Construction Inspector — DoD Base Projects QA

Rivet; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Liberal vacation plan

Matching retirement program

Job summary

Rivet Operations Company is seeking a Construction Inspector to support operations at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The inspector will monitor complex construction projects for base facilities, infrastructure, and utility distribution, ensuring adherence to plans, specs, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, preparing statements of work, attending pre-construction conferences, coordinating schedules with agencies, and advising on cost, progress, and

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Construction Management/Technology from an accredited university or college and 5+ years of experience in construction management.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, shop drawings, and submittal registers.
• Strong inspection and QA skills, including testing/ sampling oversight and pre‑final/final acceptance inspections.
• Familiarity with CPM scheduling, cost estimating, change order development, and government payment estimates.

Responsibilities

• Maintains surveillance over complex structures, investigates all construction phases for compliance with schedules, specifications, and shop drawings, rejects nonconforming materials/workmanship, manages testing and sampling, performs acceptance inspections, and maintains daily logs and photographic records.
• Determines the need for project changes, estimates costs and develops modifications, prepares Government monthly payment estimates, records changes for as‑built drawings, and investigates controversial situations that may lead to contractor claims.
• Serves as liaison between the contracting officer and project engineer, acting as point of contact on assigned projects and assisting in negotiations on price and schedule changes with technical and cost expertise.
• Exercises independent authority to negotiate changes with contractors for the best economic posture for the Government and tracks all change order/modification status in computer‑based project tracking programs.
• Keeps the supervisor and contracting officer advised of contract status, progress, and delays, prepares required reports and correspondence, and manages project closeout; including as‑built drawings, fiscal closeout, project files, and electronic status tracking systems.

Skills

Reading plans

CPM scheduling

Quality assurance

Construction management

MS Office

Education

Associates degree in Construction Management/Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rivet Operations Company is seeking a Construction Inspector to support operations at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The inspector will monitor complex construction projects for base facilities, infrastructure, and utility distribution, ensuring adherence to plans, specs, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities include reviewing plans, preparing statements of work, attending pre-construction conferences, coordinating schedules with agencies, and advising on cost, progress, and