Project Engineer – Fort Devens

Work Location:

Fort Devens, MA

Salary: Based on experience and will be discussed with manager in interview

REQUIREMENT: 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 and reporting to government personnel. This role will support project development and delivery by implementing government decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policies.

• Oversee construction, contract administration, and quality assurance activities in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Analyze design and construction issues with respect to contract requirements and provide recommendations to government personnel regarding compliance with contract provisions and environmental requirements.
• Exercise engineering judgment to assist in developing solutions to conflicting plan details or requirements identified during construction.
• Obtain and incorporate recommendations from the Designer-of-Record (DoR) and LRL’s Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) into recommended solutions.
• Review project schedules and provide recommendations regarding schedule items, progress percentages, and the relationship between completed work and contract payments.
• Coordinate with the onsite Quality Assurance Representative to verify that reported progress accurately represents the proportional monetary amount of the contract.
• Review monthly schedule updates and provide comments to the Resident Office ACO/COR within five working days of receipt.
• Review construction contractor submittals for compliance with contract requirements, enter recommended approval codes and remarks into RMS, and distribute submittals to appropriate reviewers.
• Set deadlines for submittal reviews and ensure reviews are completed two working days prior to required review dates and provided to the Resident Office ACO/COR for approval.
• Prepare correspondence for the Resident Office ACO/COR’s signature.
• Provide field surveillance and prepare detailed daily reports covering factors affecting cost and engineering considerations.
• Prepare quality assurance plans for assigned projects and provide them to government personnel.
• Assist the government with preparing modification scopes of work, including drawings and specifications, as well as cost estimates.
• Recommend objectives for government personnel to pursue on contractor proposals and prepare draft change orders and modifications for the Resident Office ACO/COR’s signature.
• Prepare technical, cost, and price analyses of proposals for modifications, Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs), and claims.
• Support negotiations to reach fair and reasonable settlements of contract time extensions and cost increases or decreases.
• Review the construction 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 conformance with contract requirements and good practice.
• Prepare detailed written reports with recommendations to the Task Order COR for acceptance or non-acceptance, including problem areas and nonconformance with contract requirements.
• Attend and participate in an advisory capacity at preconstruction conferences, quality control coordination meetings, in-progress reviews, and other conferences and meetings with construction contractors and the COR.
• Prepare meeting agendas, maintain meeting notes, and prepare meeting minutes for submission to the COR within two working days.
• Review the construction contractor’s daily quality control reports to ensure quality control…