Special Systems Manager (Austin)

Position Description

Oversee and direct preconstruction, engineering, and installation of Special Systems including Division 27 Telecommunication and 28 Electrical Safety, and security specifications for data centers for project types such as sports venues, aviation, federal, healthcare, and detention.

Essential Duties

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Special Systems procurement, project budgets, quality, safety, engineering, coordination, scheduling, installation, commissioning, and close-out processes.
• Special Systems include Division 27 Telecommunication and 28 Electrical Safety.
• Project types include, but are not limited to, security specifications for data centers, sports venues, aviation, federal, healthcare, and detention.
• Prepare scope of work documents with a division of responsibility for trades and specific scopes of work for special systems.
• Participate in Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) development, identify design features that command cost premiums and recommend alternatives that deliver comparable or improved functions, and ensure alignment with scope.
• Interpret and review Special Systems contract documents to mitigate and manage project risk including but not limited to schematic design (SD-30% documents), design development documents (DD-60% documents), construction documents (CD-100% documents), bid and award, conformed documents, requests for information (RFI), change orders, submittals, bulletins, as-built drawings, and closeout documentation.
• Leverage contract document knowledge to negotiate construction change requests.
• Execute integration and successful delivery of Special Systems compliance, construction delivery support, construction coordination, construction quality control, and field engineering from inception through closeout of project.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Engineers, Design Consultants, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Inspectors, and Owner’s Representatives to ensure alignment with client goals and expectations from initiation to completion of project.
• Lead, supervise, and develop Turner Special Systems employees, provide coaching and expert guidance on processes and implementation.
• Collaborate with Business Development team and potential clients, contribute to proposal process and presentations.
• Foster environment with Special Systems team to provide coaching and expert guidance on processes and implementation and be open to team contributions for continuous improvement.
• Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned. #LI-HA1