Construction Inspector

SLR Consulting; Portland (ME); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Americas) in York, Maine, is seeking a Construction Inspector to oversee a roadway reconstruction project. You will ensure oversight aligns with MDOT procedures and contract documents while coordinating with clients and contractors.

Key duties include providing inspection services, recording measurements, performing material testing, reviewing documents, and preparing records, pay requisitions, and change orders.

Qualifications

• Prior state inspection experience preferred
• NETTCP certification with paving experience required
• Familiarity with Maine DOT construction specifications
• Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays
• Strong inspection documentation skills
• Willingness to work beyond 8 hours and 40 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Provide Inspector services for MDOT type Construction Inspection Projects
• Conduct measurements and document construction activities for contract compliance
• Perform material testing and supply results (HMA, PCC, soils/aggregates)
• Review Contract Documents
• Coordinate with Clients and Contractors
• Prepare records for oversight including daily inspection reports and testing protocols
• Prepare for and assist in running meetings
• Develop and maintain project records, pay requisitions and change orders
• Monitor, manage and execute necessary material testing
• Prepare project correspondence
• Coordinate with utility companies and industry agencies as needed

Skills

Inspection documentation

Maine DOT specs familiarity

Night/weekend work

Attention to detail

Education

NETTCP certification with paving experience

ACI/Precast concrete certifications desirable

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Construction Inspector, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

In this position you will be responsible for overseeing a roadway reconstruction project in York, Maine. Your work will help ensure that oversight is consistent with MDOT procedures and process.

Responsibilities

• Provide Inspector services for MDOT type Construction Inspection Projects
• Conduct measurements and documentation of construction activities to ensure compliance with contract documents
• Perform basic material testing activities and supplying results for internal and external purposes. Testing may include Hot Mix Asphalt, Portland Cement Concrete and soils/aggregates
• Review Contract Documents
• Coordinate with Clients and Contractors
• Prepare records for oversight of construction Projects including daily inspection reports, testing protocols and the MDOT system for record keeping
• Prepare for and assist in running meetings
• Develop and maintain project records throughout construction
• Prepare pay requisitions and change orders
• Monitor, manage and execute necessary material testing
• Prepare project correspondence
• Coordinate with utility companies and various agencies of the industry as necessary

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject‑matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long‑run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full‑time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• Prior state inspection experience preferred
• Ability to handle typical Chief/Resident inspector duties
• Strong inspection documentation skills
• Familiarity with Maine DOT construction specifications and documentation preferred
• NETTCP certification with paving experience is required with additional certifications desirable (ACI, Precast Concrete, etc.)
• Work may involve working nights, weekends and holidays
• Work beyond eight hours per day and beyond 40 hours per week may be required

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.