Senior Office Engineer at Cumming in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

Position Title: Senior Office Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Req Id: JR100372

Time Type: Full time

Description:

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 20 rankings in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Essential Duties & 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.

• 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.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• 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.

• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company.

• Demonstrate an understanding of how project documentation impacts the project flow.

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.

• Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.

• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.

• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.

• Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.

• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.

• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression

• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently.

• Demonstrate sound judgement and logical decisions making skills.

• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment.

• Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.

Required Education and Experience:

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.

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.

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Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

About_Us:

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/

Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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