Assistant Engineer

Job Description

Assistant Engineer | Turner

The Tone:
This is a regular, experienced role at Turner, a prominent global construction management company, located in San Francisco, CA. As an Assistant Engineer, you will be entrusted with the critical responsibility of managing, evaluating, and assessing all necessary information to construct complex projects. This role ensures that every project phase, from initial plans to final close-out, adheres to defined quality standards, stays within budget, and meets deadlines, effectively building parts of the project ‘on paper’ before they materialize.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Regular
• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Pay: $95000–$104000 yearly
• Team: Reports to an Engineer, Project Engineer or Project Manager; supervises Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns.
• Mission: Manages, evaluates, and assesses information to ensure projects are constructed on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office suite, Building Information Modeling (BIM), LEAN principles

What You’ll Actually Do
• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as a primary liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, internal Turner staff, and owner’s representatives to proactively resolve all issues related to project plans and specifications.
• Project Oversight & Financial Management: Maintain comprehensive knowledge of all general contract and subcontract documents, the job estimate, and the project budget. Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information, ensuring they properly align with the estimate, and actively manage project finances.
• Document Control & Compliance: Manage the entire submittal and shop drawing process, meticulously assessing their conformance to contract specifications and resolving any interpretive conflicts that arise to maintain project quality.
• Change Order Negotiation & Management: Take responsibility for negotiating change orders, which includes gathering and managing information on changes in the work, preparing independent analyses, obtaining and checking estimates from subcontractors, securing necessary approvals from the architect and owner, and resolving any conflicts.
• Staff Supervision & Development: Directly supervise Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns, providing guidance, mentorship, and contributing valuable input to their performance appraisals to foster their growth.
• Project Close-out Process: Oversee the comprehensive close-out process, meticulously preparing final records such as RFIs, close-out records, warranties, as-builts, operation and maintenance manuals, attic stock, and spare parts, while evaluating all information to ensure full compliance with contract documents.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. This is an experienced-level position.
• Experience: Minimum of two years of related professional experience is required.
• Skills: Proven written and verbal communication abilities, proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, the ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and the project schedule, along with demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Bonus: Essential ability to utilize leading-edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEAN principles.