Field Engineer (Entry-level) – Water Infrastructure

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States Department: Structural Engineering

Do you want to help engineer what’s next?

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 800 employees in offices nationwide, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible.

What makes careers at SGH so special?

The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

There are many reasons to love SGH:

Our Work: Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.

Our People: We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.

Our Commitment: We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.

Our Contribution: We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

Do you want to help engineer what’s next?

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm committed to delivering holistic advice for our clients’ most complex challenges. We leverage our collective and diverse experience, technical expertise, and industry knowledge of structures and building enclosures, advanced analysis, performance & code consulting, and applied science & research to deliver unrivaled, comprehensive solutions that drive superior performance. With 800 employees in offices nationwide, SGH’s industry-leading teams constantly seek to advance the meaning of what’s possible. What makes careers at SGH so special? The only way to advance is to question and explore. Every member of the SGH team is both a learner and an educator, committed to advancing ourselves, our teams, and our industry. Together we are creating a community that never settles for what is but always seeks what could be.

There are many reasons to love SGH:

Our Work: Our clients trust us to bring clarity and deliver outstanding solutions for their most complex projects.

Our People: We are bold thinkers and compassionate teammates, committed to lifelong learning and professional growth.

Our Commitment: We live with integrity and embrace an obligation to give back to our professions and communities.

Our Contribution: We offer a comprehensive and rich compensation and benefits package with company-paid and voluntary programs to help build healthy lifestyles, strong relationships, and future prosperity.

We want someone passionate about buried infrastructure, water systems, and infrastructure reliability, and problem solving.

The Water and Industrial Infrastructure Division of SGH’s Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) group provides structural and pipeline engineering and integrity management services with emphasis on investigation, analysis, repair, and rehabilitation of hydraulic infrastructure. Our work includes structural analysis considering soil-structure interaction, design, and preparation of drawings and specifications for buried and other infrastructure including pipelines, tanks, nuclear facilities, dams and hydroelectric facilities, culverts, and other specialty structures and components. We also conduct field work to investigate structural failures, to monitor construction conformance to contract specifications, culvert installations, and for industry and government research projects. Our engineering work is supported by our in-house testing laboratory.

This position is ideal for civil engineering graduates who want to build a strong foundation in field engineering, structural behavior of buried infrastructure, and construction‑phase problem solving. This position provides early career engineers with practical experience in how condition assessment and rehabilitation strategies are implemented in the field and how engineering decisions made during construction influence the long‑term performance and reliability of buried infrastructure. As a Field Engineer, you will work side‑by‑side with experienced engineers and specialty contractors to extend the life of critical pipelines and other structures through investigation, construction support, and rehabilitation using advanced technologies such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) repairs. This role offers a pathway from entry‑level field engineer to design, analysis, and project leadership roles within SGH.

Location: This position can be based in our Houston, TX, Waltham, MA, or Washington, DC, offices.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct field investigations and inspections of existing water and similar infrastructure and monitor construction activities for rehabilitation projects under the supervision/direction of senior engineers.

Observe and document contractor compliance with drawings, specifications, approved submittals, and installation procedures.

Provide construction‑phase engineering support by assisting with interpretation of contract documents and documenting field conditions, deviations, and constructability issues.

Assist with review of contractor submittals, coordination of inspections or testing, and resolution of field issues.

Support field engineering efforts through field inspections and monitoring of contractor compliance with drawings, specif