technical and analytical skills in civil/structural engineering.

- Ability to work independently on construction sites while coordinating with remote teams.

- High attention to detail and ability to enforce quality and safety standards.

- Effective communication and problem‑solving abilities. Ability to interface with and maintain good relationships with project stakeholders is key.

- Strong organizational discipline and ability to manage multiple field activities in parallel.

- Commitment to safety and quality in all construction activities.