SPO Engineer (Houston)

Position Description

Manage, evaluate, and assess information necessary to construct project scope on time, within budget, and to quality as specified by contract documents.

Essential Duties

Key Responsibilities

• Resolve issues related to plans and specifications to avoid unnecessary delays in work and negative impact to productivity, working with base team, architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors and other Turner job staff and owner’s representatives.
• Manage project budget through Change Order Management process with base team and suppliers/subcontractors; gather productivity and time recording data to reconcile project budget.
• Apply general knowledge of job estimates, contract, and subcontract documents to make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information.
• Ensure all drawings and specifications properly relate to estimate.
• Ensure timely release of materials and equipment for fabrication or manufacture to meet construction schedule.
• Publish expected delivery dates for each item to responsible supplier/subcontractor, base team, and SPO Field Supervisor.
• Collect invoices and assist with pay application development, and gather trade partner time sheets for billing verification.
• Contribute to development of reports for Operational Review Meeting (ORM), Profit Plan, and Current Account Budget (CAB).
• Distribute schedule, scope details, and other information required for construction to appropriate parties.
• Manage submittals and shop drawings.
• Assess conformance to contract specifications and coordinate with adjacent and dependent trades to resolve any conflicts in interpretation of documents.
• Negotiate change orders and manage information on changes in work.
• Prepare quantity analysis, obtain and check estimates for changes from subcontractors and suppliers, obtain approval of the team client, and resolve conflicts.
• Oversee closeout process and prepare final records including Requests for Information (RFI’s), closeout records, warranties, as-builts, Operations and Maintenance manuals (O Ms), attic stock, spare parts, and evaluate information to insure compliance with contract documents.
• Supervise staff (including Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, Trades employees and Interns), provide timely input on performance appraisals, and approve timesheets.
• Prepare Scope of Work documents for trades.
• Develop General Conditions Items, labor, safety, Change Order logs and Quality Control reports.
• Schedule and manage meetings for subcontractor trade coordination, preconstruction, and submittal reviews.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.