Assistant Engineer

About the Role

The Assistant Engineer for the Atlanta Main division will manage, evaluate, and assess all information required to construct the project on schedule, within budget, and to the quality standards outlined in the contract documents. This role reports to the Engineer, Project Engineer, or Project Manager and includes supervisory responsibility for Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns. The Assistant Engineer is the individual on the project responsible for building parts of the project “on paper.” Key responsibilities include acting as a liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, Turner staff and owner representatives to resolve issues related to plans and specifications. The Engineer will oversee contract and subcontract documents, ensure that drawings and specifications align with the job estimate, manage the project budget, and supervise submittals, shop drawings, and compliance with contract specifications. Additional duties involve negotiating change orders, preparing independent analyses, obtaining approvals, and overseeing the close‑out process by compiling final records such as RFIs, warranties, as‑builts, and operation and maintenance manuals. The role also requires supervising Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns, providing input on performance appraisals, preparing scope of work documents for trades, developing reports on general conditions, labor, safety, change orders, and quality control, and scheduling and managing coordination, pre‑construction, and submittal review meetings. • Liaise with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, Turner staff, and owner representatives to resolve plan/spec issues. • Review contract and subcontract documents; ensure drawings and specifications align with the estimate. • Manage project budget and track financial performance. • Oversee submittals and shop drawings; assess compliance with contract specifications. • Negotiate and process change orders, including analysis, estimates, approvals, and conflict resolution. • Lead close‑out activities: compile RFIs, warranties, as‑builts, O&M manuals, and ensure contract compliance. • Supervise Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and Interns; contribute to performance appraisals. • Prepare scope of work documents for trades. • Generate reports on general conditions, labor, safety, change orders, and quality control. • Schedule and conduct subcontractor coordination, pre‑construction, and submittal review meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸budget management
• ▸submittal review
• ▸change orders
• ▸close‑out
• ▸team supervision
• ▸coordination

What You Bring

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Required skills include strong written and verbal communication, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and familiarity with BIM and LEAN technologies, as well as the ability to read and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules. Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸2+ years
• ▸microsoft office
• ▸bim
• ▸lean
• ▸leadership

Work Environment

Onsite