Senior Architect/Engineer (SA/E)

Description

Davenergy Solutions is a rapidly growing, profitable company, headquartered in San Diego, CA. Our employees are the key to maintaining our competitive edge. To attract and retain the best industry talent, Davenergy Solutions shares its success with its employees and is committed to providing a professional work environment where learning, growth and recognition are highly valued. If you are seeking an opportunity to work in a progressive organization that will offer you diversified challenges and an excellent opportunity for advancement, please review our current employment opportunities. For more information about Davenergy Solutions and open positions please visit our website at www.davenergy.com.

Davenergy Solutions is currently seeking an onsite full-time Senior Architect/Engineer (CM-SA/E) at the Salem Veterans Medical Center in Salem, VA.

This is required support needed to meet the Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) infrastructure upgrade across the Salem VAMC.

Requirements

• Conducts portions of daily inspections of site work, building construction work; documents discrepancies, code violations, improper materials, or techniques in the application of materials, substandard or poor-quality workmanship; monitors schedules on various aspects of ongoing daily activities to identify and mitigate project slippage and coordinate project phasing.
• Responsible for the engineering analysis, development, design of, and the preparation of complete plans and specifications for new work and improvements. 
• Provides technical oversight and evaluation concerning all engineering disciplines as they pertain to all project work.
• Submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports indicating work completed, work in progress with estimated completion dates, work scheduled and outstanding work.
• Utilize computerized management system applications, processing requests for information, preparing draft contract modification documents for the senior resident engineer’s use, etc.; maintaining an inventory of materials, supplies and equipment and monitoring the quantity of materials used in the general administration and conduct of office operations.

Relevant Experience

• Experience reviewing design and construction plans against existing site conditions.
• Experience in the resolution of unforeseen site and design conditions/problems and propose cost effective technical solutions.
• Experience conducting inspections and inventories of medical and administrative services structures to identify and note deficiencies, problems, or the general physical condition of such structures.
• The CM-SA/E shall possess the knowledge of Construction Contract Documents including Front End and Technical Specifications and Drawings to readily understand and assess the requirements.
• The CM-SA/E must have the skillset and a working knowledge of engineering services, building codes, budgeting, and scheduling to lead to the project’s success.
• The CM-SA/E shall be able to quickly master the requirements of the local, state, and federal jurisdictions and the requirements of each considering the requirements of the project.
• The CM-SA/E must possess communication, language, and software skills with the ability to utilize a variety of software programs to monitor, update, and produce work products by applying knowledge of computer literacy.
• The CM-SA/E must possess the skillset and competency to supervise and manage personnel of diverse skillsets.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to survey existing job conditions and confer with requesting medical center personnel to determine exact scope of project, phasing, impact on other medical center services and other specific design requirements.
• Ability to provide cost estimates and take-offs for contract modifications.
• Ability to determine compliance of workmanship, materials, equipment and installed work with contract requirements and industry standards.
• Determines how project(s) will impact medical center based on results of a risk assessment that could have a severe impact on patient care.
• Independently responsible and accountable for determining the action necessary in the development and completion of design projects, coordination of project staff which may include architects, engineers, engineering technicians, draftsmen, and clerk/typists and review of the final contract documents.
• Knowledge of governmental contracting procedures, principles, guidelines and public law.
• Provides decisive guidance and direction in regard to the management of technical aspects of engineering related to building structures.
• Provide senior leadership and mentorship.
• Responsible for the overall management, in terms of technical quality, cost, and schedule.

Education:

• The CM-SA/E shall hold a Bachelor of Architecture or Engineering from an accredited institution of higher education and a minimum of six (6) years of experience in both design and construction with a focus on medical facilities.
• Educational requirement may be substituted by fifteen (15) years of directly related experience. Professional Experience shall consist of seven (7) years of experience in management of facility construction projects including supervision of engineering, design and construction, schedule control, cost management and program budgeting, and overall project management activities. 

Benefits: 

• 401(k)
• 401(k) Non-Discretionary Contribution
• Discretionary Profit Sharing (Annual Performance Based)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid Time Off

Optional Benefits: 

• Accident Coverage
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Term Life Insurance
• Medical Bridge
• Critical Illness
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance