19 careers - do you qualify?
STEP 2: SELECT A SPECIALIST JOB IN THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CATEGORY
Click on the position title that best matches your experience and career interests to find out about the minimum qualification requirements.
Domestic:
- Coordinate technical, financial, logistic, and administrative support to overseas construction projects.
- Participate in the development of designs, plans specifications and completion schedules for new construction and renovations.
- Provide guidance to architecture/engineering firms under contract to the Department.
- Travel to project sites to evaluate local construction capabilities, observe progress of ongoing projects, and evaluate the performance of those involved in the construction.
- Participate in pre-qualifying bidders, evaluation of bids, and contract award negotiations.
- Develop site-staffing plans and participate in selection and assignment of personnel.
- Develop construction management budgets and participate in the management of funds.
International:
- Monitor and oversee contract work for new construction and renovation of existing properties.
- Ensure construction is carried out in a secure manner; develop and manage a quality assurance program.
- Ensure the contractor develops and maintains schedules that assure timely completion.
- Ensure that all contractors develop and maintain an effective safety program.
- Verify and approve progress payments to contractors.
- Prepare and manage project supervision budgets and funds; prepare and submit timely reports.
- Prepare independent Government estimates, negotiate and execute contract modifications.
- On project matters, direct activities of other U.S. Government officials and liaise with host country authorities.
- Develop and implement procedures to properly manage classified material and information.
