Engineer (Seattle)

Turner Construction Company; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Wellness benefits

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonuses

End-of-year appreciation pay

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking a Project Engineer to manage information, assess plans and ensure the project is built on time, within budget and to contract quality. You will supervise engineers, assistants and interns and coordinate with architects, subcontractors and owner reps.

Responsibilities include budget management, submittals, shop drawings, change orders and close-out records. BIM and LEAN are used to drive efficiency and accuracy on complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus four years' related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Utilizes BIM and LEAN technologies on projects.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers and Owner's Representatives to resolve plan issues.
• Oversee and interpret contract drawings and subcontract information relative to the estimate.
• Manage the project budget and schedule.
• Coordinate submittals and shop drawings; assess conformance to specs.
• Negotiate Change Orders and manage changes in the Work with approvals.
• Oversee close-out, prepare final records and warranties, and manage O&Ms and spare parts.
• Supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
• Develop reports on General Conditions, labor, safety, Change Orders and QC.
• Schedule and run subcontractor coordination, preconstruction and submittal review meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Written and verbal communication

Microsoft Office Suite

Contract documents interpretation

BIM

LEAN

Project scheduling

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD annualized.

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, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

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.