What We Do   

We empower our defense and law enforcement customers to focus on their primary mission by removing friction points and setting them up for long-term success. VWI provides facilities and infrastructure management; our specific services include housing management, custodial services, facilities management, operations & maintenance, and various professional services. By providing strategic, responsive, and mission-driven solutions, we forge long-term partnerships with our customers, vendors, and team members. We invite you to join our team, providing essential services for those who serve our country.  

What You’ll Do   

• 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 to include but not limited to daily reports. 

• Review project plans and specifications during both design (approximately 1 month prior to start of construction) and construction phase. Plans shall be reviewed for construction contract compliance, constructability, and technical correctness. 

• Review of submittals, safety plans and shop drawings for contract compliance including compliance with VA specific requirements (Directives, Programs for Design, Guidebooks, TIL spec, etc. which are located here: Technical Information Library (TIL) Office of Construction & Facilities Management (va.gov) 

Other Job Functions for the CQM/QA as Required by the Facility Manager/COR/ACO: 

• 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 Facilities Director/COR/ACO 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 Facility Manager/COR/ACO 

• 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 Facility Manager/COR/ACO. 

• Aid in preparing punch list corrections prior to acceptance of the building or portions of it by the Facility Manager/COR/ACO. 

• Review final 'as built' drawings for accuracy as representative of the Facility Manager/COR/ACO. 

• Collect and review all warranty documents and provide all mechanical and electrical systems information, including operation and maintenance manuals, to NAS Pensacola 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 Have 

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant field experience working in building construction/renovation/ modernization. 

• This individual shall have at least three projects of similar magnitude, complexity, and scope. 

• A minimum of five years of related healthcare experience, relevant field experience working in building construction/renovation/modernization and shall have prior experience utilizing and participating in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Three-Phase Inspection Process as well as prior experience utilizing and following USACE EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual.  

• Personnel shall have the following training/certifications within 60 days of being on site: OSHA-30hr, Corps of Engineers Safety and Occupational Health Management System (CE-SOHMS), American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Healthcare Construction Certificate (HCC).  

• The American Hospital Association's (AHA) Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) certification, if appropriately documented, may be accepted in lieu of the required HCC.  No other training/certification will be considered equivalent. Familiarity with VA Technical Information Library (TIL) Technical Information Library (TIL) - Office of Construction & Facilities Management  and VA standards. 

What We Offer  

At VWI, our people are our greatest strength. Our respect for the skills and expertise of our employees drives every decision we make. We strive to uphold our values of respect, dignity, teamwork, and transparency in the benefits and compensation we offer to our employees.  

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, covered by employer-funded Health & Welfare contributions. 

• Paid Time Off and Vacation Days   

• Opportunities for promotion to supervisor and management positions   

• Leadership and development opportunities    

VWI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.