Assistant Engineer - Albany

About the role

The Assistant Engineer manages, evaluates, and assesses information necessary to construct projects on time, within budget, and to the quality specified by contract documents. They have supervisory responsibility for Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, Turner job staff, and owner’s representatives to resolve issues related to plans and specifications.
• Have general knowledge of all general and subcontract documents, as well as the job estimate.
• Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information.
• Ensure that all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate.
• Manage the project budget.
• Manage submittals and shop drawings.
• Assess conformance to contract specifications.
• Resolve any conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiate change orders.
• Manage information on changes in the work; prepare an independent analysis, obtain and check estimates from subcontractors, obtain approval from the architect and owner, and resolve any conflicts.
• Oversee the close-out process.
• Prepare final records such as RFIs, close-out records, warranties, as-builts, operation and maintenance manuals, attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluate information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Supervise Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns, including 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, pre-construction meetings, and submittal review meetings.

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 schedules.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Flexible benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 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.

Pay

The salary range for this position is estimated to be $72,000 - $82,000 annualized, which represents the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Schedule

This is not a remote/hybrid position and will be based in a Turner office or project location.