Office Engineer II

The Tsui Group is seeking a qualified and experienced Office Engineer to join our aviation team in Los Angeles County. The Office Engineer supports the project management team by handling the administrative, technical, and coordination functions required to deliver construction projects efficiently and incompliance with contract requirements. This role is responsible for managing project documentation, assisting with construction engineering tasks, coordinating with contractors and design teams, and ensuring timely communication among all project stakeholders. The Office Engineer helps track progress, maintain logs, support cost and schedule controls, and ensure that project records, submittals, RFIs, and change orders are processed accurately and promptly.

Essential Job Duties:

• Manage and maintain all project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, change orders, meeting minutes, and daily reports.
• Track, log, and monitor contractor submittals to ensure timely review and distribution to design teams and project stakeholders.
• Prepare, process, and follow up on Requests for Information (RFIs), ensuring prompt communication of responses to all relevant parties.
• Update and maintain RFI and submittal logs in PMWeb, ensuring accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Maintain organized hard copy and electronic project files; oversee document and submittal management systems.
• Work with contractors to ensure drawings and project documents are posted and updated in a timely manner.
• Distribute documents, submittals, and RFIs for review; track review comments, compile responses, obtain management approval, and issue formal responses to contractors.
• Coordinate with contractors, design teams, inspectors, and project managers to support clear and consistent information flow.
• Assist in preparing construction meeting agendas, presentations, and action item logs.
• Support field operations by coordinating with field engineers and superintendents to maintain alignment between project documentation and field activities.
• Ensure proper filing, organization, and archiving of all project records in accordance with LAWA project standards.
• Manipulate various electronic file formats to create exhibits, graphics, and supporting materials for meetings and presentations.
• Perform additional project support duties as assigned, including attending and documenting project meetings, writing agendas and minutes, expediting processes, and maintaining expediting logs.

Professional Experience Level/Other Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of experience , preferably on airport projects
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction program and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel
• Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus
• Must possess the ability to effectively interact with various departments to maintain open lines of communication
• Capability to assume additional responsibilities
• Proven accuracy, reliability and completeness in job accomplishment
• Demonstrated success on the job, as evidenced by satisfactory performance, acceptance of responsibility and growth in previous position
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues to a non-technical audience
• Preferred civil flat work experience - airports and road construction.  Airport civil airfield work on runway, taxiway, apron and associated utilities
• Experience working with outside agencies i.e. General Services division, LADBS, LADWP, etc.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or other related technical field
• State of California Professional Engineer's license, preferred
• AAAE, LEED, PE, PMP, AICP etc. and/or any other relevant Professional Licensure or Certification - optional

Hardware/Software Knowledge: 

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Prolog and other Project Management Systems, preferred
• Proficiency in Bluebeam or other PDF programs

• Salary Range: $108,000-$113,000
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes