

Special Systems Engineer
Turner Construction Co.
Posted Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Posting ID: req18510
Raleigh, NC
Division: Carolinas
Project Location(s): Raleigh, NC 27602 USA
Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt
If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings.
Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner? If so, apply and let's do great things together!
Position Description: Perform construction engineering activities related to Special Systems including Division 27 Telecommunication and 28 Electrical Safety, and security specifications for project types such as sports venues, aviation, federal, healthcare, detention, and data centers.
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites 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 the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Project Location(s): Raleigh, NC 27602 USA
Minimum Years Experience: Travel Involved: Job Type: Regular Job Classification: Experienced Education: Job Family: Construction Compensation: Salaried Exempt
If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings.
Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner? If so, apply and let's do great things together!
Position Description: Perform construction engineering activities related to Special Systems including Division 27 Telecommunication and 28 Electrical Safety, and security specifications for project types such as sports venues, aviation, federal, healthcare, detention, and data centers.
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as key Special Systems Engineering resource to project, providing extensive and comprehensive knowledge, and understanding of contract documents, including plans, specifications, and applicable codes.
- Establish, communicate, and maintain Special Systems procedures with Design professionals, consultants, owner and subcontractors for information flow, approvals, meetings, reporting, and applications for payment.
- Conduct thorough Special Systems construction document reviews and examine documents for constructability and Quality Control (QC), raise concerns to attention of appropriate design professionals and see through to resolution.
- Prepare and manage Special Systems Requests for Information (RFIs) processing.
- Prepare and manage Contract Items List for Special Systems components and materials to ensure Required On Job (ROJ) dates comply with project schedule with appropriate approval status.
- Prepare various Special Systems project studies to support recommendations for materials and methods, and cost estimates.
- Prepare Special Systems project status reports and identify and escalate risks to Project Manager.
- Schedule, conduct, and document Special Systems meetings to ensure alignment of project activities.
- Participate in creating and implementing Quality Control (QC) Plan with Special Systems project team.
- Participate in Special Systems subcontractor change order process, including review of estimates, negotiation of change orders, and obtain required owner approvals.
- Conduct regular project walkthroughs to ensure work safely proceeds in accordance with contract documents, coordination drawings, and approved submittals.
- Collaborate with Special Systems Superintendent on turnover process, including start-up, testing, and commissioning.
- Manage Special Systems project close-out, including securing warranties, guarantees, acceptance of work, subcontractor and vendor close, final payment, and records retention.
- May prepare Special Systems procurement schedule for Subcontractors and major material and equipment purchases to ensure timely buyouts and compliance with construction schedule.
- May develop Special Systems subcontractor Scope of Work (SOW) documents for bid packages, major material and equipment purchases and include in detailed contract items list.
- May work with Preconstruction and Purchasing in development of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) or initial project budget and consult on Special Systems engineering specific project needs.
- May supervise and develop Special Systems Engineering employees, and participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 6 years of experience with progressive responsibility and exposure to construction design, cost, sequence, logistics and field installations of substantial Low Voltage and IT (Information Technology) Infrastructure components or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience with installation of one or more major systems and IT Infrastructure components, required
- Working knowledge of Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance (TIA/EIA) and Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI)
- Basic system integration experience
- Experience in Special Systems engineering principles and techniques
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedule
- Knowledge of estimating, construction costs, scheduling, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques, various building systems
- Effective time management of competing demands and able to meet work objectives in a deadline driven work environment
- Professional and effective written and verbal communications skills with ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences, and tailor communications appropriately
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites 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 the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.