CONSTRUCTION SURVEILLANCE ENGINEER

Bristol Alliance of Companies • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

BIDS is seeking a Construction Surveillance Engineer (CSE) to support NAVFAC Southeast Headquarters, Public Works Departments, and Resident Officer in Charge of Construction offices throughout the NAVFAC SE Area of Responsibility in Florida. The CSE provides management support to FEAD/ROICC for construction inspection, quality assurance, ESS compliance monitoring, and contract administration. Projects may involve repair, demolition, and new construction across the trades typically used for those projects; the specific workload will be identified upon arrival.

The role includes coordinating contractor requests and permits; participating in construction meetings and briefings; reviewing submittals, schedules, safety plans, and quality-control plans; monitoring project quality, safety, environmental compliance, testing, documentation, and contract requirements; and preparing reports, notices, cost estimates, and construction records. The CSE also supports pay estimates, inspections, modification negotiations, constructability reviews, photographic and record-drawing services, and RFI management. NAVFAC’s eCMS is used to manage electronic submittals and documents.

Requirements

• At least seven years of experience as a Construction Manager, Field Engineer, Project Engineer, or Quality Control Manager on commercial/industrial facilities, utility contracts, or waterfront-related contracts valued above $5 million.
• Construction technical competencies and qualifications sufficient to verify that required workmanship standards have been achieved.
• Knowledge of construction scheduling methods and familiarity with scheduling software, including Primavera Suretrak/P3/P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Adobe Acrobat Professional; and RS Means/CostWorks.
• Ability to communicate effectively, concisely, and authoritatively in English, orally and in writing, including preparing correspondence and reports and briefing management personnel.
• Experience developing and maintaining complex, long-term, multi-year construction management programs, including submittal and RFI processing.
• Experience and familiarity with Federal building design criteria and construction guide specifications.
• Knowledge of construction practices and techniques, including appropriate construction material applications and installation methods.
• Ability to accurately calculate construction costs for changes, price needed work, and recommend equitable adjustments.
• Ability to monitor contractor as-built document preparation, review as-built drawing submissions for completeness and accuracy, and advise Government personnel in writing on their acceptability.
• Ability to identify critical and long-lead-time materials and recommend procurement strategies to prevent adverse impacts on quality, cost, or schedule.
• Completed 30-hour OSHA Construction Training within the past two years.
• Hold a valid USACE Construction Quality Management (CQM) for Contractors Training certificate, maintained as a valid five-year certificate, or obtain certification within 60 days of onboarding.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited university, construction management from an ABET- or ACCE-accredited university, or architecture from a NAAB-accredited university; alternatively, five additional years of qualifying experience beyond the seven-year minimum may substitute for the degree requirement.
• Ability to perform moderate walking on rough, uneven, or slippery surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, and ladder climbing; use stairs; lift moderately heavy objects under 50 pounds, such as testing or measuring equipment; and make regular construction-site visits.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate contractor requests for outages, excavation permits, burn permits, haul routes, and similar items.
• Attend preconstruction conferences, safety meetings, Contractor Quality Control (CQC) meetings, partnering meetings, and other meetings or briefings; take notes and provide information to FEAD/ROICC or its representative.
• Provide construction briefings and reports.
• Review submittals designated for Government approval.
• Review and analyze construction schedules and provide notes, comments, or recommendations on progress schedules, network diagrams, the Contractor’s Safety Plan, and the CQC Plan.
• Monitor construction work for compliance with project CQC requirements, the contract, and contractor-submitted plans.
• 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, measurements and assurance surveying, and materials testing.
• Witness testing of waste, gas, water, electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire protection, elevator, boiler, and energy monitoring control systems.
• Review daily Contractor Quality Control and Contractor Production Reports, monitor updates to Submittal Status Logs, and review other required documentation.
• Work with CSET and FEAD/ROICC personnel and the construction contractor’s representative to complete the field pay estimate worksheet.
• Notify FEAD/ROICC leadership of disagreements, discrepancies, or major problems.
• Assist with conducting pre-final inspections.
• Provide advice for modification negotiations.
• Maintain working files and use NAVFAC’s eCMS to manage electronic submittals and documents.
• Prepare independent construction cost estimates for contract modifications and a narrative assessment of each proposed change’s impact on contractor operations.
• Provide construction photographic and record-drawing services.
• Perform constructability reviews and spot-check construction plans and specifications for completeness, accuracy, and constructability at the beginning and throughout each construction phase.
• Manage Requests for Information (RFIs).

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level