Senior Highway Field Inspector Lead - Night Shift

INFRA TECH ENGINEERING LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Short and long-term disability

Life insurance

Commuter benefits

Educational assistance

Flexible spending accounts

College savings plan

Job summary

Infra Tech Engineering LLC in Queens Village, NY is seeking a Chief Inspector to coordinate field inspection activities for NYSDOT projects. The role involves organizing inspector coverage, reviewing plans, and communicating construction deficiencies to the Engineer-In-Charge and contractors.

The Chief Inspector will ensure adherence to contract requirements, track field conditions, and manage staffing changes while supporting punch-list inspections and final measurements.

Qualifications

• Substantial highway construction inspection experience, including coordinating inspectors.
• Prior NYSDOT project experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to interpret plans and specifications, evaluate field conditions, and maintain defensible construction records.
• Strong supervisory, communication, quantity-checking, and reporting skills.
• Applicable NICET certification or NYSDOT-approved education and experience equivalency.
• Additional task-specific certifications as required by the work assignment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinated daily inspector assignments and coverage based on contractor operations and NYSDOT direction.
• Review plans, specifications, work sequences, and inspection needs before construction activities begin.
• Monitor assigned construction operations for conformity with contract requirements.
• Review daily inspection reports, quantity measurements, material records, and supporting payment documentation.
• Coordinate required sampling and testing and track deficient or incomplete work.
• Monitor work-zone traffic-control installations and report observed deficiencies.
• Maintain clear communication with the Engineer-In-Charge, Office Engineer, contractor representatives, and ITE management.
• Report staffing gaps, schedule changes, quality concerns, and unresolved field issues promptly.
• Support punch-list inspections, final measurements, and closeout documentation

Skills

Highway inspection

Supervisory skills

Communication

Plan interpretation

Education

NICET certification or NYSDOT education equivalency

Job description

Infra Tech Engineering LLC in Queens Village, NY is seeking a Chief Inspector to coordinate field inspection activities for NYSDOT projects. The role involves organizing inspector coverage, reviewing plans, and communicating construction deficiencies to the Engineer-In-Charge and contractors.

The Chief Inspector will ensure adherence to contract requirements, track field conditions, and manage staffing changes while supporting punch-list inspections and final measurements.