TxDOT Chief Inspector

HNTB; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Chief Inspector overseeing complex transportation projects in the vibrant Fort Worth area. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with TxDOT contracts while leading inspection teams and managing daily construction operations. You will collaborate closely with contractors, resolve disputes, and ensure that all work meets high standards of quality and safety. With a commitment to community engagement and employee development, this innovative firm offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will have a significant impact on local infrastructure. If you have a passion for construction and engineering excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience in engineering or construction.
• Strong understanding of TxDOT projects and contract compliance.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and verify work in progress for compliance with specifications.
• Manage inspection teams and daily construction operations.
• Assist with contract close-out documentation.

Skills

Engineering Inspection

Mathematical Calculations

Contract Compliance

Project Management

Construction Operations

Education

Associates in Engineering

Bachelor's in Engineering

12 years relevant experience

Job description

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

Join HNTB North Texas as a Chief Inspector overseeing TxDOT contracts! Our office has an extensive history delivering exciting and complex transportation projects for area clients like DART, NTTA, ARDOT, TxDOT and major airports in Dallas / Fort Worth and Little Rock. Our 125+ professionals located throughout the Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and Little Rock areas create an office dynamic rich in diversity and development, backed by leadership committed to sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture. HNTB North Texas also offers many exciting employee and community engagement opportunities through our employee led people committee dedicated to community involvement, employee development and social engagement.

What You'll Do :

• Inspects, observes, documents, and verifies work in progress by the construction contractor to ensure compliance with project schedule, contract documents, and plans. Confirms procedures are followed and material used conforms to specifications.
• Advises Contractor superintendent of necessary actions to ensure conformance with plan, specs, and contract.
• Reviews and resolves quantity disputes with contractor.
• Utilizes engineering inspection practices to perform sophisticated and complicated mathematical calculations, constructability and biddability reviews, and measurements of completed work to date.
• Assists with reviews and checks calculations for Inspector's daily report of assigned work activities, contractor labor and equipment, quantity of material received and verified.
• Performs on-site material testing and assists with equipment maintenance.
• Assists with as-built record drawings.
• Assists with contract close-out documentation.
• Assists in construction schedule reviews, contractor pay estimate reviews, and change order management.
• Attends and participates in, as needed, project progress meetings.
• Serves as field technical subject matter expert.
• May lead daily assignments, mentor, and train employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need :

• Associates degree in Engineering, Construction Services, or related field and 10 years relevant experience, or
• Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Services, or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• In lieu of degree, 12 years of relevant experience.

What You'll Bring :

• Leverages collaborative relationships with peers for project success.
• Leads project progress meetings to deliver the project to client satisfaction.
• Leads the project in the absence of the resident engineer or project manager.
• Serves as the primary project point of contact, as needed.
• Coordinates the project for multiple sites.

Primary Focus Will Include :

• Chief Inspector on TxDOT projects.
• Manage inspection teams.
• Manage daily construction operations and report to Project Manager.

What We Prefer :

• 10 years of relevant experience.
• In lieu of degree, 14 years of relevant experience

Additional Information

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