Lead Construction Project Engineer

Turner Construction Company; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced Project Engineering Leader for a large, complex Los Angeles-area project. You will coordinate engineering functions with field operations to ensure accurate transfer of information and strict adherence to codes, plans and specifications.

Responsibilities include leading engineering staff, ensuring safety/compliance, and guiding procurement, QC reviews and cost control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of experience in construction/engineering.
• Extensive experience in construction engineering principles and techniques.
• Reading, understanding and interpreting contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedules.
• Executive presentation delivery with professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience managing staff, providing direction, delegation and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead project engineering for a large and complex construction project with knowledge of contract documents, plans and specs.
• Ensure safety, ethics, compliance, and Turner policies are followed.
• Hire, onboard, and develop project engineering staff and conduct performance feedback.
• Participate in project start-up and establish engineering procedures.
• Manage information flow with design professionals, owners, and trade partners; coordinate meetings, approvals, and payments.
• Assist in GMP/budget development with Preconstruction and Purchasing.
• Review construction documents for constructability and QC; raise concerns and resolve.
• Understand and communicate local building codes and requirements.
• Assist with material/method studies and cost estimates for project studies.
• Develop and review SOWs for trade partners and major purchases; include in contract items.
• Prepare procurement schedules for trades and major equipment to meet the construction schedule.
• Produce and manage project status reports and financials with project resources.
• Schedule and document job meetings, owner-architect and coordination meetings.
• Attend site visits and pre-installation meetings to capture best practices and risk management.
• Engage with BUs to discuss engineering challenges and lessons learned.
• Manage change orders with cost estimates and owner approvals.
• Oversee project close-out, warranties, final payments, and records retention.
• Adopt new engineering procedure manuals and risk management workflows.
• Stay updated on new technologies and rollout on Turner jobsites.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Engineering principles

Contract documents

Safety & compliance

Communication skills

Staff leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction or similar

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced Project Engineering Leader for a large, complex Los Angeles-area project. You will coordinate engineering functions with field operations to ensure accurate transfer of information and strict adherence to codes, plans and specifications.

Responsibilities include leading engineering staff, ensuring safety/compliance, and guiding procurement, QC reviews and cost control.