CEI Inspector

Volkert, Inc.; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) plan with match

Paid Time Off

Disability insurance

Wellness incentives

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Volkert, Inc. seeks an experienced CEI Inspector for the Southwest Region, based in New Orleans, LA, with potential relocation within Louisiana. The position requires at least 1 year in progressive inspection and a willingness to work nights and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities include inspecting contracts, testing materials, maintaining diaries, and coordinating with stakeholders to minimize delays while ensuring safety and quality. A valid MVR and drug screening are required.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of progressive inspection level experience.
• Must be able to perform moderate physical activity (walking, climbing, kneeling, standing).
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screening per federal guidelines.
• Satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR) required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications.
• Test materials and review plans; keep daily diaries of project operations.
• Monitor contractor operations and review test reports for conformance to specs.
• Document pay records, perform construction calculations, and input data.
• Advise on plan revisions or contract adjustments to improve safety, delivery and quality.
• Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners and property owners to minimize delays.

Skills

Inspection experience

Safety awareness

Team coordination

Job description

Are we the road to your future?

We are currently seeking an experienced CEI Inspector to support our Southwest Region, based in New Orleans, LA. Additional locations under consideration include Baton Rouge, Monroe, and Shreveport, LA.

To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, 1 year of progressive inspection level experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Inspection for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications
• Testing of materials and review of plans
• Keeping daily diaries on project operations, resolves daily constructability issues and trouble shoots problems to mitigate delays to contractor's progress
• Monitors contractor's daily operations and performs and/or reviews test reports to ensure that all work and materials conform to specifications, plans and contractual provisions. Also monitors utility relocation efforts by inspecting and tracking relocation work
• Documenting pay records, performing construction calculation, and computer/iPad entry
• Anticipates contractual problems and advises supervisor of the need for plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or other contract adjustments to improve safety, timely delivery and/or quality of delivered product
• Effectively communicates and coordinates work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while maximizing progress of the projects

What You Need To Have

• 1+ years of progressive inspection level experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to perform moderate physical activity including but not limited to walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as required
• Must apply safety philosophy and program to all operations
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
• A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Why Volkert?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work/life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.

Key Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Student Debt Retirement Match
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

"For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference."

- Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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Louisiana