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Reviews existing and projected construction contracts, plans, and specifications from the standpoint of anticipating and making recommendations to improve quality, safety, constructability, biddability, and facilitate effective administration.

Work with other Corps of Engineers team members, architects, engineers, and construction contractors to ensure requisite quality control is maintained, work is performed in accordance with contract provisions.

Responsible for supervision and oversight of construction contracts.

Develop preliminary findings on specifications, estimates, and recommendations for contract change orders and supplemental agreements involving additions and changes in work, designs, methods, materials, equipment, time, and costs.

Ensure technical problems during site preparation and construction operations are resolved with minimal impact on project execution.

Work with customers/sponsors/outside agencies to promote favorable and effective working relations and ensure adequate construction progress is maintained.

Makes on-the-spot decisions and commitments to avoid delays in construction with respect to minor changes, deviations from schedules, substitution of materials, and resolution of dispute over the acceptability of work.

During design phase of a project, performs constructability review of project designs and specifications to determine site compatibility and anticipated problems and participates in plan-in-hand reviews.

Conducts negotiations with contractors on modification work to establish equitable prices and realistic time allowance for modified and/or additional work.

Visit construction sites to ensure work is being completed within specifications.

Reviews contractor's submittal data on proposed materials and equipment for conformance with contract requirements and recommends approval or disapproval of submitted items.