Senior Federal Project Engineer – Construction & Contracts

Accura Engineering & Consulting Services, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Professional development

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Accura Engineering & Consulting Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to provide engineering, construction management, and contract administration support for federal construction projects at Fort Hood, TX.

You will review performance, monitor schedules, evaluate QA activities, and guide project execution with Government, contractors, designers, and stakeholders to ensure safety, schedule, and budget compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of engineering, architecture, construction management, or project management experience; OR ten (10) years of experience successfully managing construction projects.
• Experience supporting USACE, DoD, Air Force, or other federal construction programs preferred.
• Experience with Military Construction (MILCON), SRM projects preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with construction contract administration, quality assurance, project controls, scheduling, and change management.
• Experience with Resid ent 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 provide 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.
• 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

Communication skills

Read and interpret drawings

Contract negotiation support

Schedule management

Federal regulations knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management

7+ years experience in engineering/construction mgmt or 10 years in PM

Tools

RMS

Job description

Accura Engineering & Consulting Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer to provide engineering, construction management, and contract administration support for federal construction projects at Fort Hood, TX.

You will review performance, monitor schedules, evaluate QA activities, and guide project execution with Government, contractors, designers, and stakeholders to ensure safety, schedule, and budget compliance.