The new U.S. Embassy Compound Project in Doha will be located on a five-hectare (12.36 acre) site in a new diplomatic zone north of the historic city, within the Wadi al Banat district. The Design-Build contract was awarded in September 2021 to American International Contractors Inc. The Design-Build contract duration is 49 months and the substantial completion is anticipated in December 2025.

The NEC, a multi-building campus will provide a new Chancery, Marine security guard residence, and support facilities for the Embassy. The scope objective is to design and construct a new American Embassy, with consular services, to replace the existing facility located in Doha, Qatar including a strategy for future expansion. The major project elements consist of a New Office Building (NOB), Compound Access Control (CAC’s) – Main CAC, Consular CAC, Service CAC, Pedestrian CAC — SCAC/Utility Building, Support Annex, Recreational Facility, Parking Structure (PKG), and Marine Security Guard Residence.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs technical inspections of civil and structural work, monitoring the contractor’s quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance
• Supports and assists OBO/Doha in ensuring the completion of the Doha Project in accordance with applicable US codes and standard building practices
• Performs quality assurance tasks, ensuring contractor’s work is properly inspected and corrective actions take place, ensuring materials meet contract, reviewing contractor submittals for compliance with contract requirements, and resolving conflicts
• Coordinates the development of Independent Government Estimates (IGEs) for modifications and change orders
• Reviews and evaluates design calculations and data from an engineering perspective
• Prepares Monthly Progress Reports and attends meetings summarizing project status, with emphasis on engineering
• Ensures that the contractor is performing the required contract work in accordance with the design documents
• Reviews engineering shop drawings and determine if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters
• Observes onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly
• Monitors the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program
• Monitors on-going construction work to identify problems or non-compliance with design or contract specifications
• Observes onsite construction and determines if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly
• Monitors construction progress vis-à-vis the project schedule and submit weekly progress reports with recommendations based on the technical review of project documents and field inspections
• Performs technical inspections of the civil/structural engineering elements of the project
• Prepares construction reports detailing construction progress and identifies any problem with the construction process
• After problems are discovered:
• Evaluates contractor’s proposed remedy
• Formulates solutions for the Project Director/Construction Manager
• Reviews design documents (drawings and specifications) that the A/E prepares as well as perform quality assurance for the construction project
• Develops working knowledge of all technical requirements of project
• Reviews contractor submittals
• Evaluates proposed submittal substitutions with engineering implications; makes recommendations to the Project Director
• Prepares responses to Requests for Information (RFI)
• Other related duties as assigned by the Project Director

Minimum Skills & Requirements

• A civil engineering degree (Bachelor’s or above) from an accredited program and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience required on construction projects of similar scope and value to the project supported by this Task Order
• Design office experience shall not count toward an employee’s experience
• A Professional Engineering License (PE) is acceptable in lieu of a degree
• Overseas experience preferred
• Must have Final Secret, Interim Top Secret (TS), or Final TS security clearance issued by the Defense Security Service at the time of consideration
• Knowledge of Construction Safety regulations, i.e. EM 385-1-1, OSHA, etc
• Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, i.e., PowerPoint, Excel, and Word required
• Must have current working knowledge of acceptable products and procedures, based on U.S. standards
• Must understand and be able to interpret drawings in his/her discipline and have a basic understanding of the principals of his/her engineering discipline and how it fits in with other engineering disciplines
• Must be able to review shop drawings and submittals from the contractor and determine if coordination with other disciplines are necessary
• Must be able to read design/construction drawings and be able to understand design narratives and calculations

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL WITH TOP-SECRET ELIGIBILITY

WORK LOCATION: DOHA, QATAR (U.S. EMBASSY)

PROJECT DURATION: 36 MONTHS WITH EXPECTED FOLLOW-ON WORK WITHIN THE OBO PROGRAM