Construction Quality Control Manager - CQM

Tidewater Inc is currently seeking two experienced Construction Quality Managers to provide support to various construction projects on the Fort Liberty Army base in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The ideal candidates will have experience supervising improvement projects in addition to working on federal government projects as well. Please apply today as these roles will fill very quickly!!!

About Us:
Tidewater was founded in 1983 as an environmental consulting services provider in Baltimore, Maryland. We entered the SBA 8(a) Program in 2004 where we gained valuable experience and built a formidable team of professionals. Between 2004 and 2013, the firm experienced unprecedented growth and eventually graduated from the program. Today, Tidewater has over 140 employees performing work across three lines of business: Environmental, Construction and Facilities. Tidewater is headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland, with additional offices in Powell, Ohio and Sorrento Valley and Sacramento, California. Our business spans over 75 multi-year government contracts and an average of 1000 projects annually for Federal, State, Municipalities and Commercial clients here in the United States and abroad.

We are proud to offer our clients and business partnerships an employee base that includes a dynamic mix of industry experts and hands-on field personnel. This includes program managers, engineers, geologists, scientists, health physicists, certified industrial hygienists, industrial hygienists, health and safety specialists, construction estimators, and IT/database/graphics specialists; as well as site superintendents, certified tank inspectors, licensed drillers, radiological technicians, lead/mold/asbestos assessors, HVAC licensed and certified personnel, and general field technicians and equipment operators.

Tidewater's Construction Division provides construction services to Federal Clients throughout the United States and has provided services in over 30 countries worldwide. We execute projects using design-build and design-bid-build delivery methods. This Division maintains IDIQ construction contracts with multiple Districts of the US Army Corps of Engineers, NAVFAC, the US Department of State Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Army, and GSA.

Tidewater has developed a reputation for being very responsive and flexible and we pride ourselves on meeting project schedules and budgets, being able to execute multiple tasks concurrently, and responding to mission-critical client requirements. We consistently receive excellent references and commendations from our clients. In fact, Tidewater is the 2016 recipient of DoS OBO's Small Business of the Year.

We have a proven record of executing projects safely without lost time injuries. Our safety program is based on the USACE EM 385-1-1 Safety and Health Requirements Manual and OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926 to achieve a safe working environment with a safety-conscious work force. Tidewater has an established construction quality control (CQC) management system for construction projects to ensure installation and service is performed in compliance with design/contract documents.

Tidewater's core values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, growth and service, guide employee decision making, relationship building, problem solving, and help to develop and achieve personal and professional goals. Through our Compliance Training modules, disseminated throughout the year, employees engage in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion training, as well as Discrimination & Harassment training and many other topics critical to our organizational framework which strives to promote, fair treatment and full participation of all people and to create a positive work culture that fosters trust, respect, and engagement and contributes to our success and growth.

Tidewater values their workforce and provides a comprehensive and extensive benefit package, including a 401k and Roth program with employer contributions that are processed on a bi-weekly basis for all participants, a 401k college tuition program, Health, Dental & Vision Insurance, company sponsored and voluntary ancillary plans, parental paid leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide accurate and up to date daily QA Reports via Resident Management System (RMS).
• Review red-line drawings weekly with construction contractor for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure construction is in accordance with EM 385-1-1 requirements.
• Daily Oversight of the construction process
• Attend preparatory meetings as required by the construction contractor
• Monthly review of construction percentage complete on all activities for contractor pay request. Ensure percentages are correct and coordinate percentages with COR
• Ensure/Participate in all requirements of Three-Phase inspection process
• Provide input to COR for interim and final CPARS evaluations
• Review submittals and provide recommendations to the COR concerning acceptability. Review and provide written comments to the COR on selected contractor submittals pursuant to special clauses of the contract.
• Review construction contractor questions and Requests for Information (RFI)/Requests for Clarification (RFC) and recommend responses and solutions to the COR.
• Review construction contractor's schedules and report findings to the COR.
• Review construction contractor's deficiencies in performance and other factors impacting, or with the potential to impact, timely execution of the project, and provide written comments and proposed correspondence to the COR regarding responsibility and corrective actions to be taken by contractor, Government, designer, etc.
• Review project issues, requests for equitable adjustment and claims to determine contract basis and entitlement. Make appropriate recommendations with supporting documentation to COR.
• Compute time extensions and suggest extensions to the contract time to the COR.
• Assist the COR in preparing documents during the sequence of events required for processing a change order/modification and claims from initial action to final negotiations and payment. Provide the COR review and analysis of change requests.
• Make technical interpretations of drawings and specifications and provide determinations on whether methods and materials employed meet the requirements of contract specifications, and make appropriate recommendations to COR.
• Review project plans and specifications to determine such things as practicability from a construction standpoint, whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated, and whether materials selected are readily available. Provide written comments to the COR.
• Utilize the USACE Resident Management System to prepare and submit reporting information.
• Review project plans and specifications during both design and construction phase. Plans shall be reviewed for construction contract compliance, constructability, and technical correctness.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain records of all necessary construction documentation such as financial cost accounting, meetings, drawings, submittals, applications for payments, change orders, proposals, purchase orders, communications, transmittals, notes, etc.
• Attend weekly progress meetings with architects, engineers, and prime construction contractors. Provide report of meeting to COR/ACO/Facilities Manager with identification of any problems or difficulties and recommendations for resolution.
• Review submittals, shop drawings, and samples. Provide written comments as the representative of the COR/ACO/Facility Manager.
• Perform continual on-site surveillance of construction activities.
• Inspect the construction contractor's quality control activities.
• Monitor and record testing required by contract documents.
• Maintain weekly progress photos of the project.
• Review and evaluate all change orders/modifications recommended by the designer of record or his/her consultants, all change order requests, and cost proposals made by the contractors, and recommend actions to be taken to the COR/ACO/Facility Manager.
• Aid in preparing punch list corrections prior to acceptance of the building or portions of it by the COR/ACO/Facility Manager.
• Review final 'as built' drawings for accuracy as representative of the COR/ACO/Facility Manager.
• Collect and review all warranty documents and provide all mechanical and electrical systems information, including operation and maintenance manuals, to Ft. Liberty personnel responsible for ongoing maintenance.
• Provide recommendations for design modifications.
• Provide effective coordination, support, and promotion of interactions with other staff offices and organizations.

What You'll Love:

• A dynamic blend of fieldwork, office tasks, and technical challenges.
• The perfect balance of autonomy to lead your team.
• Opportunities for cross-training and exposure to a diverse range of clients and projects.
• A tight-knit community of experts who value collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage, company-paid life, short, and long-term disability insurance, a 401k match, tuition assistance, annual COLA and performance-based compensation adjustments.
• A flexible work environment that promotes work-life balance.

Requirements:

• 5+ years working on construction projects with experience as a Construction Quality Manager
• Familiarity with Federal Construction Contracts
• Construction Quality Management (CQM) certification
• Knowledge of EM-385 information
• OSHA 30 training certificate & CPR/ First Aid training
• Knowledge of local quality, safety, and health guidelines for construction job sites
• In-depth understanding of construction operations and processes
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Organizational and time-management skills