Assistant MEP Superintendent/Engineer (Kansas City)

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings. 

For more than 30 years, Turner's Kansas City office has helped shape our local skyline with projects such as Arrowhead Stadium, Sporting Park, and University of Kansas Hospital Physicians Medical Office Building. Kansas City’s current working portfolio includes everything from data centers and elaborate healthcare renovations to elementary schools.  

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner? If so, apply and let’s do great things together!


 

Position Description: Assist in the management, evaluation, and assessment of Mechanical and Electrical systems for projects, supporting all aspects of the project life-cycle, including schedule, budget and quality.

Reports to: Superintendent, MEP Superintendent/MEP Engineer, Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of all field activities and exchange of information with engineers, design consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, inspectors, Turner staff, and owner’s representatives to resolve mechanical and electrical issues.
• Assist in the development of MEP systems schedules that address all phases of the project, including engineering, coordination, installation, start-up, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Benchmark and monitor work progress compared to the project schedule.
• Approve subcontractor monthly payment requisitions, ensuring funds and manpower required are appropriate for the remaining work.
• Oversee subcontractor work, ensuring accordance with contract documents and approved submittals.
• Preplan all field activities, ensuring that areas are ready for work according to project schedule.
• Monitor allocation of manpower and record progress of the project schedule with manpower loading and activities.
• Optimize work sequences between mechanical and electrical systems and other trades. Resolve systems conflicts.
• Assist with start-up, testing, commissioning, closeout, and turnover.
• Support development and implementation of the quality control plan.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management plus two years related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience relating to mechanical and electrical systems. Possess business acumen with excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational ability, and proficiency with computer applications. Demonstrate the personal attributes of a team player to support the development of a high performing team in the right environment built on trust, respect, accountability, humility, integrity, commitment, discipline, adaptability, initiative, and vision.

 

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the duties will occasionally require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear (bells, whistles, etc.), stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works on-site at the construction worksite where the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in this work environment is usually moderate to very loud.

*May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.     

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.