Senior Civil Construction Inspector

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$90,000.00/yr - $/yr

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Our People & Places Solutions business reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society. From facilities delivering life‑saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

We are looking for a Senior Construction Inspector to join our team in Atlanta, GA serving southeast water clients, and in particular our work in and around Athens/Clarke County. The candidate will work on various infrastructure projects and support municipal and other clients and report to a Construction Manager.

The Senior Construction Inspector will serve as the primary liaison between contractors, engineers, and municipal stakeholders, ensuring that all work adheres to design specifications, regulatory standards, project cost, and timelines. This role requires extensive field experience, technical expertise, and leadership in managing complex infrastructure projects. The candidate is responsible for ensuring compliance with the contract plans and specifications and requires the ability to prepare and distribute all project documentation and records for review by the Construction Manager.

This position spans many disciplines of work and levels of complexity. The candidate will serve as the Design Engineer’s and Client’s liaison with Contractor. Working with the Contractor’s authorized representative or designee, the Inspector will assist the project team by undertaking onsite inspections providing information regarding and issues relating to quality of workmanship.

This position requires commitment to support the Construction Manager in coordinating and undertaking inspections and assistance in compiling information needed to analyze issues based on actual field conditions and contract requirements. Strong Communication and detailed documentation skills are paramount, as well as the ability to participate within a collaborative team environment.

• Monitoring construction activities and ensuring that the materials and work performed by the contractor is in conformance with the contract plans, specifications, and shop drawings.
• Conduct detailed inspections of structural, mechanical, electrical, and process components.
• Verify installation of piping systems, pumps, tanks, valves, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and submittals.
• Maintaining detailed records of daily operations and ensuring that the inspectors are documenting daily reports, photos, quantities, and equipment information as per the contract documents.
• Provide dimensional checks and coordinate survey checks if needed.
• Check and approve quantities for monthly pay estimates.
• Compare the contractor’s construction methods and products against approved submittals.
• Verifying adherence to the approved contract QA/QC plan.
• Prepare necessary construction observation records and reports as a means of formal documentation including daily inspection reports, photo‑logs, field test results, force account reports, and tracking of contractors’ field progress against the construction schedule.
• Maintain/organize project records including daily field reports, photographs, testing and observation reports, status reports, punch‑lists, shop drawing submittals, Operations & Maintenance manuals, testing records, and other project record documents; prepares and disseminates records as requested.
• Review construction documents including plans and specifications, approved submittals, RFIs, and design clarifications; inspects and…