Senior Construction Inspector

Target Engineering Group; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid professional training

Major license achievement bonus

Hybrid/remote work options for some

Job summary

Consor is seeking a senior construction inspector to monitor on-site activities, inspect materials, and verify compliance with plans and contract documents for excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures. You will take field measurements, report production rates, and coordinate with the superintendent and agency personnel.

This field role requires reading plans, working outdoors in varied weather, lifting up to 35 lbs, and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent plus at least four years of construction inspection experience, or Civil/Construction Engineering degree with CEI experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
• Outdoor field job with exposure to weather and physical demands up to 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, observe, document, and verify work to ensure compliance with schedule and plans.
• Perform mathematical calculations and measurements of completed work.
• Maintain daily inspector reports on activities, labor, equipment, and materials.
• On-site material testing and produce as-constructed sketches.
• Coordinate between field and administrative staff and lead field staff meetings.
• Delegate duties and allocate resources to support current project conditions.
• Assist in training junior staff.

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 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

• 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.

What You’ll Need

• 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.

Get To Know Us

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy

• Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment – 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 dynamic. 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

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. Click here (opens in new window) to learn more about Consor.

Consor’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity in the Workplace

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment in which employees and prospective employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where the uniqueness, perspectives, and experiences of individuals are valued. Consor is an equal opportunity employer and maintains employment practices designed to provide equal employment and development opportunities for all employees and applicants, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consor also maintains an affirmative action program across its offices and worksites.

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Notices: 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.