Electrical Field Inspector – NEC Compliance & Field Testing

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is seeking an Electrical Field Services Inspector to support construction and commissioning activities on municipal, industrial, federal, and private-sector projects in the Washington, DC area.

You will coordinate field activities with the construction management team, client’s inspection and engineering departments, and contractors to ensure compliance with NEC and project specs.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years of construction inspection experience.
• Knowledge of NEC and NFPA 70E.
• Ability to review submittals and RFIs and read electrical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Perform constructability reviews of designs.
• Demonstrate skills with thorough knowledge of procedures, practices, installation, and testing methods, as well as of the National Electrical Code.
• Provide assistance with field investigations for arc flash data collection and ground grid testing.
• Research electrical equipment standards and specifications, design equipment layout and coordination with process mechanical, produce circuit and panel schedules, conduct engine generator sizing using vendor software.
• Perform electrical calculations including arc flash, short circuit, system coordination, voltage drop, equipment sizing, and research and design to the current National Electrical Code.
• Coordinate and supervise project inspection activities to ensure contractor compliance of plans, contract documents, specifications and standards.
• Assign, schedule and maintain subordinate inspection staff throughout all phases of the project.
• Work on behalf of the Client to draft project correspondence, facilitate project meetings, and resolve construction related field issues.
• Gathers and maintains record documents.
• Makes field notes and computations.
• Interact with the general public, government agencies, contractors, sub-contractors, and other internal and external parties to respond to inquiries.

Skills

NEC knowledge

NFPA 70E

Submittals & RFIs

Electrical drawings

Technical report writing

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Arc flash calculations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

Bluebeam

PDF writer

Job description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is seeking an Electrical Field Services Inspector to support construction and commissioning activities on municipal, industrial, federal, and private-sector projects in the Washington, DC area.

You will coordinate field activities with the construction management team, client’s inspection and engineering departments, and contractors to ensure compliance with NEC and project specs.