Construction Inspector - Water/Wastewater

Jacobs; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Construction Inspector for their Water business line in Richmond, VA. The role involves inspecting various civil infrastructure projects and ensuring compliance with specified designs and contract documents. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of relevant experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience inspecting civil and MEP trades.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and disciplined time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review shop drawings and specifications to verify compliance.
• Prepare daily field reports documenting construction status.
• Attend construction progress meetings and coordinate with contractors.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Construction Inspector - Water/Wastewater

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Base pay range

$80,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a Construction Inspector serving in our Water business line, you’ll have the chance to work on exciting small, mid, and large-scale civil infrastructure & utility projects. Working with other members of the team, you’ll provide construction inspection in an Owner's Agent or 3rd Party construction inspection role. In this role, you will observe, inspect, and document various construction projects as an Owner's Representative to assist enforcing compliance with design plans, contract specifications, and permit requirements, to document construction progress, and to help proactively resolve issues that arise in the field during construction.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Review approved shop drawings, construction plans, and specifications and inspect active work against the approved contract documents to verify compliance, or identify any deviation from approved plans, then elevate to the Project Manager and/or Owner.
• Prepare a daily field report documenting the status of the work, daily activities (including start and finish dates for CPM activities), manpower, equipment, and other observations.
• Maintain a continuous redline set of plans and specifications reflecting all changes made during construction.
• Identify non-compliant/deficient work, elevate to the Project Manager and/or Owner, and coordinate with the contractor through resolution.
• Take photographs and videos of pre-construction conditions and major construction activities. Prepare a database of the photographs with the date, subject matter, and photo number/file name.
• Verify quantities of work performed, materials used, and adequacy of the contractor’s resources.
• Verify time and materials expense reports from the construction contractor.
• Proactively notify the Project Manager of potential construction problems.
• Attend construction progress and coordination meetings.
• Verify that the contractor’s record drawings are current.
• Review monthly contractor’s progress payment requests.
• Facilitate, attend, and observe 3rd party material testing as required.
• Monitor the status of erosion control devices on a weekly basis, and after every major rainfall event.
• Prepare a pre-construction and post-construction video of the project site
  
  
  

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum of 10 years of experience inspecting civil and MEP trades for civil infrastructure, structural and building projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaborative, team oriented perspective.
• Attention to detail and disciplined time management skills
• This role will require extended periods of time spent in the field and the ability to commute daily to field site/office of current assignment.
• The ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently and to react to change in a fast-paced environment.
  
  
  

Preferred

• Prefer water/wastewater utility experience, but will consider those with experience from other sectors.
• Experience working in/for municipal agencies or utility infrastructure organizations on public right of way construction project sites.
• Experience installing or inspecting large diameter force main installations.
• Certifications through ICC, ACI, or AWS other Special Inspection areas.
  
  
  

Posted Salary Range Minimum

80,000.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

110,000.00

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $80,000.00 to $110,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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