Senior Office Engineer

Responsibilities

• Coordinates various aspects of project delivery and leads the administration of construction projects including planning, design, budget maintenance, scheduling, labor compliance and completing close‑out activities.
• 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, 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) to ensure quality assurance and merit.
• Prepares cost estimates and assists in negotiating fair and reasonable costs for change orders submitted by contractors.
• Reviews and monitors payment applications to ensure projects are delivered within approved timelines.
• Performs site walks to verify field conditions and develop progress or status reports.
• Reviews Contractor's baseline schedule, including analysis of critical path and recovery schedule.
• Reviews constructability reviews to ensure compliance with District standards, Division of State Architect (DSA) guidelines and building code requirements.
• Maintains project files and logs that include correspondence, contractor invoices, progress statements, change orders, claims, timesheets and extra services.
• Coordinates progress meetings with contractors, project managers and field staff; prepares agendas, records meeting minutes and follows up on action items.
• Acts as support staff in collecting contract data and documentation to resolve changes and claims.
• Assists in project close‑out activities and acquisition of technical documents, project records, including as‑builts, drawings, test records and maintenance manuals.
• Leads efforts in performing tests required to ensure material compliance with plans and specifications.
• Performs other duties as directed by Senior Project Managers / OARs of Project Engineers.

• Eight (8) years full‑time paid professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involving project or construction management of commercial and/or public or educational facility construction projects with values in excess of $15M.

• 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 the Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design process.

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.