Engineer (Des Moines)
About The Position
Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe. Turner’s Des Moines office portfolio includes everything from healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, office building, and renovations. Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location. The Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building the overall project “on paper”.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of four years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
- Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
- Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
- Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
Nice To Haves
- Utilizes leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEAN.
Responsibilities
- Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents.
- Act as liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and other Turner job staff and Owner's Representatives in resolving issues related to plans and specifications.
- Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information.
- Ensure that all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate.
- Manage the project budget.
- Manage submittals and shop drawings.
- Assess conformance to contract specifications.
- Resolve any conflicts in interpretation.
- Negotiate Change Orders.
- Manage information on changes in the Work; prepare an independent analysis, as required; obtain and check estimates for the changes from subcontractors; obtain approval of the Architect and Owner; and resolve any conflicts.
- Oversee the close-out process.
- Prepare final records for the project such as Requests for Information (RFI's), close-out records, warranties, as-builts, Operations and Maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluate information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
- Supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns, including providing input on performance appraisals.
- Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
- Develop reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, Change Order logs and Quality Control.
- Schedule and manage subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
