Sr. Construction Inspector - Roadway & Bridge Projects

Garver Engineering; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver in Kansas City, MO seeks a Senior Construction Inspector based at our Overland Park, KS office to lead roadway and bridge construction inspections, mentor inspectors, and coordinate staff across projects.

The role emphasizes teamwork, client service, and business development, with responsibilities including preparing daily reports, monitoring progress, resolving issues, and ensuring timely completion on multiple projects; overnight travel is required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in construction inspections and materials testing.
• Experience in observing roadway, bridge, airports, water & wastewater facilities, and utility construction projects.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current and valid driver\'s license.
• Proficient with MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication experience.
• Possess inspection and/or material testing certifications for Missouri or Kansas DOT.
• Experience using AASHTOWare or similar software.
• Ability to mentor CEI team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of inspectors on construction projects.
• Assist with market research and project pursuits to create/expand industry relationships, pursue and win engineering and construction projects.
• Provide construction oversight for clients.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders, including contractors, engineers, and clients.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Monitor project progress, address issues, and ensure timely completion.
• Foster a positive work environment and promote teamwork.
• Regular use of written and oral communication skills.
• Reading and interpreting data, information, construction plans, project specifications, test reports, schedules, and other documents.
• Analyzing and solving problems.
• Observing and interpreting situations on construction job sites.
• Performing highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks.
• Working under intense deadlines.
• Prepare daily reports on all construction activities, weather, personnel, materials, and equipment on site.
• Measure, calculate, and report quantities of work performed to produce progressive pay estimates.
• Overnight travel.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Reading and interpreting data

Education

High school diploma

15+ years in construction inspections

Tools

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

AASHTOWare

Civil 3D

MicroStation

Job description

Garver in Kansas City, MO seeks a Senior Construction Inspector based at our Overland Park, KS office to lead roadway and bridge construction inspections, mentor inspectors, and coordinate staff across projects.

The role emphasizes teamwork, client service, and business development, with responsibilities including preparing daily reports, monitoring progress, resolving issues, and ensuring timely completion on multiple projects; overnight travel is required.