Assistant Engineer (Structural)

Turner Construction Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness benefits

Voluntary legal plan

Identity theft protection

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in New York, NY is seeking an Assistant Engineer to manage information necessary to construct projects on time and within budget, supervising engineering staff and interns. The role focuses on building plans “on paper” and ensuring alignment with contract documents and estimates.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree with at least two years of related experience, strong written and verbal communication skills, and familiarity with BIM and LEAN technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus minimum two years' related experience; equivalent education/training.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, Turner staff and owner's representatives to resolve plans/specifications issues.
• Oversee contract drawings and subcontract information; ensure drawings relate to the estimate.
• Manage project budget and submittals/shop drawings; assess contract conformance and resolve conflicts.
• Negotiate change orders; obtain approvals and prepare independent analysis of changes.
• Oversee close-out process with RFIs, close-out records, warranties, and as-builts.
• Supervise Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns and provide input on performance appraisals.

Skills

BIM

LEAN

Microsoft Office

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BIM software

MS Office

Job description

• Division: New York Main
• Project Location(s): New York, NY 10001 USA
• Minimum Years Experience:
• Travel Involved:
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Classification: Experienced
• Education:
• Job Family: Construction
• Compensation: Salaried Exempt

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 102,000.00 - 126,000.00 USD annualized.

Position Description: Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality by the contract documents for the assigned areas. Has supervisory responsibility for Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns. The Assistant Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building parts of the project "on paper".

Reports to: Engineer, Project Engineer or Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities*

• Acting as liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, other Turner job staff and owner's representatives in resolving issues related to plans and specifications.
• Having general knowledge of all general contract and subcontract documents, as well as the job estimate. 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 subcontractor; obtaining approval of the architect and owner; and resolving any conflicts.
• Overseeing the close-out process. Preparing final records such as RFIs, close-out records, warranties, as-builts, operation and maintenance manuals, attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluating information to insure compliance with contract documents.
• Supervising 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.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be $102,000 - $126,000 annualized, which represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Additionally, Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage. This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of two 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 BIM and LEAN. Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works on-site at the constructionworksite where the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in this work environment is usually moderate to very loud.

*May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.