Total 2,523 construction quality control job vacancies in The United States

• Take part in design review conferences, reviews preliminary plans and specifications prior to advertisement for practicability, anticipated physical obstructions and other construction difficulties and availability of selected materials.
• Attend and participate in pre-bid conferences to orient and inform bidders as to features, requirements and special conditions
• Confer with local Government officials, committees, individuals, and representatives of private concerns affected by the project and makes reports and recommendations.
• Confer with employees led on problems of control, inspection, administration, and safety and makes decisions for dealing with the particular problems.
• Assure that a government inspector is present and properly trained and qualified to detect substandard operations and faulty construction. Resolves controversial matters arising between Government and contractor personnel.
• Perform office engineering duties including review of shop drawings, preparing response to contractor inquiries, as well as, performing the following work related to contract modifications.
• Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy.

Starting at $82,830 Per Year (GS 12)

• Observes and investigates all construction phases of highly complex projects to ensure compliance with contract schedules, specifications and shop drawings.
• Confers with contractors concerning sufficiency and suitability of equipment being used, number of workers employed, etc., to assure completion of work on or ahead of schedule.
• Review contractor's proposed working schedules for logic, adequacy and to determine whether construction schedules will be met. Recommends revision to schedule as necessary.
• Conduct site showings and pre-construction conferences and discuss principal construction features and requirements, in terms of methods and equipment operations.
• Prepare and review other reports such as results of tests, change orders or other deviations approved or submitted with recommendations, etc.
• Perform biddability, constructability, operability, environmental, sustainability (BCOES) reviews of plans and specifications to determine practicability from a construction viewpoint whether physical obstruction or other construction difficulties.

Starting at $57,118 Per Year (GS 9-11)

The primary duties of the Construction Control Representative position will include but not limited to:

• Participates in design review conferences, reviews preliminary plans and specifications.
• Prepares modification documents which involve design changes differing site conditions, variations in quantity estimates, changes in specifications end drawings.
• Assures all work under contract provisions has been completed and no deficiencies exist.
• Provides oversight of construction operations to ensure property quality and quantity of material and equipment, workmanship, adequacy of contractor's methods, procedures and operations.
• Determines adequacy and validity of contractor data and compliance with safety requirements.
• Reviews or initiates proposed changes in contract requirements and makes recommendations for desirability, construction feasibility, and reasonableness of costs. Prepares documentation and sketches of contract changes, estimates of costs for modifications, materials and equipment.
• Reviews specification packages, design drawings, and independent government cost estimates for bid ability and constructability.
• Negotiates changes with contractor's representatives and presentation of data as basis for substantiating contract modifications.
• Prepares briefing papers and communicates the information orally and/or in writing.
• Discusses projects and time frames with employees and determines the parameters of the employee's responsibilities.
• Provides advice and guidance on technical aspects of questions or issues related to projects, resolving differences, problem solving, or to influence or persuade others to adopt technical points where there are disagreements.

Work Schedule: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Telework Eligible: No
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description Title/PD#: Construction Control Representative/PD11460A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Starting at $82,832 Per Year (GS 12)

• Participate in pre-bid and pre-construction conferences with representatives from other organizations.
• Perform as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to accept and approve changes to the plans.
• Work with contractor or engineer as necessary to develop new or modified work techniques.
• Administer the construction warranty program for each completed contract.
• Complete technical inspections of construction projects at all stages.
• Attend pre-design conferences.

Starting at $57,118 Per Year (GS 9-10)

• Take part in design review conferences, reviews preliminary plans and specifications prior to advertisement for practicability, anticipated physical obstructions and other construction difficulties and availability of selected materials.
• Attend and participate in pre-bid conferences to orient and inform bidders as to features, requirements and special conditions.
• Confer with local Government officials, committees, individuals, and representatives of private concerns affected by the project and makes reports and recommendations.
• Confer with employees led on problems of control, inspection, administration, and safety and makes decisions for dealing with the particular problems.
• Assure that a government inspector is present and properly trained and qualified to detect substandard operations and faulty construction. Resolves controversial matters arising between Government and contractor personnel.
• Perform office engineering duties including review of shop drawings, preparing response to contractor inquiries, as well as, performing the following work related to contract modifications.
• Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy.

Starting at $82,830 Per Year (GS 12)

• Performs field engineering functions associated with assigned project.
• Performs biddability, constructability, operability (BCO) reviews of plans and specifications. Determines whether items included in the specifications are clear and materials are satisfactory for the purpose.
• Determines practicability from a construction viewpoint, whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated. Determines whether project, as defined in the specifications, will be completely functional/operable.
• Participates in site showings and pre-construction conferences. Reviews as-built drawings to ensure changes in plans and specifications have been accurately noted.
• Reviews contractor's proposed working schedules for logic, adequacy and to determine whether construction completion schedules will be met.
• Observes and investigates construction at all stages to identify problems. Interprets plans and specifications, conferring with contractor and/or supervisor to resolve differences of opinion.
• Prepares draft documents for signature by the Authorized Representative in areas of: Furnishing of detailed drawings to the contractor; approval of the contractor's payment estimates; and designation of contractor's operations and storage areas.
• Prepares QA punch list on final inspections of completed contracts and provides technical verification for transfer documents.

Starting at $62,898 Per Year (GS 10)

• Analyze problems and reviews and interprets the requirement of plans and specifications for Contractor representatives and other interested persons.
• Monitor the layout of work and inspection of all work in progress.
• Coordinate the work with Contractors' personnel and representatives of the using service to assure timely and satisfactory accomplishment of all contracts.
• Provide daily surveillance of Contractor Quality Control (QC) system to assure that it is working effectively, in that required quality tests are made and appropriately reported in a timely manner along with daily quality control reports.
• Confer with Contractor's representatives on matters pertaining to interpretation of plans and specifications.
• Inspect safety precautions exercised by Contractors and suggests remedial measures as required.

Starting at $83,257 Per Year (GS 12)

• Participates with the quality assurance inspector or project engineer in coordinating, monitoring, and controlling all construction inspection activities pertaining to contractor operations at the worksite.
• District civil works construction includes a variety of navigation and flood control projects and relocations of bridges, railroads, roadways.
• Working in coordination with the project engineer, performs a variety of office and field activities in support of dredging construction control activities on the floating plant and at project sites.
• Using specialized experience in dredging and marine civil works projects, plans and coordinates, the activities of subordinate personnel engaged in the surveillance and inspection of dredging construction work at the floating plant and project site.
• Develops inspection plans, establishes timeframes and priorities for accomplishing the work and revised schedules as needed to provide for absences, emergencies, special assignments, and other unplanned occurrences.

Starting at $62,898 Per Year (GS 10-11)

• Provides technical assistance and support on the review of project plans and specifications to determine site compatibility and anticipated problems.
• Informs contractor on requirements concerning construction scheduling, progress reporting, work acceptance procedures, safety measures, wage and hour law observance, labor relations and other matters related to contractual performance.
• Observes and investigates all construction phases to insure compliance with contract schedules, specifications and shop drawings; identify actual or potential problems and determine necessity for changes or remedial action.
• Investigates need for contract change orders, controversies which could lead to formal claims by the contractor, deviations requiring engineering determination and other matters.
• Makes on-the-spot decisions and commitments to avoid delays in construction with respect to minor changes in construction, deviations from schedules, substitution of materials, and resolution of disputes over the acceptability of work.
• Confers with contractor concerning sufficiency and suitability of equipment being used, number of workers employed, etc., to assure completion of work on or ahead of schedule.
• Reviews contractor's partial payment estimates for items of work claimed, verifying lump-sum and unit price items for units of accomplishment, and certifies for validity preparatory to payment.
• Records changes and modifications to contract drawings and specifications for use in preparation of "as built" drawings upon completion of construction.
• In instances where government-furnished equipment is provided by contract, ascertains receipt in sufficient time to meet scheduled operations and expedites delivery as required.
• Inspects materials and equipment received on-site for adherence to approved samples or shop drawings, rejecting items of non-conformance.
• Analyzes situation, develops cost estimates, determines most practical method of accomplishment and time involved for purpose of comparison of bid received from contractor.

Starting at $69,107 Per Year (GS 11)

• Perform surveillance, control and on-site inspection of construction projects and construction type service contracts at all stages of construction for compliance.
• Advise the contractor of contract provisions such as project schedule, safety requirements, use of Government furnished material, equipment and/or utilities.
• Review drawings and specifications prior to contract to become familiar with the construction plan and specifications.
• Develop cost estimates for changes to construction plans and specifications and negotiates such changes with the contractor or his representatives.
• Work with contractor's representative to establish plans to accomplish, contract and/or to coordinate work with an activity or affected occupants.

Starting at $51,713 Per Year (GS 8-9)

• As a Construction Control Representative, you will perform on-site surveillance of civil works and military construction contracts.
• Manage quality assurance, surveillance of the site safety program and environmental compliance.
• Provide technical support to project and office engineers.
• Review and evaluate shop drawings and other contractor submittals and the mechanical portions of preliminary and final plans and specifications for biddability, constructability, and operability (BCO).
• Perform Safety and Labor surveillance.
• Recommend solutions on conflicts between construction plans, specifications, and installation for civil works and military construction projects.
• Manage the project budget and schedules, assures that commitments to the customer are met, and serves as primary point of contact for customer and other external agencies on assigned projects.

Starting at $82,830 Per Year (GS 12)

Major duties of this position include, but not limited to:

• Determines the actions necessary to support the continued development and implementation of the Construction Program at the OKC VAHCS under the general direction of the Projects Chief, Engineering Service.
• Plans the needs for the Construction Program and advises the Projects Chief, daily of any problems and proposed solutions with major critical equipment, overtime needs, design and construction phasing or problems with resource acquisition or allocation.
• Serves as the professional consultant and advisor on engineering matters to management of the Medical Center to give authoritative advice in planning projects. This includes space utilization, equipment selection, equipment layout, estimate of cost, funding, and the execution of all projects.
• Oversees the development and implementation of policies and procedures pertaining to construction projects of the medical center.
• Advises upper management of the need for design, construction, and service contracts to meet needs of the facility.
• Prepares technical statements of work for contracts and initiates documentation for the procurement of such contracts.
• Determines professional architectural design, construction management, coordinating interior design and furniture to deliver a complete functional space to the customer.
• Drafts medical center and departmental policies and procedures for the purpose of meeting or exceeding TJC construction safety and equipment management requirements.
• Performs pre-purchase and funding advice, and technical reviews of architect drawings and construction documents.
• Supervises a multiplex number of CCRs (GS-12) and involves extremely complex and diverse functions dependent upon the specific functions of the individual medical center services supported.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Assures that logical and feasible guidelines are established to provide the economical use of resources and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Determines training needs and develops training programs for the employees of the Construction Program, prepares justifications and recommends the source for this training.
• Coordinates staff workloads as needed and changing priorities as required under the constantly changing conditions. Reviews, accepts, rejects, or amend the work of assigned employees.
• Analyzes continuing personnel problems and takes necessary corrective action, develops quality and quantity standards, recommends promotions or reassignments of employees, and promotes the participation of employees in the achievement of management goals.
• Selects new employees for the Construction Program, assigns and develops performance standards, performance reviews, counsel employees, addresses complaints and grievances, and initiates personnel actions as needed.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
Telework: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Construction Control Representative - Supervisor/PD635 14148-O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Starting at $98,496 Per Year (GS 13)

• Provide compliance reviews of contractor operations and procedures to determine the desirability of changes or proposed solutions to problems encountered in construction.
• Provide technical review of project plans and specifications to determine bid ability, constructability, site compatibility, and anticipated problems.
• Make recommendations for efficiency improvements reflective of field conditions and identifies deficiencies needing correction.
• Present information to groups and individuals to explain guidelines and regulations regarding projects including new facilities, renovations, upgrades, maintenance, and environmental remedial activities.
• Monitor the contractor safety program for compliance with safety manuals and applicable regulations and requirements.
• Review contractor proposed work schedules for adequacy and feasibility to determine if schedules will be met.
• Perform biddability, constructability, operability, and/or environmental reviews of plans and specifications.
• Prepare daily logs and reports reflecting construction progress, quantities of materials, equipment breakdowns, labor shortages, weather conditions, reasons for delays, instructions given to contractor, and any unusual circumstances encountered.

Starting at $51,713 Per Year (GS 8-9)

As a Quality Control Manager, you will ensure the project is built within contract document specifications, owner requirements, and comply with local, state, and federal building codes. You will coordinate with other trades, process daily reports of project progress and adhere to all guidelines issued by the owner. As a strong communicator, you will help to build a quality control team that is open, transparent, and delivers excellence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the project team to understand, plan, and implement the contract drawings and specifications

• Collaborate  with the owner, design team, and contractors to ensure quality and timeliness of project construction and completion

• Implement and manage the “Three Phases of Control” Quality Control Plan

• Oversee submittal review and approval

• Schedule and conduct quality control meetings - Preparatory, Initial Phase, Follow-up

• Control documents related to quality control functions

• Establish testing procedures in accordance with contract specifications

• Manage inspections process

• Coordinate third party testing agents and interface with the Owner’s representatives as required

• Closely track and maintain a project deficiency log

• Manage the punch list process

• Oversee project closeout deliverable process-training, O&Ms

• Confer directly with the executive management team

• Encourage, lead, and/or participate in staff training and development

 

Basic Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a construction or related discipline or relevant experience

• Minimum 5-8+ years verifiable construction quality control and/or inspection experience

• Takes initiative and personal responsibility to always deliver value and excellence

• Uses expertise to create a vision and aligns the team to deliver/achieve desired outcomes

• A track record of establishing/contributing to creative strategic solutions  

• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain “buy-in” from, a broad range of stakeholders (e.g., executive team, leadership team, Business Unit Leaders, direct reports, clients, trade partners, and third party providers

• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large scale construction management or construction trade with increasing levels of responsibility, preferrably water/wastewater treatment plants

• Must be able to manage other inspectors and submittal clerks, as well as coordinate independent material testing and lab work 

• Ability to process a large volume of submittals / RFIs

• Prior experience developing and managing Quality Control Plans

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• Review plans and specifications to become familiar with assignments.
• Inspect all material and equipment delivered to the construction site to ensure that specifications are met.
• Observe work and work methods to ensure that the structure is being built in accordance with the plan through use of acceptable work practices.
• Notify the contractor of construction violations.
• Attend pre-construction conferences with Contracting Officer, designers and the contractor to establish standards of work performance.
• Observe and investigate construction to identify and report potential problems and recommend changes to the designer.
• Review finished work, ensure all terms of the contract have been complied with and prepare final reports.

Starting at $66,757 Per Year (GS 9)