Description: **WORK LOCATION: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (U.S. EMBASSY)** **PROJECT DURATION: 36 MONTHS WITH EXPECTED FOLLOW-ON WORK WITHIN THE DoS PROGRAM** - Working closely with the PD or OBO Construction Management Construction Executive in coordinating the efforts of the OBO project staff, providing leadership and guidance to the OBO project staff - Ensuring that an appropriate safety and accident prevention plan is implemented on each project contract - Reviewing, monitoring and coordinating project safety issues with the contractor, the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer (POSHO), and the Safety Officer in CM's Construction Support Division (OBO/CSM/CS), in accordance with the requirements of the US Corp of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual and host country health and safety requirements when more stringent - Assisting post and/or managing the work of the OBO CM Project Contractor(s) in planning, coordinating, evaluating, and scheduling the work to ensure that Project Contractor(s) meet required standards of quality, civil schedule, cost goals, and contract compliance - Interpreting and explaining plans and contract document terms to administrative staff, contractor superintendents, vendors, and OBO clients - Representing the interests of OBO while understanding that the Contracting Officer for the project contract is the only individual with authority to direct changes to the scope of work through written modifications - Ensuing that the project contractor(s) have obtained any necessary licenses and permits and that they are properly displayed with a copy in the project files prior to commencement of related works - Ensuring project contractors provide appropriate supervision and quality control inspections of the work - Studying the International Building Code and job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods, providing quality assurance inspections and field verification of all aspects of the contractor's quality control program - Supervising owner-sponsored field/laboratory tests as required to verify the contractor's quality control program - Conferring with supervisory personnel, post clients, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems - Receiving contractor submittals and reviewing for completeness and determining whether OBO project staff, OBO Design Engineer, or the Architectural/Engineering (A/E) performing construction phase services shall review and provide comments and recommendations for acceptance of the submittals - Tracking the timeliness of submittals due from the contractor, their review by OBO, and response/return to the contractor - Evaluating contractor’s proposed submittal substitutions with construction engineering implications and makes recommendations to the PD concerning the disposition of the contractor's request - Evaluating the necessity and accuracy of any contractor change order proposals - Preparing statements of work and independent government estimates for modifications and change orders as may be required - Reviewing and evaluating design calculations and data provided by the contractor(s) from a construction engineering perspective - Ensuring that the project contractors maintain as built documentation - Providing the PD with draft responses to the contractor's and other organization's requests for information - Reviewing the contractor's monthly pay request accurately, representing the work performed by the Project Contractors - Ensuring that materials for which payment has been requested are properly accounted for, in acceptable condition, and stored correctly - Maintaining a "Daily Project Log" as defined in the Construction Management Guidebook - Preparing a CM Monthly Progress Report, summarizing the status of construction projects - Publishing and distributing the CM Monthly Report as directed, maintaining progress photo albums for each contract project - Implementing and monitoring project reporting in accordance with the Construction Management Guidebook - Assisting the Project Director and/or Post in acquiring and utilizing local construction professionals and construction contractors - Ensuring scopes of services required of Local Employee Staff (LES) and local A/E firms are appropriately defined from an engineering standpoint - Supporting the PD in all contract administration matters, including negotiation of modifications and/or claims and interpretation of contract requirements - Developing and maintaining an inventory of property, to include domestic and overseas project property procured for the CM Projects, ensuring that inventory reporting complies with the requirements of the Department, the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), and directions promulgated by the Office of the Deputy Director for Resource Management (OBO/RM) - Assisting with the development of presentations, special reports, and special projects as related to the engine