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Respondents must be able to provide Civil Engineering Support services for MARAD as

follows:

• Apply knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices of civil engineering to a

wide range of port and port related infrastructure projects

• Prepare schedule and scope of work narratives for project grant agreements.

• Review project documents, plans, and specifications submitted by grantees to ensure

conformity to established civil engineering standards, practices, and requirements.

• Coordinate projects, schedules, design data, and justification with grantees and their

representatives.

• Demonstrate familiarity with design ideas that are practical, economical, and efficient

to accomplish objectives.

• Evaluate drawings, projected performance time, and costs.

• Use sound judgment and professional experience to ensure that the grantee is

exercising sufficient control of operations to produce work in conformance with

plans and specifications.

• Perform technical review of architectural & engineering and contractor prepared

drawings and specifications;

• Conduct engineering studies of mission support activities and real property facilities

and systems and consult with contractors and manufacturer's representatives

regarding problems with design, operations, and equipment.

• Prepare comprehensive risk assessments of construction projects based on review of

plans, specifications, estimates, schedules, and engineering studies.

• Evaluate technical aspects of grant applications

• Review engineering studies related to construction projects to assess risk.

• Review quarterly construction reports for accuracy and completeness and drafts

recommendations for acceptance/rejection.

• Analyze engineering planning for proposed intermodal port facilities including

channels, docks, wharves and piers, warehouses, cargo handling equipment and

methods, rail and highway access routes, and other intermodal systems.

Requirements

• A degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field at least 5 years of experience in

the engineering of infrastructure or large civil works projects.• Experience in managing the design, engineering, or construction of Federal or State

funded transportation infrastructure projects.• Experience in engineering complex marine infrastructure, road, bridge, or rail projects.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, understand complex issues, maintain good working relations, and meet basic professional performance standards.

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods required to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain transportation infrastructure.

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing civil engineering projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

• Ability to identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of information in support of analysis and problem solving and demonstrate sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.

• Ability to interpret, evaluate, and summarize complex issues relating to civil engineering related to the planning, execution, and administration of Federally sponsored transportation infrastructure projects and generate and evaluate alternatives and make recommendations.