Engineer (Des Moines)

Turner Construction Company; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Des Moines, IA, is seeking an Engineer on a project-focused team to manage information essential for delivering projects on time and within budget. You will supervise engineers, assistants, and interns, ensuring accuracy in plans, estimates, and submittals.

Responsibilities include coordinating with architects, subcontractors, and owners; driving change orders; and finalizing close-out records and manuals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus at least four years of experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with BIM and LEAN.

Responsibilities

• Lead liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and Owner's Representatives to resolve plan and specification issues.
• Oversee and interpret contract drawings and subcontract information; ensure drawings relate to estimates.
• Manage project budget and submittals; review shop drawings for conformance.
• Process Change Orders: analysis, approvals, and coordination with Architect and Owner.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Leadership

Contract documentation understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

BIM

Job description

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings.

Turner's rich Iowa history began with the construction of the iconic Hazen Water Tower in 1930 located at 48th and Hickman in Des Moines and continues today as Iowa's leading General Contractor. Turner's Des Moines office portfolio includes everything from healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, office building, and renovations.

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential.

Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner?

This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location.

Position Description: 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”.

Reports to: Project Engineer, Project Manager or Project Executive

Essential Duties & Responsibilities*: Lead responsibility for:

• 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.

Qualifications: 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.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is sometimes exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the 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.