Precast Concrete QC Inspector I: Start Your PCI/ACI Path

Construction Material Testing; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, ensuring forms, reinforcement, and strand data meet shop drawings and specifications. The role includes fresh concrete testing, cylinder casting, and final inspection prior to shipment.

Qualified candidates hold PCI Level I or ACI Grade I, with 1+ years in a precast or prestressed plant, and can read shop drawings and tensioning calculations.

Qualifications

• PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I, or ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I with 1+ years in a precast or prestressed plant.
• Reads shop drawings and tensioning calculations.
• Comfortable with plant hours and an early production schedule.
• Consistent, careful, and honest with the numbers.

Responsibilities

• Inspect forms, reinforcement, embeds, and blockouts against the shop drawings before each pour.
• Verify strand tensioning elongation and force records against the calculated values.
• Run fresh concrete tests (slump, air, temperature, unit weight) and cast cylinders per ASTM C31.
• Perform stripping and release strength breaks and record them against the required values.
• Inspect finished products for dimensions, camber, finish, and defects and tag them for shipment or repair.

Skills

PCI Level I

ACI Grade I

Shop drawings

Tensioning records

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, ensuring forms, reinforcement, and strand data meet shop drawings and specifications. The role includes fresh concrete testing, cylinder casting, and final inspection prior to shipment.

Qualified candidates hold PCI Level I or ACI Grade I, with 1+ years in a precast or prestressed plant, and can read shop drawings and tensioning calculations.