Change Order Engineer

Tutor Perini•Los Angeles, CA
•Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Perini Corporation is seeking a Construction Change Order Engineer for its project office in Los Angeles, California. The role supports a design-bid-build project by reviewing owner-ordered extra work, preparing change order scopes and pricing, coordinating cost and schedule proposals with operations, and helping negotiate and finalize change orders. The position works with subcontractors, vendors, the operations team, and the client, and may manage multiple changes at the same time. Tutor Perini is a civil, building, and specialty construction company focused on large infrastructure projects. Its stated mission is to build critical infrastructure that creates a better world, and its vision is to deliver innovative, transformative projects through world-class execution while creating lasting value, upholding safety and integrity, and fostering a culture where employees thrive. The expected salary range is $85,000–$120,000, depending on experience. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates local to downtown Los Angeles are preferred.

Requirements

  • Five or more years of relevant work experience.
  • Two or more years of construction-industry experience, with an emphasis on estimating.
  • Ability to understand construction documents and develop scopes of work.
  • Good written and oral interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, primarily Excel and Word.
  • Working knowledge of estimating software.
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in fixed-price, design-build, and/or self-perform estimating.
  • Experience with government projects.
  • Experience with sitework, concrete, utilities, systems, or rail.
  • Working knowledge of take-off software or similar.
  • Candidates local to downtown Los Angeles, California are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Review owner-ordered extra-work documents for accuracy and completeness and develop questions related to the assigned scope of work.
  • Develop scope-of-work packages defining project requirements through narratives, checklists, and quantity take-offs for change-order pricing.
  • Solicit subcontractor and vendor quotations; prepare and distribute change-order document packages; respond to inquiries; and understand the respective scopes and responsibilities.
  • Evaluate and analyze subcontractor and vendor proposals for scope accuracy, including quantities, schedule, inclusions, and exclusions.
  • Prepare subcontractor and vendor price-analysis sheets.
  • Coordinate with the operations team to support development of cost and schedule proposals for the design-bid-build project.
  • Finalize cost proposals for submission to the client.
  • Assist with change-order negotiations and finalize agreed-upon terms, conditions, and price.
  • Assist with purchasing and defining subcontractor and vendor agreement scopes of work.
  • Work in a team environment while handling multiple changes at the same time.
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