Construction Inspector

Poutrix; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Construction Inspector for a landmark tunnel project in the New York/New Jersey area. This role is vital for ensuring construction quality and safety standards, particularly in heavy civil engineering tasks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in site inspections and a strong understanding of regulatory compliance. Join a team dedicated to improving infrastructure and making a lasting impact on communities. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant projects while working in a collaborative environment that values your expertise and input.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

20 Days PTO

Nine Paid Holidays

Wellbeing Benefits

Reward & Recognition Program

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in heavy civil construction, especially in tunneling and excavation.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily inspections ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards.
• Document site conditions and inspection results, providing regular reports.

Skills

Site Inspections

Heavy Civil Construction

Safety Standards Enforcement

Communication Skills

Regulatory Compliance Knowledge

Tools

Inspection Documentation Software

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description:

Arcadis is seeking a qualified Construction Inspector to join our team for a significant tunnel project in the New York / New Jersey area. This position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to a landmark tunnel project and ensure the highest standards of quality and safety in construction. Join our team and be part of shaping the future of infrastructure development. This role is crucial for ensuring the quality and compliance of construction activities related to heavy civil engineering, including large shafts, excavation, and tunneling. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in similar projects and a keen eye for detail.

Role Accountabilities:

• Perform daily site inspections of excavation, shaft activities, and linear construction within wetlands, ensuring compliance with project specifications, safety standards, and engineering plans.
• Verify that excavation practices align with design requirements for tunneling, large shafts, and viaduct construction, and coordinate independent testing.
• Enforce safety standards on-site, including adherence to OSHA and other regulatory safety protocols, and identify potential safety hazards, especially in areas adjacent to active railroad right of way and multiple railroad bridges over vehicular roads.
• Inspect materials and equipment used for excavation, tunneling, and viaduct construction, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and document any deviations or deficiencies.
• Maintain detailed records of daily work activities, site conditions, and inspection results, and provide regular reports on progress and corrective actions taken, ensuring documentation aligns with project requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of solid experience in heavy civil construction with a focus on large shafts, excavation, and viaduct construction, particularly in areas adjacent to active railroad right of way.
• Experience in performing site inspections and verifying work according to specifications and drawings, including linear construction within wetlands and multiple railroad bridges over vehicular roads.

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of OSHA and other regulatory safety protocols, with the ability to enforce safety standards on-site and address hazards in complex environments.
• Ability to inspect materials and equipment for compliance with quality standards and address any deficiencies promptly, especially in challenging construction areas.
• Strong communication skills to work closely with construction supervisors, engineers, and contractors, and provide continuous on-site oversight, ensuring smooth coordination of field operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working on tunnel projects or similar large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with relevant software and tools for documenting inspections and managing construction activities.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.