About the Role
Conduct analysis of Building Envelope, 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 systems projects.
Responsibilities
- Perform technical reviews of projects to assess constructability, examine design details, perform quantity takeoffs, and recommend construction sequencing and logistics.
- Review and evaluate project specific designs, program intent, contractual obligations, division of responsibilities, and deliverables as related to Building Envelope.
- Evaluate Building Envelope for energy code compliance.
- Develop and present alternate exterior wall systems complete with cost benefit analysis.
- Review and assess project documentation related to Building Envelope, basis of design documents, specifications, reports, and shop drawings.
- Examine documents for compliance with local/national code requirements.
- Propose potential solutions to Design/Construction team for design optimization, challenges, and constructability improvements as related to Building Envelope.
- Evaluate and provide and guidance for project non-conformances and operations issues.
- Establish constructive and effective relationships with internal/external project team members, subcontractors, and clients 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. geotechnical, structural, code-compliance, architectural, MEFP, vertical transportation, acoustics, and fire).
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science from accredited and credentialed degree program in Architecture/Engineering and 4 years of industry experience as Building Envelope Engineer/Consultant or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
- Design experience in diverse array of projects through all phases of design and construction, with focus on all Building Envelope elements, required
- Think and write in highly structured manner with creativity to develop specialized solutions and anticipating potential challenges and opportunities, required
- Exterior Envelope products and costs knowledge
- 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 design analysis, general collaboration software (e.g. Bluebeam Studio) and operation of 3D and BIM software (e.g. Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp)
- U.S. travel, 25%
- 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.
- 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.
Skills
- Building Envelope analysis
- Technical reviews
- Design risk mitigation
- Construction challenge identification and solving
- Optimization opportunities generation
- Design-build systems projects
- Design-bid build systems projects
- Constructability assessment
- Design details examination
- Quantity takeoffs
- Construction sequencing and logistics recommendation
- Project specific designs evaluation
- Program intent evaluation
- Contractual obligations evaluation
- Division of responsibilities evaluation
- Deliverables evaluation
- Energy code compliance evaluation
- Alternate exterior wall systems development
- Cost benefit analysis
- Project documentation review
- Basis of design documents review
- Specifications review
- Reports review
- Shop drawings review
- Code requirements compliance examination
- Design optimization proposal
- Constructability improvements proposal
- Non-conformances evaluation
- Operations issues guidance
- Relationship building
- Design coordination
- Exterior Envelope products knowledge
- Exterior Envelope costs knowledge
- U.S. building design codes knowledge
- Material specific standards knowledge
- Peer reviews
- Due diligence studies
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration
- Industry innovations awareness
- Design software for design analysis
- General collaboration software (e.g. Bluebeam Studio)
- 3D software operation
- BIM software operation (e.g. Navisworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp)
Location
- New York, NY 10001 USA
Work Type
- Regular
- On-site
Experience Level
- Experienced
- 4 years of industry experience
Education Level
- Bachelors Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $125,000–$195,000
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
About the Company
- Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer —minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
- VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Equal Opportunity
- Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer —minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.
- VEVRAA Federal Contractor
