CEI Inspector: Highway Construction & Materials

Volkert Inc.; Elizabeth City (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Medical, Dental, & Vision

401(k) retirement savings plan +ployer

Job summary

Volkert Inc. is seeking CEI Inspectors to support our Carolinas Region statewide in North Carolina. The ideal candidate holds an Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Survey Technology and is willing to commute from South Carolina.

You will perform construction inspection, materials testing, project surveying, and regulatory compliance tasks on highway projects, coordinating with engineers, contractors, and utility owners. This role aligns with the NCDOT Engineering Technician I & IV.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in an applicable area of Engineering Technology, Survey Technology or a related curriculum.
• 0 - 2 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 lift 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as required
• Must apply safety philosophy and program to all operations
• Safety toe shoes required
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment.
• Valid driver's license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Responsibilities

• Inspection for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications
• Testing of materials; review of plans; analysis of engineering-related data; and construction survey/layout
• 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
• Ensures compliance with NC Sedimentation and Pollution Control Act, and that all work performed in permitted areas, is done in accordance with the permits
• Effectively communicates and coordinates work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while maximizing progress of the projects

Skills

Survey crew techniques

Effective communication

Construction site safety

Record keeping

Contract understanding

Contract administration

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Survey Technology

Job description

Volkert Inc. is seeking CEI Inspectors to support our Carolinas Region statewide in North Carolina. The ideal candidate holds an Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Survey Technology and is willing to commute from South Carolina.

You will perform construction inspection, materials testing, project surveying, and regulatory compliance tasks on highway projects, coordinating with engineers, contractors, and utility owners. This role aligns with the NCDOT Engineering Technician I & IV.