Precast QC Inspector I — Launch Your PCI Level I Career

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

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Overtime

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, and verifying strand tensioning records.

Responsibilities include running fresh concrete tests, casting and curing cylinders, inspecting finished pieces for dimensions, and ensuring shipment readiness. PCI/ACI certifications are required or obtainable during onboarding.

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

Shop drawings reading

Tensioning calculations

Attention to detail

Reliability

Education

PCI Level I Certification

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, and verifying strand tensioning records.

Responsibilities include running fresh concrete tests, casting and curing cylinders, inspecting finished pieces for dimensions, and ensuring shipment readiness. PCI/ACI certifications are required or obtainable during onboarding.