Construction Field Representative

Reports To: Vice President of Project Delivery

Location: Green Bay, WI

Role Description:

The Construction Field Representative (CFR) supports and leads construction administration (CA) activities on most project types, serving as a key field presence for coordinating contractor questions, documenting conditions, and ensuring alignment with the design intent. This role performs day-to-day field tasks, communicates issues promptly, and collaborates closely with Project Architects (PA), Project Managers (PM), and design team members to ensure conflicts are identified, escalated appropriately, and resolved efficiently.

The role of the CFR is developing technical judgment, field awareness, and an understanding of contractual responsibilities in the construction phase, while representing the firm and the client with professionalism on every jobsite.

Key Responsibilities:

Project/Technical

• Lead CA duties on most project types with collaborative oversight from PA/PM.
• Perform all core CA tasks, including field observations, reporting, and contractor coordination.
• Interpret drawings and specifications with periodic oversight to ensure alignment with design intent.
• Identify field or document conflicts and escalate appropriately.
• Apply developing constructability judgment to support issue identification and resolution.
• Begin to understand cost implications related to conflicts and potential solutions.
• Review shop drawings with a developing understanding of technical content.
• Maintain cursory knowledge of construction containment and infection-prevention requirements.
• Demonstrate a developing understanding of codes impacting the construction phase.
• Document field conditions thoroughly, including conflicts, resolutions, and follow-up actions.

Collaboration & Integration

• Coordinate with PA/PM and design team members to ensure timely responses to field questions.
• Communicate field conflict information clearly and contribute potential solutions to design team discussions.
• Recognize when issues require PA/PM presence on site and escalate appropriately.
• Maintain openness in workload discussions and seek alignment across CFR staff and project teams.

Communication & Relationships

• Communicate effectively through email, meetings, reports, and field documentation.
• Represent the firm and the client in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Approach conflict resolution in a manner that supports the firm’s reputation and client relationships.
• Maintain productive, respectful communication with contractors, consultants, and internal team members.

Quality & Standards

• Follow firm CA standards and documentation expectations consistently.
• Raise concerns about CA processes or workflows that may benefit from improvement.
• Occasionally bring field lessons learned to design teams to support ongoing standards development and technical refinement.
• Contribute to firmwide quality by ensuring field documentation is accurate, timely, and complete.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• 3–5 years of experience in construction, architecture, or engineering, required.
• Ability to read and comprehend plans and specifications, required.
• Healthcare experience, preferred.
• General computer skills, required.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams).
• Experience with Revit or AutoCAD, preferred.
• Familiarity with construction management software (e-Builder, Procore, Newforma), preferred.

Ideal Candidates Will Have Demonstrated:

• Ability to read and comprehend plans and specifications.
• Developing understanding of constructability, sequencing, and field judgment.
• Working knowledge of shop drawing review expectations and escalation requirements.
• Developing understanding of codes and regulatory impacts during construction.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while seeking oversight as needed.
• Sound time management and organizational skills.
• Professional presence on job sites and in contractor interactions.

Physical Demands:

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Berners Schober is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.