Senior Civil Engineer at Scientific Research Corporation

Description

WORK LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya (U.S. Embassy) 

PROJECT DURATION: 36 MONTHS WITH EXPECTED FOLLOW-ON WORK WITHIN THE DoS PROGRAM

• Providing Nairobi with a full range of critical engineering and construction quality assurance and management and technical oversight of the Nairobi CAA Project
• Performing technical inspections of civil and structural work, monitoring the contractor's quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance, supporting and assisting Nairobi in ensuring the completion of the project in accordance with applicable US codes and standard building practices
• Ensuring that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the design documents, reading design/construction drawings and understanding design narratives and calculations, review engineering shop drawings and determining if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters, observing onsite construction and determining if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly
• 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
•  Monitoring the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program, observing onsite construction and determining if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly, monitor 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
• Perform technical inspections of the civil engineering elements of the project.
• Interperting drawings in his/her discipline and have a basic understanding of the principles of his/her engineering discipline and how it fits in with other engineering disciplines, reviewing 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
• Preparing construction reports detailing construction progress and identifying any problem with the construction process related to the incumbent’s area of expertise, after problems are discovered, evaluating contractor’s proposed remedy, formulating solutions for the Project Director/Construction Manager
• Reviewing 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

FILLING THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON AWARD

Requirements

• A civil engineering degree (Bachelor’s or above) from an accredited program and a minimum of seven years of experience required on construction projects of similar scope and value to the project supported by this Task Order
  • Design office experience shall not count toward an employee’s experience
  • A Professional Engineering License (PE) is acceptable in lieu of a degree
  • Overseas experience preferred
• Knowledge of International Codes required.
• Knowledge of Construction Safety regulations, i.e. EM 385-1-1, OSHA, etc.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, and Word required.
• Other related duties as assigned by the Project Director.