Construction Quality Manager/QA Support – FT. HUACHUCA, AZ

Construction Quality Manager/QA Support

Department: Construction Quality Manager/QA Support
Location: FT. HUACHUCA, AZ

NIKA is hiring for a Construction Quality Manager/QA Support who will be provide construction quality management and construction quality assurance for repair, renovation, and modernization projects located at Ft. Huachuca, AZ!  This position is for an upcoming contract that is pending award.

Named a “Top Workplace” by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with the value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Review submittals and provide recommendations to the COR concerning acceptability. Review and provide written comments to the COR on selected contractor submittals pursuant to special clauses of the contract
Review construction contractor questions and Requests for Information (RFI)/Requests for Clarification (RFC) and recommend responses and solutions to the COR
Review construction contractor’s schedules and report findings to the COR
Review construction contractor’s deficiencies in performance and other factors impacting, or with the potential to impact, timely execution of the project, and provide written comments and proposed correspondence to the COR regarding responsibility and corrective actions to be taken by contractor, Government, designer, etc.
Review project issues, requests for equitable adjustment and claims to determine contract basis and entitlement. Make appropriate recommendations with supporting documentation to COR
Compute time extensions and suggest extensions to the contract time to the COR
Assist the COR in preparing documents during the sequence of events required for processing a change order/modification and claims from initial action to final negotiations and payment. Provide the COR review and analysis of change requests
Make technical interpretations of drawings and specifications and provide determinations on whether methods and materials employed meet the requirements of contract specifications, and make appropriate recommendations to COR
Review project plans and specifications to determine such things as practicability from construction standpoint, whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated, and whether materials selected are readily available. Provide written comments to the COR
Utilize the USACE Resident Management System to prepare and submit reporting information to include but not limited to daily reports
Review project plans and specifications during both design and construction phase. Plans shall be reviewed for construction contract compliance, constructability, and technical correctness
Maintain records of all necessary construction documentation such as financial cost accounting, meetings, drawings, submittals, applications for payments, change orders, proposals, purchase orders, communications, transmittals, notes, etc
Attend weekly progress meetings with architects, engineers, and prime construction contractors. Provide report of meeting to Facilities Director/COR/ACO with identification of any problems or difficulties and recommendations for resolution
Review submittals, shop drawings, and samples. Provide written comments as the representative of the Facility Manager/COR/ACO
Perform continual on-site surveillance of construction activities
Inspect the construction contractor’s quality control activities
Monitor and record testing required by contract documents
Maintain weekly progress photos of the project
Review and evaluate all change orders/modifications recommended by the designer of record or his/her consultants, all change order requests, and cost proposals made by the contractors, and recommend actions to be taken to the Facility Manager/COR/ACO
Aid in preparing punch list corrections prior to acceptance of the building or portions of it by the Facility Manager/COR/ACO
Review final ‘as built’ drawings for accuracy as representative of the Facility Manager/COR/ACO
Collect and review all warranty documents and provide all mechanical and electrical systems information, including operation and maintenance manuals, to BAHC personnel responsible for ongoing maintenance
Provide recommendations for design modifications
Provide effective coordination, support, and promotion of interactions with other staff offices and organizations

Required Skills and Qualifications

Minimum of a High School or Diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 10 years of project management experience in medical facilities required
Minimum of 10 years of relevant field experience working in building construction/renovation/modernization and shall have prior experience utilizing and participating in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Three-Phase Inspection Process
Prior experience utilizing and following USACE 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual
Should have the following trainings/certifications within 60 days of being on-site:

​​​​​OSHA 30-hr
Corps of Engineers Safety and Occupational Health Management System (CE-SOHMS)

Must be eligible to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) clearance

NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.