Senior Construction Inspector

Oregonite; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Construction Inspector to oversee on-site construction activities and ensure compliance with project specifications. This role involves inspecting materials, documenting progress, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction inspection, particularly in bridge and roadway projects. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values professional growth, offering a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career advancement. Join a collaborative environment where your contributions will help shape the infrastructure of communities and enhance your career trajectory.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Professional Training

Flexible Work Schedules

Paid Parental Leave

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Quarterly Social Events

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness and Wellness Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in construction inspection, 2 years in bridge/roadway.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans is essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor construction activities and ensure compliance with plans.
• Perform material testing and maintain daily reports of work activities.

Skills

Construction Inspection

Mathematical Calculations

Documentation Development

Material Testing

Team Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Civil/Construction Engineering degree

Tools

Construction Plans

Field Testing Equipment

Job description

What Your Day Will Look Like:

As a senior construction inspector, you’ll monitor the contractor’s on-site construction activities and inspect materials to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and other contract documents for excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures. You’ll take field measurements of pay items, report the contractor’s daily production rates, and schedule work and inspection phases with the contractor’s superintendent and agency personnel. Providing support to various project procedures, particularly in documentation development for the final estimate package. You’ll mentor and assist in the management and training of other construction inspection staff. The senior construction inspector reports to the project administrator. On occasion, project needs may require you to work during nighttime hours either intermittently or for extended periods of time.

What You'll Do:

1. Inspect, observe, document, and verify work in progress by the construction contractor to ensure compliance with project schedule, contract documents, and plans.
2. Utilize engineering inspection practices to perform complex mathematical calculations and measurements of completed work to date.
3. Maintain inspector's daily report of assigned work activities, contractor labor and equipment, quantity of material received and verified.
4. Perform on-site material testing and produce as-constructed sketches.
5. Direct coordination between field efforts and administrative staff to increase, decrease, or modify reporting and monitoring according to project work activities.
6. Organize and lead field staff meetings to provide updates on project efforts and procedures.
7. Delegate inspector staff responsibilities and allocate resources to support current and projected project conditions and activities.
8. Assist in the training efforts of more junior staff.

What You'll Need:

1. Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent plus at least four (4) years of experience in construction inspection, two (2) years of which shall have been in bridge and/or roadway construction inspection or a Civil/Construction Engineering degree and one (1) year of road & bridge CEI experience with the ability to earn any additional required certifications and/or qualifications within one year.
2. Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
3. Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
4. This field job primarily operates in outdoor work environments that may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements. Ability to function during occasional extreme weather on the jobsite.
5. While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. This job may require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package!

• Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Fit – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.

• Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

How Your Career Will Grow:

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.

Why You’ll Love Consor:

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.

How We Support Diversity:

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.

Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.