Project Engineer – Hotels & Hospitality

Turner & Townsend•Bakersfield, CA

12d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Turner & Townsend is hiring an ambitious and self-starting Project Engineer to support our client by supporting core project coordination efforts across their project. This is a minimum of 4 day per week onsite support and reporting role for a minimum of 4 days per week, with the PE reporting directly to the client for construction project managers. The role is based in Tejon, Bakersfield.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in construction management, or similar field, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Project Engineer in assisting or supervising construction projects of increasing complexity required.
Good with numbers, technology, and web-based data platforms (MS Office skills essential).

Nice To Haves

Facility construction experience is preferred.
Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing).
Construction management is a strong preference.

Responsibilities

Manage individual tasks throughout the construction process.
Transcribe meeting minutes and action items and drive each item to closure.
Ensure project compliance with project document controls and file specifications.
Administer project closeout specifications and associated turnover documentation.
Regular collaboration and coordination with client project team and contractor operatives.
Support application for payment and progress reporting processes.
Request for information processing (logging, recording and reporting) to support review and sign off by others.
Change order administration (logging, recording and reporting) to support review and sign off by others.
Meeting coordination.
Administration of project observation reports.
Transition of close-out documentation to operations.
Prepare agenda and documents for scheduled design engineering meetings and drive action items to close.
Assist client project managers in implementation of project specifications.
Prioritize input required from internal stakeholders and drive to meet scheduled timelines.
Assist project manager in preparing monthly financial updates and forecasts.
Facilitate page-turn reviews and capture comments with action items for the internal team.
Where applicable, work closely with Operations to coordinate work
Awareness of the importance of mission-critical facility operation.
Support the project commissioning team.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Additional duties as assigned from time to time by Management.