Construction Surveillance Engineer

About This Role

Provide construction surveillance and management support to NAVFAC Southeast, ensuring quality assurance, monitoring compliance, and administering contracts for repair, demolition, and new construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide management support for construction services including inspection, quality assurance, ESS compliance monitoring, and contract administration
• Coordinate requests from the construction Contractor for outages, excavation permits, and other similar items
• Attend and provide information at meetings and conferences, including Preconstruction, Safety, CQC, and Partnering Meetings
• Provide construction briefings and reports
• Review submittals designated for Government approval
• Provide construction schedule review/analysis and notes/comments/recommendations on Progress Schedules and Network Diagrams, Contractor's Safety Plan, and CQC Plan
• Monitor construction work for project CQC compliance with the contract and Contractor's submitted plans
• Prepare Construction Representative's Reports (CRRs) and Contract Construction Compliance Notices (CCCNs)
• Report instances of non-compliance with safety requirements
• Monitor compliance with environmental protection requirements, measurements and assurance surveying, and materials testing
• Witness testing of various systems (waste, gas, water, electrical, HVAC, fire protection, elevator, boiler, energy monitoring control)
• Review daily CQC and Contractor Production Reports (CPRs) and monitor updating of Submittal Status Logs
• Complete field pay estimate worksheets for construction contracts with CSET and FEAD/ROICC personnel
• Notify FEAD/ROICC Leadership of disagreements, discrepancies, or major problems
• Assist in conducting pre-final inspections
• Provide advice for modification negotiations
• Maintain working files and use NAVFAC's Electronic Construction and Facility Support Contract Management System (eCMS)
• Prepare independent construction cost estimates and narrative assessments for modifications to construction contracts
• Provide construction photographic and record drawing services
• Perform constructability review services and spot checks for completeness and accuracy of plans and specifications
• Manage Requests for Information (RFIs)

Requirements

• Construction technical competencies and qualifications to verify workmanship
• Knowledge of construction scheduling methods and software (Primavera Suretrak/P3/P6, Microsoft Project)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Adobe Acrobat Professional; and RS Means/CostWorks
• Ability to communicate effectively, concisely, and authoritatively in English both orally and in writing
• Experience in preparing correspondence, writing reports, and briefing management personnel
• Experience in developing and maintaining complex, long-term, multi-year program construction management activities
• Familiarity with Federal building design criteria and construction guide specifications
• Knowledge of construction practices and techniques
• Ability to accurately calculate construction costs for changes and provide recommendations for equitable adjustments
• Ability to monitor and review contractor submissions of as-built drawings
• Ability to identify critical and long lead-time materials and recommend procurement strategies
• U.S. Citizen

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited university; or construction management from an ABET or ACCE-accredited university; or architecture from a NAAB-accredited university, or additional 5 years of experience
• A minimum of 7 years of experience as a Construction Manager, Field Engineer, Project Engineer, or Quality Control Manager on commercial/industrial type facilities, utility, or waterfront related contracts valued over $5M.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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