Office Engineer

Position Summary

The Office Engineer will undertake responsibility for contract administration of one or multiple concurrent construction projects. The OE is committed to making certain that the project moves smoothly, ensuring teamwork, efficiency, and clear communication with project team members including Contractors, Agencies, and staff. This position will serve as the on-site field administrator of activities related to construction projects, field orders, submittals, and project documentation.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Affords assistance to the Resident Engineer and/or Project Manager in all aspects of required office construction engineering work including setting up and maintaining project files, writing contract change orders, processing required documents and progress payments, as necessary.
• Develops and maintains an organized and complete set of records and procedures for the project.
• Negotiates and makes recommendations for change orders.
• Reviews submittals, deliverables, and other construction documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintains and schedules all necessary construction staking/surveys, field and material inspections, and preliminary, acceptance, and specialty testing as required throughout the contract.
• Provides and maintains logs for RFLs, change orders, submittals, Request For Quotations, Correction Notices, Stop Work Notices, and related construction documents.
• Tracks, processes, and distributes submittals, RFI’s, design submittals, shop drawings, product data, and work plans.
• Prepares weekly reports on the progress of submittal, RFI, and design submittal reviews to the Resident Engineer.
• Maintains the as-built drawings for change order updates and assists the project lead in ensuring field staff updates as-built drawings as required.
• Affords assistance to the project lead in preparing final project closeout documents, including the resolution of potential claims.

Desired Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred.
• 3+ years of construction and engineering experience directly related to general field administration of significant construction projects is required.
• Ability to communicate with project team staff or others.
• Candidate should be detail-oriented and organized.
• Strong applied experience with computer applications, and computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or equivalent.
• Affords assistance with administering training programs and assisting with writing training manuals.
• Caltrans Experience, highly desired.

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate 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 associate is regularly required to sit for up to 6 to 8 hours per day. The associate frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feet. Repetitive reaching, repetitive hand use. The associate is occasionally required to stand. The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Wage Range

The wage range listed above is for this specific job posting and hire. Ghirardelli Associates is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.