Inspector (KSA)

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Stantec is looking for construction administration and management professionals to act as owner representatives on multiple sites across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to supervise the construction of buildings and facilities related to government and defense projects. The candidate's responsibilities include project management, contract administration, engineering inspections, quality assurance, reporting on progress, and health and safety inspection. Bilingual Arabic/English ability is a must. Experience with government and defense facilities is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Assists CLIENT personnel by performing office and field interdisciplinary duties associated with CLIENT civil and military projects including construction management and coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Customers, and other agencies.
• Provides subject matter assistance regarding Saudi national and international standards and
  projects for:
  (a) Civil and structural engineering designs, soil and foundation analysis for horizontal and vertical construction, including but not limited to facility site layout, site drainage, geotechnical consideration, material selection, and recommendations for roads, bridges, and structures; water treatment and distribution infrastructure and systems; and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure and systems.
  (b) Electrical engineering designs, system components, installations, and system construction,
  including but not limited to primary power generation and distribution infrastructure, commercial
  and industrial electrical systems, and resident electrical systems.
  (c) Mechanical engineering designs, system components, installation, and system construction,
  including but not limited to site, facility, and building mechanical systems for commercial,
  industrial, and resident applications; water treatment and distribution infrastructure and systems;
  and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure and systems.
  
• Provides written recommendations to CLIENT personnel on Contractor-submitted engineering
  designs and plans for a variety of applications. Monitor the timeliness of all such submittal
  reviews in order to ensure their completion within the time frames required by the contracts
  involved. Monitor the contractors (design, construction, or service) submittal log and advise the
  Government of late or overdue submittals.
• Perform Biddability, Constructability, Operability, Environmental, and Sustainability (BCOES)
  review of design drawings and specifications prepared by others and provide recommendations to
  CLIENT personnel. BCOES reviews may consist of, but not be limited to, such areas as general
  siting requirements, climatic conditions, materials availability, materials delivery, the applicability of
  the design standards being used, coordination between disciplines and drawings, and other unique
  conditions restricting construction and construction schedules involved. In short, a BCOES review
  is to confirm that a project can be bid, constructed, and operated; and that it complies with all
  required environmental regulations and requirements and is sustainable. All comments are to be
  provided in writing to the Government in a complete, detailed, and clear manner.
• Review and comment upon proposed construction or service performance techniques, procedures,
  and methods prepared or proposed by others and provide recommendations to the Government
  with respect to approval or disapproval actions that should be taken. Review, on behalf of the
  Government, and provide to the Government, comments with respect to quality control plans,
  procedures, and techniques and perform compliance inspections of how they are actually
  implemented.
• Prepare and update quality assurance plans and procedures for the Government tailored to the
  construction projects involved or services to be provided. Perform the quality assurance inspection
  and testing activities and fully document those activities for appropriate action by the Government.
• Conduct the full range of quality assurance inspections and testing in order to substantiate or
  otherwise verify the suitability of in-place work, materials, and equipment or services provided,
  including testing at equipment manufacturers factory locations, and provide findings to the
  Government for appropriate action. Testing may involve hazardous materials (not including
  ordnance) and may require the A-E to provide appropriate testing equipment, if unavailable within
  local testing laboratories, or require shipment of samples to a government-approved testing
  laboratory.
• Monitor construction contractors or service providers procedures for the identification, classification, tracking, resolution, and disseminating of information pertaining to construction and performance deficiencies and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action in order to ensure timely corrective action as well as the prevention of similar occurrences. Substantiate that proposed corrective actions are appropriate for the specific deficiency and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action.
• Assist the Government in an advisory capacity at preparatory inspections held prior to the
  commencement of the work. Prior to conducting preparatory inspections, perform all appropriate
  preliminary activities such as insuring that, where appropriate, the correct site location, layout and
  elevations of the work have been established. Verify that all required preliminary actions have
  been taken such as submittal, review, and approval of shop drawings; approved materials, supplies
  and equipment are on hand in the quantities required; safety job hazard analyses have been
  prepared and approved; qualified workmen are available and properly prepared; field supervisory
  staff is knowledgeable and qualified; appropriate testing equipment is on hand, properly calibrated
  and functioning; and any required manufacturers technical representatives or specialists are
  available. Prepare written reports for the Government in a timely manner that document all aspects
  of preparatory inspections and advise the Government as to whether the construction contractor or
  service provider should be allowed to proceed with the work.
• Inspector must be familiar with Corps of Engineer manuals ER 1180-1-6 Construction Quality
  Management. Provides quality assurance oversight, documentation of such oversight, and
  recommends corrective actions to CLIENT personnel as required to ensure high-quality
  performance on Contractor executed engineering projects or project tasks. Writes reports
  recommending corrective action on deficient conditions.
• Perform review of construction contractors or service providers daily quality control and safety
  reports to assure that the quality control operations are adequately documented (including such
  activities as level of inspections, inspection results, testing procedures and results, deficiency
  correction actions, etc.) and that work is being performed in a safe manner and provide findings to
  the Government for appropriate action. Provide daily quality assurance inspections and
  surveillance of construction contractors or service providers quality control programs and safety
  programs and provide findings to the Government for appropriate action in order to ensure
  compliance with their contract requirements. Review ongoing construction work or services being
  provided to verify that materials and workmanship or services conform to contract requirements
  and provide findings to the Government. Within 24 hours of such inspections, submit daily quality
  assurance reports to the Government using the Corps of Engineers automated construction
  contract administration and reporting system, Resident Management System (RMS). The 24 hours
  mentioned above do not include holidays and weekends.
• Attend and participate in (in an advisory capacity) meetings such as pre-construction and preperformance
  conferences, quality control coordination meetings, progress meetings, or other
  conferences and meetings held between the Governments representatives and construction
  contractors or service providers or, where authorized, between representatives of other
  architectural firms and the Government. The Inspector is prohibited from officially representing
  CLIENT in such meetings.
• Monitor the construction contractor's and/or service provider's performance during warranty
  periods and report findings to the Government. Attend and document the results of the four and
  nine-month warranty inspections and provide recommendations to the Government concerning any
  outstanding warranty items. Monitor any warranty actions in order to verify the contractor's
  compliance and report findings to the Government.
• Maintain master sets of drawings and specifications for the use by A-E and Government personnel
  in the performance of quality assurance, technical services, and contract administration activities.
  
• Monitor the preparation of as-built documents by contractors to ensure that those documents are
  being prepared on an on-going basis and report findings to the Government. Review contractor
  submissions of as-built drawings for completeness and accuracy and provide advice in writing to
  the appropriate Government personnel as to the acceptability of such submissions.
• Works with CLIENT Safety Officer to assist with providing safety oversight, documentation of
  such oversight, and directs corrective actions in cases of life-threatening situations when
  appropriate to ensure worker safety during the performance of Contractor executed engineering
  projects or project tasks.
• Assists the appointed Contracting Officers Representative and/or project engineer in interpreting
  and, at the direction of CLIENT personnel, enforcing contractual provisions regarding Contractor
  engineering requirements and deliverables.
• Documents and provides reports to CLIENT personnel regarding Contractor progress toward
  accomplishing contractual scopes of work. Prepares daily reports of activities reflecting the progress
  of construction, quantities, and quality of materials placed, weather conditions, reasons for delays
  in construction, instruction given to Contractor, and any unusual circumstances encountered.
  Prepares daily reports, with photographs, to consolidate the ongoing activities of the project.
• Serves as English-Arabic Language specialist on a wide range of issues including conferences with
  the Contractors, submittal reviews, translation of design documents, etc.
• Maintains professional files in a systematic, retrievable, and contractually enforceable manner.
• Provides translation services, oral and written for CLIENT staff, as needed.
• Assists CLIENT personnel in training and mentoring initiatives by providing subject matter
  expertise and conveying cultural meaning and intent; e.g., coordinates, plans, develops and
  evaluates training, training needs, and course objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• University/College technical degree and/or equivalent work experience relating to the engineering
  technology required and shall have construction contract administration experience.
• Minimum of 7 years overall experience
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in Engineering
• Level 2 English language ability. Ability to speak and read Arabic.
• Ability to use a variety of office equipment (i.e. computers running MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), copiers, scanners, digital cameras).
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiar with Corps of Engineer manuals ER 1180-1-6 Construction Quality Management. Provides quality assurance oversight, documentation of such oversight, and recommends corrective actions to CLIENT personnel as required to ensure high-quality performance on Contractor executed engineering projects or project tasks.