Construction Oversight Engineer

Overview:
**EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION**:
The Construction Oversight Engineer (COE) will be assigned to participate in construction contract management team duties for individual construction projects:
Projects assigned will vary in type and magnitude including structures and related work such as office and shop buildings, airfield expansions, utility installation, wharf repairs, industrial facilities, and etc. Projects may be in the $5M to $400M range. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will typically be the lead of an assigned team generally consisting of a Government Contract Specialist, a Government Engineering Technician (ET) or Quality Assurance Engineering Technician (QAET) and either a COE or a Government Construction Manager. If the team has a Government Construction Manager, that person will typically be assigned as the COR. If the team has a COE, the COR duties will be assigned to either the Government ET or another Government CM/AROICC or be retained by the Contract Specialist.

The COE is to work with all ETs, QAETs and any other individual that is assigned similar duties as an ET, regardless of that individual’s title. A single team may be responsible for oversight of projects with a value in the range of $100M-$400M or more. Construction Management teams may be required to work on multiple projects, at different stages of design/construction at the same time. The assigned ET/QAET will be the primary person responsible for the on-site Quality Assurance (QA) and safety compliance with assistance from the COE or CM or similarly tasked contractor personnel.

**PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Diego Garcia, BIOT**

**Responsibilities**:
**MAIN DUTIES**:

- Furnish the FEAD/OICC/ROICC or their designated Government representatives with documentation indicating whether the construction conforms to the contract requirements.
- Coordinate requests from Construction Contractor and Client.
- Review Request for Information (RFIs) and provide submittal review/analysis and provides comments and recommendations for their government contact to finalize with the contractor.
- Provide Quality Assurance (QA) of the adequacy of the construction contractor’s quality control program and tasks.
- Monitor compliance with environmental protection requirements and document all findings.
- Follow NAVFAC Business Management System (BMS), Business Operations Plan (BOP) and associated Naval Engineering Training and Operating Procedures Standards (NETOPS) in the execution of required tasks. The BMS describes how NAVFAC provides products and services such as those listed below. The BOP explains the performance level for the construction management team and the NETOPS provides for interim guidance as procedures change due to identified issues.
- Provide construction schedule review/analysis and notes/comments/recommendations.
- Provide safety plan and activity hazard analysis review and notes/comments/recommendations.
- Update and present construction project status reports and Construction Representative Reports (CRRs), including any necessary photographs.
- Maintain working files by construction contract of all reports, correspondence, etc. in accordance with FEAD/ROICC/OICC office policies until the electronic Construction Management System (eCMS) is established. If there is other project Construction Management Software required of the construction contractor, the COE is to utilize/incorporate this in their management of the project.
- Maintain a photo log of construction activities.
- Report and document instances of non-compliance with quality control and safety requirements.
- Monitor compliance with environmental protection requirements and document all findings. Review contractor submitted Environmental Protection Plan submittals, including, but not limited to, the EPA Notice of Intent (NOI) and Notice of Termination (NOT) forms for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction Permit and Site-Specific Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and all updates to the Site-Specific SWPPP and site-specific Best Management Practices (BMP) drawings in accordance with the Comprehensive, Regional Construction Prepare the EPA NOI and NOT for Government review and submission. Verify approved plan provisions are incorporated and maintained by the contractor. Incidents of potential threats to the environment (i.e. air quality, water quality, contamination/pollutants/ solid/hazardous waste), cultural resources, or natural resources/endangered species/biosecurity issues shall be brought to the immediate attention of the appropriate Government representative by telephone, followed by a written notification within 3 business days.
- Monitor and document construction surveying, materials and system testing conducted by the construction contractor.
- Act in direct support of the engineering technician/quality assurance engineering technician and assist that position in performance of various duties not