Engineer - Detroit

Position Overview

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner Construction is the place to be. With a 120-year history and an impressive portfolio including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings, Turner Construction is an industry-leading commercial construction general contractor. We are committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where every team member can reach their ultimate potential. In this role, you will manage, evaluate, and assess information necessary to construct projects on time, within budget, and to the quality specified by contract documents. You will also have supervisory responsibility for Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns, and be accountable for ensuring that each project is effectively built "on paper" before construction begins.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, and resolving any conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiating Change Orders; managing information on changes in the work, preparing independent analyses as required; obtaining and checking estimates for the changes from subcontractors; securing approval from the Architect and Owner; and resolving any conflicts.
• Overseeing the close-out process by preparing final records such as Requests for Information (RFI's), close-out records, warranties, as-builts, Operations and Maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts, as well as evaluating information to ensure 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.