Senior Construction Representative (Kentucky Lock)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform field construction quality assurance (QA) inspections to determine compliance with plans and specifications for a large heavy civil project.
• Provide field surveillance and three-phase inspections and deliver daily detailed inspection reports.
• Ensure construction contractor’s work complies with the accepted construction schedule, the awarded construction plans and specifications, applicable safety regulations, and other applicable contract documents.
• Inspect the materials, installation, and testing of completed work for contract compliance.
• Review contractor's submittals including QA and Safety Plans. Ensure adherence to safety plans, EM 385-1-1 and OSHA requirements.
• Monitor construction contractor’s procedures for tracking deficiencies to assure acceptable corrective action and that an audit trail is maintained.
• Perform safety inspections and note activities observed.
• Provide onsite quantity verifications, monitor construction progress and report to appropriate authority.
• Maintain updated set of plans and specifications including all amendments, modifications, issued clarifications, and significant as-built notations.
• Conduct review of the construction contractor’s maintenance of accurate as-built drawings and provide comments on completed as-built drawings on a monthly basis.
• Maintain a system for tracking deficiencies, field problems, and requests for information (RFIs).
• Track and report daily job activities in conjunction with review of network analysis schedules (NAS).
• Preliminary analysis of construction contractor claims identifying pertinent drawings, specifications, developing chronology of correspondence and events relative to claim.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen and must pass a federal background review and drug screen.

Education/Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum of 20 years of experience in construction industry
• At least 20 years of Quality Assurance experience performing quality assurance verification on construction projects
• Experience with Federal Construction projects, particularly USACE, is preferred
• Experience with large heavy civil construction projects; dam and lock projects preferred
• Experience enforcing EM 385-1-1; 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulations and all applicable safety requirements
• Experience enforcing OSHA rules and regulations
• Trained in OSHA construction safety; 30-hour OSHA certification
• Demonstrates experience with performing the following duties: inspections, submittal review, quality verification, validating contractor pay request and preparing daily reports
• Experience with RMS, preferred
• Should be well versed in the USACE three-phase inspection system, understanding both the contractor's Quality Control and Government Quality Assurance responsibilities and the differences between them.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• The employee is subject to variable climate and environmental conditions including but not limited to extreme cold and heat.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retail savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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