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Senior Office Engineer - M&O

Owais Construction Group
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Los Angeles, California, United States
$109,000 - $139,000 USD yearly
Benefits:
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
  • Vision insurance
Position Description:
  • 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
  • Schedule, document and track project planning and engineering activities with Project Managers, contractors, field staff and other stakeholders
  • Reads, interprets and evaluates architectural and engineering plans and proposals and 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) for quality assurance and merit
  • Prepares cost estimates and assists in negotiating a fair and reasonable cost for change orders submitted by contractors
  • Reviews and monitors applications for payment and ensures projects are delivered within approved timelines
  • Performs site walks to verify field conditions and develop progress or status reports
  • Reviews contractor baseline schedules, including analysis of critical path and recovery schedules
  • Reviews Constructability Review and ensure compliance with District standards, Division of State Architect (DSA) guidelines and building code requirements
  • Maintain project files and logs that include correspondence, contractor invoices and progress statements, change orders as well as claims, timesheets and extra services
  • Coordinates progress meetings with contractors, project managers and field staff; prepares agendas and records meeting minutes and follows up on action items
  • Acts as support staff in the collection of 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 of 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 or Project Engineers 
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Required Experience:
  • Eight (8) years full time paid professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction management of commercial and/or public or educational facility construction projects with values in excess of $15M. 
Additional Preferred Experience:
  • 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 Division of the State Architect (DSA) construction/design process
Required Education: 
  • 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.
Compensation: $109,000.00 - $139,000.00 per year