Civil Engineer

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida USA with a technical support center in South East Asia and East Africa, that provides program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning, design, infrastructure management, technical consulting, engineering, and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) missions, along with other US federal agencies, all over the world.

The Civil Engineer will provide OBO/Ashagbat a full range of ciritcal engineering and sonctruction quality assurance and management and technical oversight. This position will be based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 

This is a 5-year project contingent on the award of the contract.

Key responsibilities:

•  Responsible for performing technical inspections of civil and structural work, monitoring the contractor's quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance.
•  Support and assist OBO/Ashgabat in ensuring the completion of the Ashgabat Project in accordance with applicable US codes and standard building practices.Ensures that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the design documents.
• Review engineering shop drawings and determine if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters.
• Observe onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly.
• Responsible for monitoring and performing contractor’s quality assurance tasks and safety programs, 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.
• 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.
• 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.Work on the NEC site construction will be performed to U.S. standards; Have current working knowledge of acceptable products and procedures.
• 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.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as needed.

Qualifications To be successful in the role:

• Must possess a Final Secret, Interim Top Secret (ITS) or Final Top Secret (TS) clearance issued by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
• Must possess a degree in Engineering (any discipline), Engineering Management, Construction Management, or Construction Engineering
• At least 7 years of experience on commercial construction industry; US Embassy construction program experience is highly desired. 
• Professional Engineering registration is preferred. 

   

• At least 7 years of experience on commercial construction industry; US Embassy construction program experience is highly desired.

• Must be able to read design/construction drawings and be able to understand design narratives and calculations.

• 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.

• Must be able to provide Quality Assurance oversight for ongoing construction projects, review contractor submittals and proposed substitutions with engineering implications. Must be knowledgeable in International Codes.

• Must be proficient in assessing and responding to Requests for Information (RFI).

• Must have experience in evaluating design calculations and engineering data.

• Knowledgeable of Construction Safety regulations, including EM 385-1-1 and OSHA.

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  Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

   

Planate Management Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Why Planate?

Joining the Planate team opens you to an experience working for a Global company where you are among a team that is considered a premier trusted partner for planning, design, engineering, asset management, and professional service solutions anytime, anywhere.  We Take Care of Our Own; Personally, and Professionally, Up and Down The Line.

We’d love for you to be a part of our Global workforce, helping us serve as an effective and integrated partner to advance every client's mission!