Senior Construction Inspector

Oregonite; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregonite is seeking a Senior Construction Inspector to monitor contractor on-site activities, inspect materials, and ensure compliance with plans and contract documents for excavations, drainage, roads, and structures. Field measurements and daily production reporting are required, with coordination between field and office staff.

The role involves mentoring junior staff, contributing to documentation for final estimates, and occasional night work as project needs arise.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma plus 4+ years in construction inspection, or a Civil/Construction Engineering degree with CEI experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, observe, document, and verify work to ensure compliance with schedule, documents, and plans.
• Perform complex mathematical calculations and measurements of completed work to date.
• Maintain daily inspector reports on activities, labor, and material quantities.
• Conduct on-site material testing and produce as-constructed sketches.
• Coordinate field efforts with administrative staff and schedule reporting.
• Organize field staff meetings and provide project updates.
• Delegate inspector duties and allocate resources for current and future work.
• Assist in training more junior staff.

Skills

Field inspection

Plan interpretation

Mathematical calculations

Team leadership

Site safety

Education

High School Diploma

Civil/Construction Engineering degree

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Senior Construction Inspector

Location: US-NC-Charlotte

Job ID: 2025-5764

Type: Regular Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Construction Services - Charlotte Area

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• 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.
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.