Geotechnical Engineer; Construction Executive

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas building program for the Department of State. Working with other offices and bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and Congress, OBO’s challenge is to set worldwide priorities for the design, construction, acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use of sales proceeds.

Construction and Security Management Directorate (CSM), Office of Construction Management (CM), is responsible for OBO’s construction program, including leading the coordination of the contractual design activities, in conjunction with other offices, on design/build projects and construction and commissioning on design/build and design/bid/build projects. CSM/CM provides management oversight and on-site construction supervision for OBO worldwide construction program.

• The incumbent ensures that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the contract and Design Issued for Construction documents.
• Reviews engineering shop drawings and determines if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters.
• Observes onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly. Reviews concrete mix design, witness testing, and analyze test data.
• Responsible for performing quality assurance tasks, ensuring contractor's work is properly inspected and corrective actions take place, ensuring materials meet contract, reviewing contractor submittals for compliance with contract requirements, and resolving conflicts.
• Monitors the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program. Observes onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly.
• Monitors construction progress vis‑à‑vis the project schedule and submit weekly progress reports with recommendations based on the technical review of project documents and field inspections.
• Performs technical inspections of the civil/structural elements of the project.
• Prepares construction reports detailing construction progress and identifies any problem with the construction process related to the incumbent’s area of expertise. After problems are discovered, evaluate contractor’s proposed remedy. Formulate solutions for the Project Director/Construction Manager.
• Reviews shop drawings and submittals from the contractor and determines if coordination with other disciplines are necessary in addition to monitoring on‑going construction work to identify problems or non‑compliance with design or contract specifications.
• The incumbent will review design documents (drawings and specifications) that the A/E prepares as well as perform quality assurance for the construction project in his/her technical area of expertise.

• Must be a U.S. citizen.

• The incumbent must understand and be able to interpret drawings in his/her discipline and have a basic understanding of the principals of his/her engineering discipline and how it fits in with other engineering disciplines.
• The incumbent must be able to review shop drawings and submittals from the contractor and determine if coordination with other disciplines is necessary in addition to monitoring on‑going construction work to identify problems or non‑compliance with design or contract specifications.
• Work on the construction site will be performed to U.S. standards; the incumbent will require current working knowledge of acceptable products and procedures.
• The incumbent must be able to read design/construction drawings and be able to understand design narratives and calculations.

• A bachelor’s degree and (7) years of experience.