Engineer; Des Moines

Posted: 02/22/2026

Division:
Des Moines Main
Project Location(s):
West Des Moines, IA 50266 USA
Travel Involved:
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification:
Experienced
Job Family:
Construction

Turner Construction is an industry‑leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120‑year history spanning iconic projects worldwide, including 10 of the world’s 100 tallest buildings. Turner’s rich Iowa history began with the construction of the iconic Hazen Water Tower in 1930. Today Turner is Iowa’s leading General Contractor, delivering a portfolio that includes healthcare, higher education, aviation, municipalities, commercial, sports, critical facilities, and office building renovations.

Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, represented, and supported to reach their ultimate potential. Our technical expertise and recognized leadership inspire greatness in every project we build.

Manage, evaluate, and assess information necessary to construct the project on time, within budget and to the quality specified by the contract documents. The Engineer has supervisory responsibility for Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, and Interns and is accountable for building the overall project “on paper”.

Reports to:

Project Engineer, Project Manager, or Project Executive

• Act as liaison with architects, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, inspectors, and other Turner job staff and owner’s representatives to resolve issues related to plans and specifications.
• Oversee and make decisions related to contract drawings and subcontract information, ensuring all drawings and specifications properly relate to the estimate.
• Manage the project budget.
• Manage submittals and shop drawings, assess conformance to contract specifications, and resolve any conflicts in interpretation.
• Negotiate change orders, managing information on changes in the work; prepare independent analysis, obtain and check estimates from subcontractors, obtain approval from the architect and owner, and resolve conflicts.
• Oversee the close‑out process, preparing final records such as RFIs, close‑out records, warranties, as‑builts, operations and maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts, and evaluate information to ensure compliance with contract documents.
• Supervise Assistant Engineers, Engineering Assistants, Plan Clerks, and interns, including providing input on performance appraisals.
• Prepare scope of work documents for trades.
• Develop reports such as general conditions items, labor, safety, change order logs, and quality control.
• Schedule and manage subcontractor trade coordination meetings, pre‑construction meetings, and submittal review meetings.

• Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of four years’ related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

• Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Utilizes leading‑edge technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEAN.

• Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and schedules.

• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment…