Project Engineer- Richmond

• Work Location:
  
  Richmond, KY***

Must be a US Citizen and must pass a federal background review and drug screen

The Project Engineer will provide construction project engineering services, including project observation, quality assurance, contract administration, and reporting to government personnel. This role will support construction project delivery by implementing government decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policies and assisting with submittal reviews, cost estimates, and contract modifications.

• Oversee construction, contract administration, and quality assurance activities in accordance with established policies, procedures, regulations, and contract requirements. Monitor assigned projects through field surveillance and prepare daily reports covering project progress, costs, and engineering considerations.
• Analyze design and construction issues, investigate contract requirements and applicable codes and specifications, recommend solutions to conflicting plans or requirements, and provide engineering advice to government personnel on contract compliance and environmental considerations.
• Review construction schedules, progress percentages, completed work, and contractor progress payment requests to assess schedule reasonableness and verify that payment amounts reflect work performed. Submit recommendations and identify factors delaying project progress, including responsibility for delays.
• Review the contractor’s Quality Control Plan, Safety Plan, Schedule of Prices, Progress Schedules, Network Analysis Diagrams (CPMs), Environmental Protection Plan, Asbestos Plan, and submittal register for compliance with contract requirements and good practices.
• Review contractor daily quality control reports and conduct daily quality assurance inspections and surveillance to verify compliance with the USACE three-phase quality control system, contractor Quality Control and Safety Programs, and contract requirements for materials and workmanship. Attend preparatory and initial quality assurance inspections.
• Submit daily Quality Assurance Reports (QAR) on ENG Form 2538-1-R within 24 hours of inspection, emphasizing identified deficiencies. Maintain tracking of deficiencies, field problems, and requests for information (RFIs), verify corrective actions, and document findings in the QAR.
• Verify site location, layout, elevations, and required quality control measures before construction begins. Verify required quality control tests and results, coordinate quality assurance soils and concrete tests, prepare written reports documenting test results and contract compliance, and monitor contractor quality control system and material tests.
• Inspect plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and special systems with qualified personnel.
• Monitor compliance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1), attend contractor safety meetings, and review phase hazard analyses and safety meeting minutes. Immediately report life-threatening or serious safety violations.
• Attend and participate in an advisory capacity at preconstruction conferences, quality control coordination meetings, progress reviews, and other meetings with construction contractors. Prepare meeting agendas, take notes, and submit meeting minutes.
• Assist with labor standards interviews and DD Form 1567, and review contractor payrolls for compliance with trade classifications, wage rates, apprentice requirements, and overtime pay.
• Arrange and coordinate requests for passes, outages, excavation permits, hot work permits, hauling, and delivery routes.
• Prepare requests for change proposals and Performance Work Statements.
• Assist in preparing Government cost and time estimates.
• Analyze contractor proposals for technical requirements, cost, and schedule by comparing them with the Government estimate.
• Support negotiations for fair and reasonable settlements of contract time extensions and cost increases or decreases. Prepare final change order documents, including change justifications and price negotiation memorandums, for signature, and maintain the contract modification register.
• Notify any potential claims, disputes, or conflicting interpretations of contract requirements or documents.
• Maintain orderly working files for correspondence, meeting minutes and conference records, submittal data and registers, inspection and monthly…