Mechanical Engineer

Crawford Consulting Services, Inc.•City of Watervliet, NY

51d•$65 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

Crawford Consulting Services is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with a minimum of 10-15 years of experience in building construction. This role involves providing representative services for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems. The engineer will be responsible for preparing daily QA reports, performing site surveys, collecting data, documenting inspections, managing punch lists, monitoring third-party agencies, interpreting drawings and specifications, observing construction activities, ensuring health and safety plan conformance, reviewing contractor reports, preparing meeting minutes, monitoring deliverables, and observing startup, turnover, and commissioning activities. The position requires strong written and oral communication skills, the ability to support client functions in planning, procurement, estimating, and schedule forecasting, and excellent organizational skills for tracking construction management documents. The engineer will also function as a liaison between the owner and contractors, assist in conflict resolution, and perform quality inspection tasks to ensure conformance with specifications.

Requirements

Minimum 4 Year Degree - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
10-15 years of working in building construction.
Familiarity with USACE Resident Management System (RMS) software database, Procore, ProjNet, Suretrak, or Ebuilder.
Familiarity with software products such as Excel, Word, Adobe PDFs, Microsoft Projects, and Primavera Scheduling Software, AutoCAD.
Must possess good written skills for daily inspection reports, and other correspondence between Owner and contractor.
Must possess good oral skills for leadership role and public speaking at meetings.
Must possess good organizational skills for tracking construction management documents (including but not limited to: Project Photographs, Technical Submittments, Contractor and Vendor Shop Drawings, Risk Register, Request for Information, etc.)
Must wear full-faced respirator, hard hat, safety glasses, Tyvek clothing, safety shoes every day during site inspections and oversight services.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity USACE EM 385-1-1 and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Requirements & Criteria is a plus.
Previous Employment Exposure: US Army, NAVFAC, DOD installations a plus

Responsibilities

Prepare daily QA reports during mechanical walkdown inspections.
Perform site surveys and collect existing condition data in the field.
Document QA inspections and observe QC tests.
Ensure daily Punch Lists are maintained and items are closed out in a timely manner.
Monitor testing and Inspection 3rd Party Agency activities.
Interpret construction drawings & specifications.
Observe and document construction activities with photographs and videos.
Observe Health and Safety plan conformance, including any lead or asbestos abatement.
Review and comment on Contractor daily QC reports.
Prepare meeting minutes.
Monitor supply chain and procurement deliverables.
Observe and document startup, turnover and commissioning activities.
Provide Owner Oversight via walk-downs, QA inspections, generation of open & punch list items, and closeout activities like as-built reviews, O&M reviews, and warranty reviews.
Function as a liaison between Owner and contractors, assist with resolving conflicts and identifying solutions.
Perform tasks as quality inspector to maintain conformance with specifications.
Support CLIENT in various other construction related functions such as planning, procurement, estimating, and schedule forecasting.