TPRB Construction Engineer – Dam Safety SME

ASR International Corporation is seeking a recognized dam-construction expert to serve as the Construction Engineer member of an independent Technical Peer Review Board supporting the Bureau of Reclamation’s feasibility-level Corrective Action Study for El Vado Dam. The role will independently review dam-safety analyses, construction records, proposed modifications, constructability, and construction risks, and prepare technical memoranda and recommendations for the federal design team.

Responsibilities:

• Independently review historic geotechnical analyses, geologic investigations, construction records, and dam-safety studies for El Vado Dam (including CAS, comprehensive review, condition-assessment, and geology reports)
• Participate in an in-person kickoff at the Denver Federal Center (Lakewood, CO) and a site visit at El Vado Dam (Tierra Amarilla / Chama, NM)
• Prepare TPRB Technical Memorandum-01 documenting findings from document review and the site visit; present findings to Reclamation’s TSC design team
• Review and comment on new analyses (slope stability, seepage, settlement, hydrologic and seismic studies, geologic model) and on cofferdam / river-diversion concepts
• Attend up to four remote design-team meetings (~6 hours each) and five technical correspondence meetings (~2 hours each); provide written comments, recommendations, and constructability / construction-risk feedback
• Independently review Reclamation’s Feasibility-Level CAS TM and issue TPRB Technical Memorandum-02 addressing Reclamation questions and TPRB findings
• Assess soundness of conclusions about existing-dam safety, suitability of proposed modifications, and construction risk associated with lining systems, cutoff walls, grouting, earthwork, and temporary works
• Coordinate participation through the TPRB Chair and ASR contract administration; comply with Reclamation security, NDA, and contractor-identification requirements

Requirements:

• • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Construction Management
• • Minimum 20 years of experience on numerous projects, including at least five projects of similar scope involving construction of large new earthen embankment dams and/or dam-safety modifications of high-hazard dams
• • Demonstrated experience sequencing construction, developing and evaluating construction schedules, and identifying/mitigating construction risk
• • Hands-on knowledge of temporary construction features used to control inflows, including earthen and cellular cofferdams and river diversions
• • Direct construction experience with embankment dams, mass earthwork, haul-road and borrow-site development, concrete construction, exposed geomembrane liners, cementitious grouting, and embankment cutoff-wall systems on high-hazard dams
• • Working knowledge of multiple delivery methods: design-bid-build, design-build, early contractor involvement (ECI), CMAR, and CM/GC
• • Recognized expert in dams and dam safety who has conducted or led numerous dam-safety modification projects
• • Prior service on a TPRB, Board of Consultants, or comparable independent technical committee for new embankment dams or dam modifications. Equivalent senior credentials may be substituted if TPRB experience is limited
• • Ability to produce clear written technical memoranda and present findings to a federal design team. Available for limited travel to Lakewood, CO and the El Vado Dam site
• • U.S. work authorization and willingness to sign Reclamation's federal non-disclosure agreement and comply with Reclamation security training (WBR 1452.237-80)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred
• • Internal erosion and internal-erosion risk analysis on existing embankment dams
• • Landslide evaluation, slope-stability, seepage, and embankment-deformation analysis at dam sites
• • Seismic evaluation of earth dams and constructability implications of seismic design
• • Construction or construction-review of exposed geomembrane lining systems, reinforced or RCC concrete liners, and mid-slope or toe cutoff walls
• • Prior Bureau of Reclamation, USACE, FERC, or state dam-safety board work; familiarity with Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety and Reclamation SOD / CAS processes
• • Experience writing or contributing to SF-330 Part I/II submissions for federal A-E / IDIQ task orders