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Headquarters
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| Project Location(s): |
Anaheim, CA 92806 USA
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| Minimum Years Experience: |
4 |
| Travel Involved: |
0-10% |
| Job Type: |
Regular |
| Job Classification: |
Experienced |
| Education: |
Bachelors Degree |
| Job Family: |
Construction |
| Compensation: |
Salaried Exempt |
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Job Title: Design Specialist - Building Envelope Job Family: CN Position Description: Conduct critical Geotechnical Engineering analysis, provide input and perform technical reviews, mitigate potential design risk, identify and solve construction challenges, and generate optimization opportunities for pursuit and execution of design-build and design-bid-build system projects. Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
- Perform technical reviews of projects to assess constructability, examine design details, perform quantity takeoffs, and recommend construction sequencing and logistics as related to Geotechnical work.
- Review and evaluate project specific designs related to Geotechnical work, program intent, contractual obligations, division of responsibilities, and deliverables.
- Review and assess project documentation, Geotechnical engineering reports, seismic hazard reports, drawings, basis of design documents, specifications, calculations, and shop drawings.
- Analyze elements of subsurface investigations, Geotechnical recommendations, foundation systems, and temporary construction systems (excavation support, dewatering, and underpinning, etc.) developed to date; establish sufficiency of design, and identify means of optimizing design and construction components.
- Propose potential solutions to Design/Construction team for design optimization, risk management challenges, and constructability improvements.
- Evaluate and provide guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues.
- Document Geotechnical review activities in formal report formats, technical memoranda, Bluebeam Studio sessions, and spreadsheet-based comment lists.
- Establish constructive and effective relationships with internal project team members to facilitate understanding and influence design and project development.
- Work in partnership with linked design disciplines to improve the coordination of design concepts (e.g. structural, architecture, code-compliance, building envelope and facade, MEFP, vertical transportation, acoustics, and fire).
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor in Science Degree from accredited and credentialed degree program in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) and 4 years of industry experience as practicing Geotechnical Engineer or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
- Professional Engineer license, required
- Steadfast understanding of structural mechanics and structural engineering principles, required
- Design experience on diverse array of projects through all phases of design and construction, required
- Think and write in highly structured manner with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities, required
- Geotechnical and Foundation system costs knowledge and experience
- Seismic hazard analysis and construction vibrations experience
- U.S. building design codes and material specific standards experience Peer reviews and/or due diligence studies experience
- Effective and clear verbal and written communication skills
- Enjoy working in professional interdisciplinary team environment
- Demonstrate commitment to continue to develop in area of expertise and awareness of industry innovations
- Design software for geotechnical analysis (LPILE, Slide7, Settle3D, Plaxis2D, Shoring Suite, CPe-IT, and MathCAD, etc.), general collaboration software (e.g. Bluebeam Studio) and operation of 3D and BIM software (e.g. Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp)
- Travel required
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 required duties will 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, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud The annual salary range for the position is $110,000 - $140,000. |
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Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer -
minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor |
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Turner Construction Company
May 28, 2025