Traveling Engineer (ATG/MSG)

Turner Construction Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking a Project Engineer/Manager-level professional to manage information necessary to complete the project on time, within budget, and to contract standards. The role includes supervising assistants and interns and reporting to the Project Engineer, Project Manager, or Project Executive.

Responsibilities include coordinating with architects, subcontractors, consultants, and owner representatives; managing budgets, submittals, shop drawings, change orders, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Utilizes 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and Owner's Representatives to resolve issues.
• Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information, ensuring alignment with the estimate.
• Manage the project budget.
• Manage submittals and shop drawings, assess conformance to contract specifications, and resolve conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiate change orders and manage information on changes in the work; prepare independent analyses and obtain approvals.
• Oversee the close-out process and prepare final records for the project (RFIs, close-out records, warranties, as-builts, OMs, attic stock, spare parts).
• Supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns; provide input on performance appraisals.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
• Develop reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, change order logs and quality control.
• Schedule and manage subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Leadership

Contract interpretation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

BIM

LEAN

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 project responsible for building the overall project on paper. Reports to Project Engineer, Project Manager or Project Executive.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors and other Turner job staff and Owner's Representatives to resolve issues related to plans and specifications.
• Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information, ensuring that all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate.
• Manage the project budget.
• Manage submittals and shop drawings, assess conformance to contract specifications, and resolve conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiate change orders and manage information on changes in the work. Prepare independent analysis, obtain estimates from subcontractors, secure approval from the Architect and Owner, and resolve conflicts.
• Oversee the close‑out process. Prepare final records for the project such as RFIs, close‑out records, warranties, as‑builts, Operations and Maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts. Evaluate information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns, providing input on performance appraisals.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
• Develop reports such as General Conditions Items, labor, safety, change order logs and quality control.
• Schedule and manage subcontractor trade coordination meetings, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of four years of 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.

EEO Statement

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.