Assistant Engineer

New York, NY 10001 USA

About the role

Manage, evaluate and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents for the assigned areas. Has supervisory responsibility for Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks and Interns. The Assistant Engineer is responsible for building parts of the project “on paper.”

Reports to: Engineer, Project Engineer or Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, other Turner job staff and owner's representatives in resolving issues related to plans and specifications.
• Maintain general knowledge of all general contract 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 and resolve any conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiate change orders.
• Manage information on changes in the work; prepare independent analysis; obtain and check estimates for the changes from subcontractors; obtain approval of the architect and owner; and resolve any conflicts.
• Oversee the close-out process, including preparing final records such as RFIs, close-out records, warranties, as-builts, operation and maintenance manuals, attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluating 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, preconstruction meetings and submittal review meetings.

Requirements

• 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.
• Experience with leading-edge technologies such as 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.

• Performance of duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, use construction personnel hoists, climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; sit, talk, and hear (bells, whistles, etc.); stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee works on-site at the construction worksite where the employee is regularly exposed to:

• Moving mechanical parts.
• High precarious places.
• Fumes or airborne particles.
• Outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• Moderate to very loud noise levels.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $100,000 USD annualized.