Traveling Assistant Engineer - Self Perform Operations

Turner Construction Company; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 84,050 - 98,725; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness benefits

Legal plan (voluntary)

Identity theft protection

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid vacation

Holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referrals

Year-end appreciation pay

Job summary

Turner Construction Company seeks an Assistant Engineer to support project execution, supervising Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns, and coordinating with architects, subcontractors and owners. You will ensure plans, specs and budgets align, manage submittals, and drive timely project delivery.

The role requires interpreting contract documents, drawings and schedules, with strong leadership and communication to resolve design and coordination issues on site.

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.

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.
• Overseeing and making decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information; ensuring drawings and specs relate to the estimate.
• Managing the project budget.
• Managing submittals and shop drawings; assessing conformance to contract specifications; resolving conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiating change orders; managing changes in the work; obtaining approvals and resolving conflicts.
• Overseeing the close-out process; preparing final records and ensuring compliance with contract documents.
• Supervising Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns, including 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.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Reading drawings

Contract documents

Microsoft Office

Team supervision

BIM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

BIM

Job description

Job Details

• Division: SPO
• Project Location(s): Monroe, LA 71202 USA
• Minimum Years Experience: unspecified
• Travel Involved: 90-100%
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Classification: Experienced
• Education: unspecified
• Job Family: Construction
• Compensation: Salaried Exempt

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 $84,050.00 - $98,725.00 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, short-term and long-term disability coverage. In addition to our extensive benefit 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 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, 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 construction worksite 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.

Other Duties

May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

Equal Opportunity

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.