Tutor Perini Corporation is seeking a Field Cost Engineer to join our office in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

About Tutor Perini:

Tutor Perini Corporation is a leading civil, building, and specialty Construction Company that believes integrity, teamwork, and a collaborative approach are fundamental to our business success.

We transform industries and communities through stunning and complex infrastructure projects — to ensure public safety, maintain a quality of life and support a healthy economy. For more than a century, Tutor Perini Corporation’s family of construction companies has supported the development and maintenance of many diverse projects across our great nation.

From coast to coast, notable projects include The Purple Line (D Line) Extensions in Los Angeles, SR 99 Viaduct replacement tunnel in Seattle, East Side Access projects and the Hudson Yards Platform in New York, Central Subway Third Street Light Rail in San Francisco, and multiple airport expansions and bridge projects. At Tutor Perini you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of large, high-profile, projects that impact your community.

Extraordinary Projects need Exceptional Talent

DESCRIPTION:

As a Field Cost Engineer at Tutor Perini Corporation, reporting to the Project Manager and/or Senior Project Engineer on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Division 20 Project in downtown Los Angeles, CA, you will have the opportunity to: 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review Owner ordered extra work documents for accuracy and completeness and develop questions as they relate to assigned scope of work
• Develop scope of work packages to define project work requirements through narratives, checklists, and quantity take-off for change order pricing
• Solicit subcontractor/vendor quotations, prepare and distribute change order document packages, respond to inquiries, being knowledgeable of respective scopes of work and responsibilities
• Evaluate and analyze subcontractor/vendor proposals to ensure accuracy in scope. (Quantities, schedule, inclusions, exclusions, etc.)
• Prepare subcontractors/vendors price analysis sheets
• Coordinate with operations team on this design-bid-build project to support development of cost and schedule proposals (CSP)
• Finalize cost proposals for submission to the client
• Assist with change order negotiations and finalize agreed upon terms, conditions, and price
• Assist with purchasing and definition of subcontractor/ vendor agreements scope of work
• Ability to work in a team environment with multiple Changes at the same time
• Ability to understand construction documents and develop scopes of work
• Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and oral
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Word primarily)
• Working knowledge of take-off software or similar a plus
• Working knowledge of estimating software

REQUIREMENTS:

• Six (6) or more years of experience in the construction industry with an emphasis on estimating
• Experience in fixed price, design-build, and/ or self-perform estimating a plus
• Experience with Government projects a plus
• Experience with sitework, concrete, utilities, systems, or rail, a plus
• Candidates local to Los Angeles, California preferred

Expected salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 depending on experience.

Tutor Perini builds extraordinary projects, and we need exceptional talent. Join us and together we will build the projects that improve our community.