Planate Management Group - Engineering Technician (GA)

PMG is seeking an Engineering Technician to support NAVFAC in Georgia.

The engineering technician will provide service and deliverables through performance.

The ideal candidate must have extensive technical and practical knowledge, and experience as an Engineering Technician in DoD construction environments with sound understanding of engineering concepts, principles and practices applicable to civil, mechanical, electrical, and/or environmental engineering concerned with the design, layout, and supervision of construction operations.

Technician should have the ability to review technical engineering specifications and statements of work covering complex and diverse engineering designs or changes and a thorough knowledge of construction practices and methods as well as construction management.

Strong written and verbal communication skills will be required to report on progress and outcome of technical assignments and to present recommendations to CM. An ability to monitor construction projects to a successful and timely completion and knowledge of Primavera SureTrak scheduling software and/or other construction scheduling software packages is needed. Candidate will have knowledge of safety and occupational health principles, practices, procedures, laws and regulations as they relate to engineering performance requirements.

Engineering Technician responsibilities will include:

Maintaining extensive, daily contact with key contractor representatives to promote an atmosphere of partnering

and cooperation and to quickly resolve problems and maintain construction schedule.

Coordinating temporary utility and communication hook-ups for contractor, lay-down area and storage areas, utility

outages and road closures, excavation, hot work, burn and other construction-related permits.

Acting as main point of contact for daily interface/coordination in the field and assisting with coordination of

warranty work, investigation of potential latent defects, installing cores, key facility, and coordinating facility system training for owner/occupants.

For both design-bid-build and design-build projects, reviewing pre-final contract drawings and specifications and

performing on-site visits to review constructability and compatibility with actual field conditions.

During design development and constructability review, provide technical knowledge of local conditions including availability of construction materials and skilled labor. For problems found, make solution recommendations for designer consideration.

Supporting the review/approval of all government approved technical and administrative submittals including but not limited to the schedule of prices, contractor's base line critical path schedule, accident prevention plan, activity hazard analyses, safety and health plan, quality control plan, test plans/reports, performance verification tests of major systems, etc.

Investigating engineering problems that may arise on construction contracts, such as unforeseen conditions, contractor requests for information (RFls), and dimension conflicts then making recommendations for solutions to the CM.

Supporting preliminary scheduling meeting and review 3-week look ahead schedules and reviewing updates of the base line schedule with the CM to determine if contractor is ahead, on or behind. Reviewing the critical activities to ensure the work on the construction contract remains focused on completion in the most reasonable time.

Reviewing contractor invoices for accuracy against actual work-in-place and recommend approval/disapproval/partial payment to CM. Assuring environmental compliance by contractor and coordinate EPA jobsite visits when required. Reviewing and verifying the accuracy of as-built drawings and when applicable, coordinate with CM and recommend issuance of non-compliance notice to contractor.

Arranging and coordinating pre-final and final acceptance inspections, tracking completion of punch list items and supporting the close-out.

Performing worksite safety assessments, coordinating OSHA jobsite visits, reporting of contractor significant incidences/near misses, mishap investigations and the preparation of the report.

Providing overall coordination of the construction quality management program and maintaining working knowledge of the requirements set forth in NAVFAC BMS as it pertains to Construction Quality Management.

Coordinating support to review and witness successful testing and commissioning/certification of critical systems.

Assuring quality workmanship in accordance with specifications and industry standards on building materials/structural systems as required.

Preferred Certifications

Construction Quality Management (CQM)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health EM-385-1-1

30 Hour OSHA

Interested candidates, please submit resumes to: Marcia.martin@planate.net