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This opportunity is based in the New Carrollton Maryland Metro Administrative Building.\nSUMMARY\nThe Construction Engineer, Civil is an experienced professional specializing the planning, management, and resolution of issues associated with assigned capital construction infrastructure projects.\nPrincipal Job Duties\nEnsures that assigned construction contracts are completed in accordance with Authority plans and specifications through frequent onsite inspections. Performs final inspections of completed work.\nRepresents the project manager on designated projects and ensures that facilities and systems are constructed within the established schedule(s) and thoroughly coordinated with operational departments to ensure limited impact on revenue operations.\nReviews plans and specifications for construction purposes; and advises various WMATA offices and consultants of required design changes. Reviews the inspection procedures for conformance with established guidelines; reviews and recommends approval of requests for payment from contractors and others for work in place.\nProvides technical expertise to project manager and contract administrator regarding engineering, constructability, cost estimate, schedule, and WMATA construction specifications in context of project requirements; makes recommendations and articulates engineering solutions, taking into consideration safety and security of persons and property, field conditions, and revenue operational needs of the Authority.\nSupports and assists the Authority's Safety Engineer in the enforcement of safety compliance on contracts assigned.\nReviews, with assigned negotiator, contractor proposals and establishes Authority's pre-negotiation position. Participates in negotiation of contract modifications, as appropriate. Recommends acceptance or rejection of negotiated settlements, as appropriate. Actively participates in effecting timely closeout of assigned contracts.\nProvides technical expertise, as appropriate, in the preparation of the Contracting Officer’s final decisions.\nPrepares progress reports and recommendations for the Project Manager and the leadership team on the status of assigned projects. Evaluates design and construction problems during the construction period, develops alternative courses of action, and determines and implements the best solution.\nOther Duties\nReviews the inspection procedures for conformance with established procedures.\nReviews and recommends approval of requests for payment from contractors.\nMay coordinate and interface with other offices within the Authority, private organizations, and governmental agencies.\nMaintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and just culture principles.\nThe functions listed are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Nor is it intended to limit in any way the right of managers and supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.\n Knowledge\nComprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of civil and related engineering disciplines and construction management as they relate to civil and structural rehabilitation and replacement, and construction engineering; and ability to effectively apply that knowledge to the management of construction programs\nKnowledge of the laws, ordinances, and regulations governing construction activities within the signatory jurisdictions of the WMATA compact\nFamiliarity with Critical Path Method of project scheduling\nSkills\nSkilled at interpreting plans and specifications\nSkilled at identifying and articulating construction and engineering issues for resolution\nSkilled at presenting findings and recommendations\nAbilities\nAbility to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those individuals and organizations with whom interface is required to complete the work\nAbility to effectively participate in the change order negotiations and claims determinations\nAbility to communicate both orally and in writing effectively\nAbility to apply critical path method scheduling principles when interpreting contractors’ progress reports and requests for payment\nMachine, Tools, Equipment, Software, Hardware Required\nEngineering plans and specifications\nPersonal computers, cell phones, tablets, radios\nMS Office Suite; MS Teams; Adobe Pro; project scheduling software; construction document management systems and e-platforms\nPaperless workflows and knowledge storage and retrieval systems\nSupervisory Responsibility\nGuides work of others who perform essentially the same work. 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