Traveling Project Engineer - Self Perform Operations

Description

The position is responsible for managing and supervising all engineering and administrative policies, procedures and functions at the project level, and coordinating with field operations to ensure information is properly transferred, understood, and implemented. It reports to the Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, or Project Executive.

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of contract documents, plans, specifications, and codes.
• Lead, supervise, and develop engineering staff, including performance appraisals.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety, ethics, and compliance requirements.
• Communicate information among all project team members.
• Establish procedures for information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting, and payment applications with designers, consultants, owners, and subcontractors.
• Collaborate with preconstruction, estimating, and purchasing to develop GMP or project budget and lead preconstruction efforts for engineering.
• Conduct construction document reviews for constructability and QA/QC, addressing concerns with design professionals.
• Participate in studies, material and method recommendations, and cost estimates.
• Prepare detailed contract item lists, trade scopes of work, and procurement schedules for timely buy‑outs.
• Manage project financial status, preparing status reports and accurate financials.
• Schedule, conduct, and document job, owner‑architect, and coordination meetings.
• Oversee subcontract change order process: review estimates, negotiate, obtain approvals, and prepare change orders.
• Manage project close‑out, securing warranties, guarantees, final payments, and records retention.

Requirements

Division: SPO. Project location is Lebanon, Indiana (46052 USA). The role requires 80–90% travel and is a regular, experienced, salaried exempt position within the construction family.

Qualified candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and have at least eight years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Required knowledge includes accounting principles, cost control, estimating, construction costs, scheduling, purchasing, engineering principles, building systems, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Turner’s project management software and BIM/Lean technologies is desirable. Strong oral and written communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills are essential.

The role demands physical ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work in construction areas, with vision requirements such as close and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment, and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance