Project Engineer

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the contract documents, including Turner’s contract, plans, specifications, and applicable codes.
• Lead and supervise Turner’s engineering staff, providing feedback on performance and completing performance appraisals.
• Ensure adherence to safety, ethics, and compliance requirements on all projects.
• Facilitate communication of information among project team members and stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain procedures for information flow, approvals, meetings, and reporting between design professionals, consultants, owners, and subcontractors.
• Work with Preconstruction, Estimating, and Purchasing teams to develop the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) or initial project budget. Lead preconstruction efforts specific to project engineering needs.
• Conduct comprehensive construction document reviews to ensure constructability and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC). Resolve concerns with the design team.
• Participate in cost estimation, material method studies, and other preparatory assessments for the project.
• Develop a detailed contract items list, including significant construction project requirements. Create trade scope of work documents for bids, material, and equipment purchases.
• Create a procurement schedule for subcontractors, materials, and equipment to maintain compliance with the construction schedule.
• Manage project finances, including project status updates and financial report accuracy.
• Organize, conduct, and document all project-related meetings, including coordination and owner-architect meetings.
• Oversee the subcontract change order process, including reviewing subcontractor estimates, negotiating change orders, obtaining owner approvals, and preparing subcontract change orders.
• Manage the project close-out process, ensuring proper warranties, guarantees, final payments, and records retention.

Skill & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with at least eight years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, cost control procedures, estimating, construction costs, scheduling, and engineering principles.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and Turner’s Project Management and scheduling software is desirable.
• Proficiency in implementing technologies such as Building Information Models (BIM) and Lean construction.
• Strong understanding of construction documents, materials, means, and methods.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to lead and collaborate within a team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse team.

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform duties requiring physical activity, including climbing stairs, using construction hoists, and negotiating work areas under construction.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed.