Construction & Quality Manager

Cherokee Federal•San Diego, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction & Quality Manager contractor shall provide Construction Management and Quality Assurance services for a variety of major and minor construction projects, facility service contracts, and preventive maintenance operations at primarily at NHCP Main Hospital Campus with a secondary function at the Camp Pendleton and Yuma outlying clinics as requested by the government.

Requirements

Minimum of an Associate's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience and skills.
At least 10 years of experience managing facility maintenance programs or construction projects
Proficient in computer-based data and project management systems, including DMLSS (Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support).
Diverse skills, knowledge and abilities in providing corrective maintenance action, project, small project, remedial, and special project response recommendations to the Government.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and Internet applications.
Ability to read and interpret AutoCAD drawings.
Experience with or ability to learn Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) software within 6 months.
Ability to prepare scopes of work and basic cost estimates in line with accepted engineering standards.
Experience managing construction or central plant operations within military or civilian hospital environments, with direct interaction with clinical departments.
Knowledge and experience in medical equipment installations in healthcare settings.
Familiarity with hospital-related building and engineering systems and their operation.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Experience in leading or chairing customer update meetings.
Proven ability to serve as the central point of contact and represent the Facilities Department professionally to hospital staff and leadership.
Understanding of environmental and safety regulations, including infection control and PPE requirements.
Knowledge of relevant design, construction, and maintenance standards applicable to hospitals, including: AHA, AIA, ASHRAE, NFPA, NEC, UBC, UFC, The Joint Commission and other accreditation standards.
Familiarity with DHA Facilities Enterprise processes, including Real Property Maintenance System and Shore Facility Planning System.
Knowledge of processes related to the planning, design, budgeting, funding, and execution of healthcare facility operations, maintenance, and construction projects.
Capable of representing the Facilities Management Department (FMD) in a professional manner at all times.
Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Position requires the ability to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC)

Responsibilities

Monitoring and inspecting ongoing construction/maintenance work to assure compliance with contract requirements, interfacing with and managing supported facility customers, identifying & tracking facility deficiencies and shortcomings, developing solutions to correct noted deficiencies/shortcomings, developing & submitting contract statements of work, cost estimating, tracking execution of submitted projects, schedule development/tracking, and tracking and managing the preventive maintenance program on supported facilities and equipment.
Review work ticket and service order submittments and provide comments and recommendations to the government.
Provide Quality Assurance inspections of Prime contractor’s maintenance actions and preventive maintenance tasks on behalf of the government.
Report shall be detailed and complete, reflecting understanding of the contract requirements and specific end-user concerns (if any).
Assist in coordinating utility outages and connections, and be present during outages to provide support.
Plan, coordinate, and manage space utilization, facility modification, and equipment installation projects from initiation through completion.
Attend and participate in pre- construction, staff, in-progress-reviews, and other project-related meetings, and provides reports to COR or appropriate government officials.
Coordinate with various stakeholders to include Facilities Engineering staff, hospital Operations & Maintenance staff, the Operation and Maintenance Contractor, Construction contractor, and project-related Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Corps of Engineers staff.
Provide a written weekly report to government officials in order to apprise them of project status, as necessary.
Project oversight and construction management services should focus on coordination/communication of start times and end times of the crew(s), detailed work plans, constructability, phasing, Infection control, safety/life safety and quality of work, daily inspection as well as providing clear and current communication and coordination with the Facilities team, Hospital and Clinic staff, contractor(s), execution agents, and Public works department personnel from the Base.
Assist with Turnover process and the collection of Contractor close-out documentation whether a service order or project; Keys, spare parts, O&M’s, Red-lines, record drawings, and equipment tag name plate data and field labeling, adequate signage.
Perform site visits to review project requirements and to inspect the actual work after contract award.
Also participates in pre-final and final inspections to verify the completeness of work.
Assist with collection of the final, As-built, for the record versions of the PWS’s, Scopes of work, and IGE’s for filing in the shared drive.
Accessing DMLSS and performing QA tasks within DMLSS as well as maintaining training and access to both databases.
Coordinate with equipment vendors, contractors, end users, and stakeholders to identify space modification and installation requirements necessary for proper equipment functionality.
Review and apply relevant hospital-specific codes, healthcare facility standards, and industry guidelines in the development of engineering solutions.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.