Inspector

G.E.C., INC.; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health SavingsAccounts

401(k)

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Voluntary Benefits

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Job summary

G.E.C., Inc. is hiring for a full-time inspector to monitor road and bridge construction in the Greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge area. You will document daily activities, measure quantities, and verify conformance to plans and specifications.

Inspectors may work nights, travel, and handle field diaries; reliance on Word and PDF for reporting, with priority on safety and quality workmanship.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year road or bridge construction experience, preferred with city/parish specs.
• Preferred: Traffic Control Technician or Supervisor certification with Flagger card.
• Preferred: ProCore experience.

Responsibilities

• Inspect site to document construction per contract plans and specs.
• Prepare field diary and measure quantities, recording daily activities.
• Inspect workmanship quality via visual checks, sampling, and testing.
• Photograph, file reports, perform field sampling and quantity measurements.
• Record findings in field logs; use Word and PDF tools.
• Work at night or travel for Louisiana projects when required.
• Review construction layout as needed and assist team to meet schedule.

Skills

Road/bridge inspections

Construction site documentation

Field observations

Quality workmanship checks

Safety awareness

Tools

ProCore

MS Word

PDF

Job description

STATUS: Full Time

STARTING PAY: Based on experience.

HOURS: Monday thru Friday 7:00 am to 5:00pm; occasional Saturdays based on construction activities. NOTE: Inspectors hours could bealtered by the project’s construction work hours.

LOCATION: Greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge area

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum1 year road or bridge construction experience, preferred experience with theCity of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and LADOTD specifications
• Preferred:certified as either Traffic Control Technician or Traffic Control Supervisorwith Flagger card.
• Preferred:ProCore experience

JOB PREREQUISITES:

Candidate will be required to pass a physical and drug test, and must maintain an acceptable driving record while employed.

TYPICAL DUTIES:

• Inspectors make site observations to document thatconstruction is performed according to detailed contract requirements,including plans, and contract and specification conformance.
• Dutiesinclude inspecting work being performed by the contractor for compliance withplans and specifications, inspecting for quality workmanship, preparing fielddiary which includes all daily activities each day along with other projectinformation, measuring quantities of work, and documenting items of workperformed in field books (which may be computer based), including measuredquantities, location, date, etc.
• Inspectors inspect for quality, based on visualinspection, sampling, and testing of materials.
• Inspectors may be required, take photographs, filereports, and perform field sampling, and measure and document quantities ofwork-performed daily.
• Inspectors shall record findings in field logs book orcomputer. Use of Microsoft Word and PDF isrequired.
• Inspection sites are dirty and may be cluttered withtools, materials, or debris. Inspectors may have to walk, climb, crawl, bendand lift and are required to be in good physical conditions. Jobsite safety isa top priority.
• Inspectionof highway work may be required at times, including serving as the principalinspector on the project.
• Inaddition to inspection duties, some review of the construction layout will berequired.
• Dutiescould require nighttime inspection and out of town travel and extended staysfor projects in Louisiana.
• Dutiescould/will include climbing of ladders, stairs and working at heights
• Employeesare expected to participate in proactive team efforts to achieve company goalsand to assist in any duties required to deliver a quality product on schedule.

BENEFITS:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health SavingsAccounts
• 401(k)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time

G.E.C., Inc. an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans’ status, ordisability status.