LADOTD Certified Inspector

About Us; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, Dental, & Vision

401(k) retirement with employer match

PTO & Holidays

Life/AD&D insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Job summary

Volkert is seeking an experienced LADOTD Certified Inspector for the Southwest Region, based in New Orleans, LA.

The role involves inspecting for contract compliance, testing materials, keeping daily diaries, monitoring operations, and coordinating with contractors and utility owners to keep projects on track.

Candidates must have 1+ year of inspection experience and be able to work nights and weekends; a drug screen and MVR are required to ensure a safe, productive work environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of progressive inspection experience or equivalent
• Moderate physical activity including walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing
• Willingness to work nights and weekends as required
• Pass pre-employment drug screening and provide a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Responsibilities

• Inspect for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications
• Test materials and review plans
• Keep daily diaries on project operations and resolve constructability issues to mitigate delays
• Monitor contractor's daily operations and review test reports to ensure work and materials meet specs; oversee utility relocation efforts
• Document pay records, perform construction calculations and enter data
• Advise supervisor on plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or contract adjustments to improve safety, timely delivery and quality
• Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and maximize project progress

Skills

LADOTD Certification

Inspection Experience

Job description

Are we the road to your future?

We are currently seeking an experienced LADOTD Certified Inspector to support our Southwest Region, based in New Orleans, LA.

To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, 1 LADOTD or equivalent roadway/bridge inspection certification.

What you’ll be doing:

• Inspection for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications
• Testing of materials and review of plans
• Keeping daily diaries on project operations, resolves daily constructability issues and trouble shoots problems to mitigate delays to contractor’s progress
• Monitors contractor's daily operations and performs and/or reviews test reports to ensure that all work and materials conform to specifications, plans and contractual
  provisions. Also monitors utility relocation efforts by inspecting and tracking relocation work
• Documenting pay records, performing construction calculation, and computer/iPad entry
• Anticipates contractual problems and advises supervisor of the need for plan revisions, supplemental agreements, or other contract adjustments to improve safety,
  timely delivery and/or quality of delivered product
• Effectively communicates and coordinates work with contractors, subcontractors, utility owners, and property owners to minimize delays and disturbances while
  maximizing progress of the projects

What you need to have:

• 1+ years of progressive inspection level experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to perform moderate physical activity including but not limited to walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing
• Must be able to work nights and weekends as required
• Must apply safety philosophy and program to all operations
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
• A satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Why Volkert?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work/life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.

Key Benefits:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Student Debt Retirement Match
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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