Turner construction

Engineer (Kansas City)

Turner construction$70K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of four years' relevant construction experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and BIM technologies
  • Ability to interpret contract documents and specifications
  • Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders regarding plans and specifications
  • Oversee contract drawings and subcontract information alignment with budget estimates
  • Manage the project budget effectively throughout the construction process
  • Handle submittals and shop drawings, ensuring compliance with contract specifications
  • Negotiate and manage Change Orders based on project needs
  • Guide project close-out processes, ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations
  • Supervise and mentor Assistant Engineers and interns, providing performance feedback

Benefits

  • Opportunity for travel and flexible project assignments
  • Collaborative work environment with diverse project teams
  • Exposure to high-impact market sectors such as sports and healthcare
  • Desire for candidates with experience in complex construction environments
  • Potential for career growth and leadership development opportunities
Full Job Description
Division:
Kansas City

Project Location(s):
Kansas City, MO 64105 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type:
Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:

Job Family:
Construction

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

This role requires travel and location flexibility. While candidates local to the Kansas City area are encouraged to apply, initial project assignments may be outside the Kansas City metro. Project locations will vary based on business needs, and applicants should be open to traveling or working in different locations as required.

****Experience in one or more of the following market sectors is preferred: sports/entertainment, data centers (mission critical), healthcare, or light industrial facilities. Candidates with transferable experience from similarly complex construction environments will also be considered.****

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.

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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.

About Turner construction

Turner Construction Company is a construction company that specializes in building commercial, cultural, and institutional buildings. The company is a subsidiary of the German construction company Hochtief. Turner Construction has completed many notable projects, including the United Nations Secretariat Building, Madison Square Garden, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York City.
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