Field Engineer

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now, OR IN THE FUTURE.

The expected salary range for this position is $95,000 - $140,000 depending upon experience.

TPZP, a Tutor Perini joint venture company, is the company selected to execute the California High Speed Rail – construction package one (CP-1).

TPZP is seeking a Field Engineer for the project office in Fresno, CA.

Extraordinary Projects, Exceptional Performance. The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Construction Package 1 (CP1) is the first significant construction contract executed on the Initial Operating Section of the High-Speed Rail project in California’s Central Valley.

The CP1 construction area is a 32-mile stretch between Avenue 19 in Madera County to East American Avenue in Fresno County, including major work elements in downtown Fresno.

It includes 12 roadway / railroad grade separations, two mainline viaducts, one tunnel, realignments of existing railroad tracks, utility relocations, roadway relocations, two trench sections, and a major river crossing over the San Joaquin River.

• Review project plans and develops a construction schedule in coordination with project-wide activities.
• Coordinate with subcontractors on advanced material acquisitions and pre-construction deliverables.
• Develops/ assist with obtaining quotes and draft contracts to meet project requirements.
• Prepare construction work plan packages and coordinates pre-construction meetings while ensuring that all prerequisites to start construction activities are identified and completed.
• Prepare, updates and distributes work activity schedules/updates, and communicates across discipline groups and agencies to ensure proper advance notifications and coordination of start times.
• Monitor and participates daily in field construction process.
• Provides layout checks and technical reviews of work against requirements.
• Obtains confirmations from design engineer as needed.
• Assist with subcontract administration and permanent material suppliers through monitoring of correspondence, submittals, RFI's, and performance records;
  Maintains accurate payment records.
• Assist in preparing monthly reporting for progress payments, schedule updates, and problem/issue tracking and resolution.
• Provides accurate and factual assessments of project performance.
• Participate in change orders and claims management.
• Develop and manages relationships with owners, subcontractors, consultants and field personnel.
• Maintains a safe, clean and productive environment through enforcing procedures.
• Maintains project integrity and reputation through compliance with high standards of workplace safety and construction best practices.
• Identify and resolves changing site conditions or other impacts during planning of the work.
• Coordinate and attends pre-bid and construction meetings.
• Develop quality checks and coordinate permits from appropriate entities.
• Assist in preparing crossing applications and work plans, assuring quality control, etc. by subcontractor.
• Manage and submits project close-out in coordination with the client and third parties.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar from an accredited institution.
• 5 or more years of construction experience on Heavy Civil projects.
• Knowledge of construction safety and current federal & OSHA Requirements.
• Project controls techniques (i.e. cost accounting, basic estimating, forecasting, and contracts).
• A strong working knowledge of critical path method, resource scheduling is preferred.
• Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal…