Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida USA with technical support centers in South East Asia and East Africa, that provide program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning, design, infrastructure management, technical consulting, engineering, and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) missions, along with other US federal agencies, all over the world.

As an HVAC Technician, you will play a pivotal role in providing engineering support at Kadena AFB in Okinawa, Japan. You will provide a full range of critical engineering and construction quality assurance and management and technical oversight. You will be responsible for performing technical inspections of mechanical work, monitoring the contractor's quality control program, and reviewing project drawings and specifications to ensure compliance.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure that the team performs the required contract work in accordance with the design documents.
• Review engineering shop drawings and determine if the contractor has complied with the final design parameters.
• Observe onsite construction and determine if construction elements are being installed, formed, and executed properly.
• Responsible for performing 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.
• Monitor the construction contractor’s quality assurance and safety program.
• Monitor 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.
• Perform technical inspections of the mechanical engineering elements of the project.
• Understand and interpret mechanical engineering drawings and understand how this discipline fits in with other engineering disciplines.
• Prepare construction reports detailing construction progress.
• Identify and propose remedy to possible problems within the construction process.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.