Field technician, across Texas
The evidence behind every seal is somebody standing on the property
An engineer can only seal what the evidence supports, which makes the person gathering that evidence the most consequential role in this business. If you are precise, you show up on time, and you write down what you actually saw, the rest is teachable.
What the work is
- Run a relative elevation survey on a residential foundation with a digital level, on a grid, and record it accurately enough that somebody can repeat it a year later.
- Get into a crawl space with a light and a camera and document footings, piers, anchorage, and enclosure against a checklist that does not move.
- Observe a roof safely, from the surface where the pitch and covering allow it and from a ladder at the eave where they do not, and photograph what is actually there.
- Record HUD data plate and label numbers, serial numbers, and measurements exactly as they read, including when they are inconvenient.
- Show up when you said you would, because on the other end of that appointment is a closing date somebody has already moved twice.
What the work is not
- You do not perform engineering. You gather evidence.
- You do not issue opinions, conclusions, or certifications to a customer.
- You do not tell a homeowner whether their foundation is failing, whether their roof will pass, or what a repair should cost.
- You do not adjust an observation because somebody would prefer a different answer. That is the whole job, stated in one sentence.
Every engineering opinion and every seal is the work of a licensed Texas Professional Engineer, under the license and registration of 254 Engineering Services LLC.
Who tends to be good at it
Home inspectors, roofers, framers, surveyors, HVAC and plumbing techs, and people who have spent time in crawl spaces for any reason at all. Also people from completely outside construction who are careful, methodical, and comfortable being told their measurement was wrong. The second group is often better, because they have not learned to eyeball anything yet.
You need reliable transport, a valid driver license, and a phone that takes decent photographs. Equipment and training on the survey procedure are provided.
Where the work is
Work is assigned by how close you are to the property, so being based somewhere with volume matters more than being based somewhere large. These are the markets with the most site work.
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Fort Worth
- Austin
- El Paso
- Corpus Christi
- Laredo
- Lubbock
- McAllen
- Brownsville
- Amarillo
Full time, part time, and per job arrangements all exist. Say which one you want on the form and it will not count against you.
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