Construction Specialist ; Water​/Wastewater

Job Title:

Construction Specialist 3 (Water/Wastewater)

Group: PSF

Employment Type:

Regular

• Performs basic to moderately complex estimating tasks including performing quantity take‑offs, creating material price lists, and researching labor, material and equipment costs for these take‑offs.
• Utilizes Timberline to prepare or assists in preparation of Opinions of Probable Cost of Construction (OPCC) and design build projects.
• Researches historical data (purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc.) and compiles summary reports to develop guidelines and precedence for future estimates.
• Receives, reviews and files pricings received from project managers or procurement group against OPCCs performed by estimators.
• Contacts subcontractors and suppliers for current pricing and bidder interest.
• Participates in pre‑bid job walks.
• Participates in Bid‑Day quote tabulations.
• Supervises and directs overall project activities of basic to moderately complex projects as assigned.
• Provides technical, field and site administration support to field and project personnel.
• Prepares and reviews submittals of moderate to high complexity.
• Issues construction documents and layout to field crews and answers questions.
• Prepares and interprets specifications and drawings for foremen and superintendents.
• Maintains and edits all field as‑built drawings for projects.
• Completes requests for information (RFI) and assists project managers with change management.
• Coordinates timely arrival of parts, equipment, construction materials, and installation with field personnel and vendors.
• Develops or assists in the development of purchase orders, subcontracts, change orders, and applications for payment to the client.
• Develops simple to complex scopes of work.
• Performs surveying functions and verifies final locations and elevations.
• Prepares required documentation records such as Project Execution Plans (PXPs), Conforming bid documents from addenda, Status reports and meeting minutes, Operations and Maintenance manuals, Warranties, Spare parts, Punch lists.
• Assists design engineers and labor/subcontractors to determine solutions for unexpected site conditions.
• Develops agendas and attends project meetings with project teams, subcontractors, and owners.
• May independently manage small and/or basic pieces of construction projects.
• Prepares project scheduling and financial analyses and spreadsheets of moderate complexity for routine and non‑routine project reporting.
• Collects and updates engineering and construction information to reflect most current plans and requirements.
• Develops detailed baseline schedules for engineering and construction portions of projects including developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs), activity logic ties and dependencies, and activity durations.
• Works with project controls teams to update project schedules with actual progress including changing durations or logic ties as necessary to manage the critical path.
• Works with project managers and project controls teams to develop Time Impact Analysis (TIA) schedules for use in change management.
• Generates reports and data for subcontract change requests, bid comparisons, new work item estimates, and resolution of potential schedule/work problems.
• Supports collection of subconsultant and subcontractor schedule and cost submittals.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• Reviews the work of more junior staff.
• Develops the Quality Control Plan (QCP) for review.
• Reviews contract specifications, quality plans, design and construction submittals, and drawings.
• Conducts or assists with conducting field inspections to evaluate the work performed and materials used.
• Verifies quality of workmanship, quality/quantity of materials used, and compliance with plans, specifications, estimates, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Documents deficiencies and deviations from plans.
• Maintains and updates Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) reporting for project sites.
• Works with Health & Safety professionals to identify Definable Features of Work (DFOWs), develop Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), and develop portions of the Health and Safety Plan.
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