Foreign Service Construction Engineer

hace 2 semanas

Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay US Department of State - Agency Wide A tiempo completo

Duties:


The following are typical duties, performed at various grade levels, in the course of a career as a Construction Engineer (CE).


OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS
Although specific assignments vary, most overseas assignments will involve the following major responsibility areas and example tasks:

Project Direction and Coordination

  • Establishes and manages field office.
  • Administers contracts.
  • Negotiates and liaise with host country.
  • Oversees regional operations.
  • Coordinates visitors and neighbors.
  • Acts as liaison between post management and senior management.

Project Management

  • Manages project activities and schedules.
  • Ensures proper inventory control.
  • Manages claims.
  • Manages records.
  • Learns and uses information technology.
  • Replaces contractors when necessary.
  • Manages risk and balance competing priorities.

Quality Assurance

  • Approves quality programs.
  • Ensures quality inspection.
  • Ensures contractor's work offsite is properly inspected.
  • Hires and manages quality assurance staff.
  • Approves testing laboratories.
  • Ensures corrective actions take place.
  • Ensures trades qualifications.
  • Ensures material compliance with contract requirements.

Financial Management

  • Plans resource requirements.
  • Manages budgets and financial controls.
  • Approves contractor schedule of values.
  • Approves progress payment requests.
  • Prepares estimates.
  • Evaluates impact of proposed project changes.
  • Ensures financial controls.
  • Controls costs.

Safety

  • Approves safety program.
  • Ensures safety training and equipment.
  • Monitors safety.

Security

  • Ensures security awareness and protection.
  • Coordinates the management of security staff.
  • Ensures document security.

Preconstruction

  • Performs design review.
  • Performs constructability review.
  • Evaluates hostcountry conditions.

Commissioning and Close-Out

  • Coordinates commissioning of systems.
  • Coordinates close outs.
  • Coordinates final inspections.
  • Provides warranty support.
  • Coordinates with the commissioning agent.
  • Ensures handover of spare parts and materials.
  • Coordinates schedule of other installation tasks.
  • Ensures commissioning training.
  • Supports transition from construction to operations.
  • Participates in relocation.
  • Ensures proper demobilization.
  • Provides contractor performance ratings.

DOMESTIC ASSIGNMENTS
Although specific assignments vary, most overseas assignments will involve the following major responsibility areas and example tasks:

Project Development

  • Participates in design of new construction.
  • Develops construction general requirements.
  • Participates in planning.
  • Recommends procurement and execution strategies.
  • Informs project schedule and support requirements.
  • Advocates for operability concerns.
  • Ensures security management plans developed.
  • Participates in technical evaluation panels to evaluate bids.
  • Assists in prequalifying bidders.
  • Provides guidance to contractors.

Project Support

  • Coordinates construction projects team mobilization.
  • Coordinates procurement.
  • Coordinates with security.
  • Travels to project sites.
  • Makes recommendations to contracting officer.
  • Prepares progress information.
  • Provides temporary supervision of projects when needed.

Administrative Support

  • Performs administrative tasks to support overseas projects.
  • Supports data management.
  • Participates in recruiting and hiring.
  • Receives training.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Some of the essential functions of the job have a physically demanding component.

In the execution of the duties and tasks listed above, Construction Engineers MUST have the ability to:

  • Work in confined areas such as crawl spaces, attics, utility pits, tunnels, utility access holes, and other confined spaces;
  • Work from heights such as rooftops, ledges, scaffolding, including climbing extension ladders and scaffolding;
  • Move and handle heavy objects (up to 50 pounds of weight) such as equipment, tools, and other building materials;
  • See objects that are near, far, in color, or at night, possibly including depth perception; and
  • Hear speech or other sounds, possibly including sufficient sensitivity to hear sounds of low volume or in noisy environments;
  • Manage periodic work that requires regular and recurring periods of prolonged standing, bending, and stretching.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

  • Be a U.S. citizen and accept assignments based on the needs of the FS.
  • Be able to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
  • Be able to meet the minimum medical qualification standard.
  • Be able to obtain a favorable Suitability Review Panel determination.
  • Be at least 20 years old to apply; at least 21 years old to be appointed.
  • Be appointed prior to age 60 (preference eligible veterans excepted).**The Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations' (OBO) Office of Construction Management is responsible for managing the Department of State

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