Senior Construction Inspector

Consor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Consor is seeking a senior construction inspector to monitor on-site contractor activities, verify compliance with plans and specifications, and provide documentation support for final estimates. You will measure pay item quantities, report daily progress, and coordinate inspections with agency personnel.

You will mentor junior staff, lead field meetings, and may work night shifts as project needs require. A strong background in field inspection and documentation is essential for success in this

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of construction inspection experience.
• Experience inspecting excavations, drainage, road surfaces, and structures.
• Ability to perform complex calculations and on-site measurements.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills, including daily inspector reports.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and leading field meetings.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, observe, document, and verify contractor work for compliance with plans and schedule.
• Perform calculations and measurements of completed work.
• Maintain daily inspection reports detailing contractor labor, equipment, and materials.
• Conduct on-site material testing and produce as-constructed sketches.
• Coordinate field activities with administrative staff and project stakeholders.
• Lead field staff meetings and allocate resources as project conditions change.
• Assist in training more junior inspectors.

Skills

Field measurements

Documentation

Mathematical calculations

Team coordination

Leadership/mentoring

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

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:

• 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