Engineer (Kansas City)

Turner Construction•Kansas City, MO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents. Has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, and Interns. The Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building the overall project “on paper”. This role requires travel and location flexibility. While candidates local to the Kansas City area are encouraged to apply, initial project assignments may be outside the Kansas City metro. Project locations will vary based on business needs, and applicants should be open to traveling or working in different locations as required.

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in one or more of the following market sectors is preferred: sports/entertainment, data centers (mission critical), healthcare, or light industrial facilities.
Candidates with transferable experience from similarly complex construction environments will also be considered.

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 require; obtaining and checking estimates for the changes from subcontractor; 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 insure 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.