Senior Office Engineer

Duties

• Schedules, documents, and tracks 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, DSA guidelines, and building code requirements.
• Maintains project files and logs that include correspondence, contractor invoices and progress statements, change orders as well as claims, timesheets and extra services.
• Captures progress meetings with contractors, project managers, and field staff; prepares agendas and records meeting minutes and follows up on action items.
• Aids in project close-out activities and acquisition of technical documents, project records, including as-builts, drawings, test records and maintenance of manuals.
• Performs tests required to ensure material compliance with plans and specifications.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years full-time paid professional 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.
• Additional preferred experience includes: 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.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $112,000 - $117,000
• Medical, Vision, & Dental - 100% covered for the employee
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 13 days of Holiday pay
• 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes