Engineer (Des Moines)

Turner Construction•West Des Moines, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history. The Des Moines office has a diverse portfolio including healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, office buildings, and renovations. Turner is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. This position is based in a Turner office or project location and is not remote or hybrid. The Engineer is responsible for managing, evaluating, and assessing information to ensure the project is completed on time, within budget, and to the specified quality. This role involves building the project "on paper" and has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, and Interns.

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.
Utilizes leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEAN.
Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Acting 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.
Overseeing and making decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information. Ensuring that all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate.
Managing the project budget.
Managing submittals and shop drawings. Assessing conformance to contract specifications. Resolving any conflicts in interpretation.
Negotiating Change Orders. Managing information on changes in the Work; preparing an independent analysis, as required; obtaining and checking estimates for the changes from subcontractors; obtaining approval of the Architect and Owner; and resolving any conflicts.
Overseeing the close-out process. Preparing 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 evaluating information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
Supervising Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns, including providing input on performance appraisals.
Preparing Scope of Work documents for trades.
Developing reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, Change Order logs and Quality Control.
Scheduling and managing subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.