Senior Construction Office Engineer

About Dabri:

Dabri, Inc. is a professional program management, infrastructure engineering, and construction management consulting firm, serving Northern and Southern California Area since 2001. We provide project management, engineering, construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, QA/QC, project controls, change management, and general consulting services for public and private projects; specialized in a wide range of market sectors including transportation, infrastructure, water/wastewater, aviation, recreation, educational, and healthcare facilities.

We are looking for a Senior Office Engineer to work on site for the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles to support the ongoing M&O Projects throughout the district. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join a growing team of dedicated Managers and engineers, we're interested in meeting with you

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 Requirements

Required Experience:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
• Eight (8) years full time paid professional experience in a similar or equivalent position involved in project or construction management of 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 processes
  
  

Qualified female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply. If you are interested in joining our team of professionals, please submit a resume in Word format, with detailed project descriptions, a list of all educational achievements, professional licenses and certificates, expected salary or hourly, and three references.

The candidate must have either a green card or a permit to work (US Citizen). No visa sponsorship is available. No relocation assistance is allowed.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

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