Construction Surveillance Engineer

BB&E is an employee-owned, full-service civil and environmental engineering and consulting firm, headquartered in Northville, Michigan, which services both the Federal and Industrial sectors throughout the United States. BB&E team members provide Environmental Consulting, Facilities Engineering, and Program/Project Management Services to Federal and private sectors.

BB&E is currently looking for a
Construction Surveillance Engineer
to support the NAVFAC Southeast (SE) Headquarters, Public Works Departments (PWD), and Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) in Barksdale, LA.

• Provide management support to the FEAD/ROICC for construction services such as construction inspection, quality assurance, monitoring ESS compliance and contract administration; construction work includes repair, demolition, and new construction that the office executes for various commands and tenants on the installation; work will encompass all trades that are typical for repair, demolition, and new construction projects; specific workload will be identified upon arrival.
• Coordinate requests from the construction Contractor for outage requests, excavation permits, burn permits, haul routes, and other similar items.
• Attend meetings and conferences,take notes, and provide information to the FEAD/ROICC or the FEAD/ROICC’s representative at meetings, conferences, and briefings;includes:
  
  Preconstruction Conference, Safety Meetings, Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Meetings, Partnering Meetings.
• Provideconstruction briefings and reports.
• Provide review of submittalsdesignatedfor 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 the Contractor'ssubmittedplans.
• 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;monitormeasurements and assurance surveying;monitormaterials testing.
• Witness testing of waste, gas, water, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire protection, elevator, boiler, and energy monitoring control systems.
• Review daily CQC and Contractor Production Reports (CPRs);monitor the updating of Submittal Status Logs; and other required documentation.
• Work with the CSET and FEAD/ROICC personnel to complete, together with the construction Contractor’s representative, the field pay estimate worksheet for the construction contract.
• Notify FEAD/ROICC Leadership of disagreements, discrepancies, or major problems.
• Assistin conducting pre-final inspections.
• Provide advice for modification negotiations.
• Maintain working files;useNAVFAC’s Electronic Construction and Facility Support Contract Management System (eCMS) to manage electronic submittals and documents.
• Prepare an independent construction cost estimate for modifications to construction contracts; prepare, for each modification cost estimate, a narrative assessment of the impact of the proposed change on the construction Contractor’s operations.
• Provideconstruction photographic and record drawing services.
• Performconstructability review services; perform spot checks for completeness and accuracy of the construction plans and specifications, and determine the constructability of the facility at the beginning and during the duration of each Phase of Construction.
• Manage Requests for Information (RFIs).

• Construction technical competencies and qualifications to verify that a specific level of workmanship was obtained.
• Knowledge of construction scheduling methods and familiarity with the use of scheduling software, including but not limited to Primavera Suretrak/P3/P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency in using computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook;
  Adobe Acrobat Professional; and RS Means/Cost Works.
• Ability to communicate effectively, concisely, and authoritatively in English both orally and in writing.…