USACE Construction Project Manager (Quality Assurance)

Golden Wolf, LLC•Grand Forks, ND

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us in this exciting role, providing construction-phase support services for healthcare facilities for the Defense Health Agency at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. This role provides on-site quality assurance and project management support. We’re seeking an experienced Construction Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist and Project Manager for a full-time position to provide on-site QA and PM support at the Military Treatment Facility (MTF), including monitoring, evaluating, inspecting construction, coordinating with stakeholders (MTF, Corps of Engineers, DHA), ensuring USACE QA compliance, providing weekly reports, conducting field surveys, design reviews, prioritizing work, stakeholder facilitation, requirements analysis, relocation support, and contract change management. This position requires a construction background and computer proficiency. Construction QA experience is required.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of general QA/Inspector experience OR a minimum of 2 years of medical QA experience.
Minimum of 4 years in project management or a minimum of 2 years in medical project management.
Ability to prepare detailed reports and perform basic field quality assurance tests.
Familiarity with USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1) and OSHA standards.
Physically capable of walking over rough terrain and standing for long periods.
Able to work in adverse conditions (including foul weather) for extended periods.
Experience, working knowledge, and executive-level understanding of the Military Health System (MHS), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), DHA Facilities Enterprise, DHNs, and the Services facility planning organizations.
High school education
NACI Clearance (or the ability to obtain it)
Strong analytical and communication skills
Proficiency in computers and Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of DoD medical space planning and design criteria, DoD space and equipment planning system (SEPS), and industry standards for the planning and design of medical facilities is preferred.
Associate or bachelor’s degree
30-hour OSHA or 40-hour EM-385 certification
USACE Construction Quality Management certificate

Responsibilities

Reviews contractor submittals, shop drawings, samples, and related documents, and provides written recommendations to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Facility Manager regarding acceptability and compliance with contract requirements.
Reviews selected contractor submittals pursuant to special clauses of the contract and prepares written comments for the COR.
Reviews project plans and specifications during both design and construction phases to assess constructability, technical correctness, contract compliance, practicality from the construction standpoint, and availability of specified materials; prepares written review comments.
Makes technical interpretations of drawings and specifications and provides engineering determinations on whether methods and materials employed meet contract requirements; recommends appropriate actions to the COR.
Reviews and evaluates HVAC and electrical plans, specifications, installations, testing and balancing, commissioning, and field verifications for compliance and performance.
Reviews final “as-built” drawings for accuracy as the representative of the Facility Manager.
Reviews construction contractor Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Clarification (RFCs), and other project questions; develops and recommends responses and solutions to the COR.
Reviews construction contractor schedules and reports findings, concerns, and recommendations to the COR.
Identifies and analyzes contractor performance deficiencies and other issues that impact or could impact the timely execution of the project; prepares written comments and proposed correspondence to the COR regarding responsibility and recommended corrective actions by the contractor, Government, designer, or others.
Assists the COR in preparing documentation for change orders/modifications and claims from initial action through final negotiations and payment, including review and analysis of change requests.
Reviews project issues, requests for equitable adjustment, and claims to determine contract basis and entitlement; prepares recommendations with supporting documentation for the COR.
Computes time extensions and recommends contract time adjustments to the COR based on analysis of delays, changes, and project impacts.
Reviews and evaluates all change orders/modifications recommended by the designer of record or consultants, as well as change order requests and cost proposals submitted by contractors.
Provides recommendations for action to be taken to the Facility Manager and/or Defense Health Agency, Project Delivery Branch point of contact, including scope, cost, and schedule impacts.
Provides recommendations for design modifications when field conditions, constructability concerns, or performance issues warrant changes.
Performs continual on-site surveillance of construction activities to verify compliance with contract plans, specifications, quality requirements, and safety standards.
Inspects the construction contractor’s quality control activities to ensure appropriate testing, inspections, documentation, and corrective actions are performed.
Monitors and records testing required by contract documents, including review of test procedures, results, and corrective actions.
Maintains weekly progress photographs of the project to document work in place, sequencing, and any notable issues.
Assists in developing and verifying punch list items and corrections prior to acceptance of the building or portions thereof by the Facility Manager.
Attends weekly progress meetings with architects, engineers, and prime construction contractors; documents key issues, decisions, and action items.
Prepares and submits meeting reports to the Facilities Director, identifying any problems or difficulties and recommending resolutions.
Provides effective coordination, support, and promotion of interactions with other staff offices and organizations to facilitate timely decisions and project progress.
Maintains comprehensive records of all necessary construction documentation, including financial cost accounting records, meeting minutes, drawings, submittals, applications for payment, change orders, proposals, purchase orders, correspondence, transmittals, and field notes.
Utilizes the USACE Resident Management System (RMS), or similar systems, to prepare and submit required reporting information and to maintain project records.
Collects and reviews all warranty documentation and compiles mechanical and electrical systems information, including operation and maintenance manuals, for turnover to designated maintenance staff.