Electrical Tradesman

US Embassy, Warsaw Compound Security Upgrade, MCAC replacement

Qualification:

• Must be a licensed Electrician, prior OBO Site Experience preferred.
• Must hold a high School Diploma.
• Must possess excellent writing skills and thorough knowledge of Microsoft Suite.
• Must have 10 years of relevant construction experience.
• Must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience working on active construction sites. (Design office experience does not count toward the minimum experience.)
• Clearance: Final Secret, Interim Top Secret, or Final Top-Secret clearance issued by Defense Security Services.

Specific Duties:

The position functions as the Electrical Tradesman, providing OBO/Warsaw a full range of critical engineering and construction quality assurance and management and technical oversight of the Warsaw CSU – Major Renovation Project. Responsible for performing technical inspections of electrical work, monitoring the contractor's quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance.

• 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.
• Responsible for performing technical inspections of mechanical work, monitoring the contractor’s quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance. Support and assist OBO/Warsaw in ensuring the completion of the project in accordance with contract requirements. Specific experience with Building Automation Systems, monitor controls and disconnects, general plumbing, water/sewage treatment, power generation and HVAC systems.
• Review engineering shop drawings and determine if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters. Observe onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly.
• Responsible for performing 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. Monitor the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program.
• Observe onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed,
• formed, and executed properly. Monitor construction progress and submit weekly progress reports with recommendations based on the technical review of project documents and field inspections.
• Perform technical inspections of the electrical elements of the project.
• Must understand and be able to interpret drawings in his/her discipline and have a basic understanding of the principals of his/her engineering discipline and how it fits in with other engineering disciplines. Must be able to review shop drawings and submittals from the contractor and determine if coordination with other disciplines is necessary in addition to monitoring 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 related to the incumbent’s area of expertise. After problems are discovered, evaluate contractor’s proposed remedy. Formulate solutions for the Project Director/Construction Manager. Construction on the Warsaw CSU – Major Renovation Project will be performed to U.S. standards; the incumbent should have current working knowledge of acceptable products and procedures.
• Review design documents (drawings and specifications) that the A/E prepares as well as perform quality assurance for the construction project in his/her technical area of expertise.