Windhoek New Embassy Compound (NEC)

This position supports the building of the NEC project site in Windhoek, the Republic of Namibia, which is a 51,800 m2 (12.8 acre) piece of property bounded by Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda Street on the West, Metje Street on the South, Nelson Mandela Ave. and the Klein Windhoek river basin to the East and an upscale residential neighborhood to the North. The site is located approximately 7.0 kms (5.0 miles) Northeast of the current U.S. Embassy location at 14 Lossen Street, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek. The Windhoek NEC is a Design-Build project that includes the following facilities totaling approximately 15,086 square meters:

• New Office Building (NOB) (10,411 SM)
• Compound Control Access Points (CAPs) (702 SM)
  • Main CAP
  • Consular CAP
  • Service CAP
• Utility Building (UTL) (1,629 SM)
• Support Annex (SPX) (1,292 SM)
• Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR) (1,052 SM)

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides OBO/Windhoek a full range of critical engineering, construction quality assurance, management, and technical oversight of the Windhoek NEC Project
• Performs technical inspections of mechanical work, monitors the contractor’s quality control program, and reviews project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance
• Supports and assist OBO/Windhoek ensuring the completion of the project in accordance with contract requirements
• Ensures that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the design documents
• Reviews engineering shop drawings and determine if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters
• Performs quality assurance tasks, 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
• Monitors the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program
• Observes onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly
• Monitors construction progress vis-a-vis the project schedule and submits weekly progress reports with recommendations based on the technical review of project documents and field inspections
• Performs technical inspections of the mechanical elements of the project
• Monitors on-going construction work to identify problems or non-compliance with design or contract specifications
• Prepares construction reports detailing construction progress and identifies any problem with the construction process
  • After problems are discovered:
    • Evaluates contractor’s proposed remedy
    • Formulates solutions for the Project Director/Construction Manager
• Reviews design documents (drawings and specifications) that the A/E prepares
• Ensures that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the design documents
  • Must be able to read design/construction drawings and be able to understand design narratives and calculations
• Reviews contractor submittals
  • Evaluates proposed submittal substitutions with engineering implications; makes recommendations to the Project Director
• Prepares responses to Requests for Information (RFI) for questions related to engineering
• Coordinates the development of Independent Government Estimates (IGEs) for modifications and change orders
• Reviews and evaluates design calculations and data from an engineering perspective
• Prepares Monthly Progress Report summarizing project status, with emphasis on engineering
• Reviews contractor’s Requests for Equitable Adjustment and formulates written recommendations for consideration by the Project Director
• Other related duties as assigned by the Project Director

Minimum Skills & Requirements

• Four (4) year Mechanical Engineering degree (Bachelor’s or above) from an ABET accredited program along with a minimum of seven years of on-site vertical construction experience (field activities on buildings) is required
  • Design office experience shall not count toward an employee’s experience
  • A Professional Engineering License (PE) is acceptable in lieu of a degree
  • Overseas experience is preferred
• Must have Final Secret, Interim Top Secret (TS), or Final TS security clearance issued by the Defense Security Service at the time of consideration
• Must have current working knowledge of acceptable products and procedures, based on U.S. standards
• Knowledge of International Codes required
• Must have experience with Building Automation Systems, monitor controls and disconnects, general plumbing, water/sewage treatment, power generation and HVAC systems
• 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 an understanding of the principals of his/her discipline and how it fits in with other disciplines
• Must be able to review shop drawings and submittals from the contractor and determine if coordination with other disciplines are necessary

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL WITH TOP SECRET ELIGIBILITY

WORK LOCATION: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA (U.S. EMBASSY)

PROJECT DURATION: 18 MONTHS WITH EXPECTED FOLLOW-ON WORK WITHIN THE DoS PROGRAM

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