Construction Administration Specialist

At Stantec, we approach every project as a partnership, because our work creates a lasting impact on our client's communities. We believe that when smart, passionate, creative people come together, real possibilities are within reach.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do; they give our work purpose. If you want to be a part of our unwavering team and can bring your sense of imagination and determination to every challenge, then this is the right place for you.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Inspector to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing quality assurance oversight, documentation of such oversight, and recommending corrective actions to CLIENT personnel as required to ensure high-quality performance on Contractor executed engineering projects or project tasks.

• Assist 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.
• Provide subject matter assistance regarding Saudi national and international standards and projects for 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.
• Provide 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.
• 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 pre-performance 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.

• 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.