Federal Project Engineer – DoD Construction & Compliance

Accura Engineering and Consulting Services, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan with company 4

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Accura Engineering and Consulting Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to support federal construction programs at Dyess AFB, Texas. You will review contractor performance, monitor schedules, and manage documentation to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery in compliance with contract requirements.

The role requires strong experience in construction management, contract administration, and familiarity with FAR/DFARS. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain military access are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field required.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of engineering, architecture, construction management, or project management experience; or ten (10) years of experience managing construction projects.
• Experience supporting USACE/DoD/Air Force or other federal construction programs preferred.
• Experience with MILCON/SRM projects preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with construction contract administration, quality assurance, project controls, scheduling, and change management.
• Experience with Resident Management System (RMS) required or preferred.
• Strong knowledge of FAR, DFARS, UFC, EM 385-1-1, and other federal construction regulations and standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, schedules, shop drawings, and technical documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical reports, briefings, and presentations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain access to military installations.

Responsibilities

• Review Quality Assurance work for technical accuracy and completeness, and providing technical guidance on plan, specification and applicable code interpretation.
• Review contractor schedules for conformance with sound construction methodology, sequencing, and contract compliance.
• Review and documentation of principal construction features, requirements, plans, specifications, submittals, and shop drawings in terms of field construction conditions, and for contract compliance.
• Maintain situational awareness of contractor project activities, planned work, and necessary Government actions to prevent Government caused delays to construction progress.
• Review of proposed changes in scopes of work and preparation of expert information to the Government’s negotiation team for adjustments to project requirements, cost and duration.
• Assist in the preparation of negotiation and change order management documents.
• Consulting expertise in construction contract administration, construction management, and acquisition management.
• Advise the Government in contract administration matters and Federal Regulations pertaining to construction acquisition.
• Review of proposed changes to designs, specifications, and schedules to accommodate conditions at construction sites, or to expedite construction.
• Partner with Contractor counterparts for successful project execution; emphasize a good working professional relationship with all contractor and stakeholder personnel. Maintain the common goal for successful performance of the project.
• Manage input in RMS (Resident Management System) for submittals, RFI, data tracking
• Perform BCOES and plan in hand reviews.
• Prepare briefing materials for stakeholder engagements and present project background and status as often as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Construction management

Contract administration

Federal regulations

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

RMS

Job description

Accura Engineering and Consulting Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to support federal construction programs at Dyess AFB, Texas. You will review contractor performance, monitor schedules, and manage documentation to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery in compliance with contract requirements.

The role requires strong experience in construction management, contract administration, and familiarity with FAR/DFARS. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain military access are essential.