Precast Quality Control Inspector I (PCI Level I)

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms, reinforcement, and tensioning records before pours. Travel between plants may be required with per diem as assigned.

Responsibilities include inspecting forms and embeds, verifying strand tensioning, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished products for dimensions and defects prior to shipment.

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 Certification

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I

Shop drawings interpretation

Attention to numbers

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms, reinforcement, and tensioning records before pours. Travel between plants may be required with per diem as assigned.

Responsibilities include inspecting forms and embeds, verifying strand tensioning, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished products for dimensions and defects prior to shipment.