Deputy Building Inspector – Special Inspections (LADBS)

Colliers Engineering; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-Provided Healthcare

Paid Time Off

401(k) with match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Wellness & EAP

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Deputy Building Inspector for LAWA's Quality Assurance and Construction Inspection Division to perform special inspections across Capital Improvement Program projects, ensuring compliance with LADBS standards.

You will read drawings, document daily progress, manage payment tracking, and prepare comprehensive inspection reports, communicating with contractors and city staff on shifts including day, swing, or night.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of LADBS Deputy Building Inspector experience on large-scale projects.
• LADBS license for the scope of work inspected.
• Cal-OSHA 30-hour training completed within the last 4 years.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for job communications.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret structural drawings, codes, specs, and shop drawings; verify compliance and communicate with Contractors, engineers, architects, and project management staff.
• Document daily progress; prepare monthly progress payment requests; track changes; verify time and material work; document quantities.
• Create and maintain comprehensive daily inspection reports capturing the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and HOW of construction activities.
• Assist in reviewing monthly payment requests and track changes, verify time and material work; measure and document quantities.
• Conduct special inspections on various disciplines as assigned.

Skills

LADBS inspector experience

Reading drawings

English communication

Decision making w/o supervision

Education

High school diploma

LADBS license

Tools

Cal-OSHA 30-hour training

Job description

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a Deputy Building Inspector for LAWA's Quality Assurance and Construction Inspection Division to perform special inspections across Capital Improvement Program projects, ensuring compliance with LADBS standards.

You will read drawings, document daily progress, manage payment tracking, and prepare comprehensive inspection reports, communicating with contractors and city staff on shifts including day, swing, or night.