Senior Office Engineer

Responsibilities

• Schedule, document and track project planning and engineering activities with project managers, contractors, field staff and other stakeholders.
• Reads, interprets and evaluates architectural and engineering plans and proposals and provides contracting strategies and execution, and coordinates award forms and documentation.
• Reviews and responds to Requests for Clarifications (RFC), Change Order Proposals (COP) and Change Directives (CD) for quality assurance and merit.
• Prepares cost estimates and assists in negotiating a fair and reasonable cost for change orders submitted by contractors.
• Reviews and monitors applications for payment and ensures projects are delivered within approved timelines.
• Performs site walks to verify field conditions and develop progress or status reports.
• Reviews contractor baseline schedules, including analysis of critical path and recovery schedules.
• Reviews Constructability Review and ensure compliance with District standards, Division of State Architect (DSA) guidelines and building code requirements.
• Maintain project files and logs that include correspondence, contractor invoices and progress statements, change orders as well as claims, timesheets and extra services.
• Covers progress meetings with contractors, project managers and field staff; prepares agendas and records meeting minutes and follows up on action items.
• Acts as support staff in the collection of contract data and documentation to resolve changes and claims.
• Aids in project close-out activities and acquisition of technical documents, project records, including as-builts, drawings, test records and maintenance of manuals.
• Leads efforts in performing tests required to ensure material compliance with plans and specifications.
• Performs other duties as directed by Senior Project Managers/OARs or Project Engineers

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction management of commercial and/or public or educational facility construction projects with values in excess of $15M.
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management.
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM); Experience with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified projects and/or the Collaborative for High-Performing Schools (CHPS); Experience with Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design process.

Pay

Salary Range: $103,000 to $116,000 yearly

Schedule

Onsite

Benefits

• Multiple medical and dental insurance plans, as well as vision insurance.
• Subsidized for both employees and dependents with coverage effective the first month after hire.
• Employer paid AD&D and life insurance.
• 401k with an industry leading employer match.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals.
• 9 paid holidays.
• Other forms of paid time off.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans.
• Employee Assistance Program and well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.