Construction Inspector

Quinn Consulting Service, Inc.

Description:

To monitor the work of contractors to ensure quality control and contract compliance for roadway, structure, and bridge construction/maintenance projects of routine to moderate complexity, under the direction of a Construction Manager or designee.

• Inspects and monitors contractual field work which includes excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures
• Reports contractor's daily production rates
• Schedules work and inspection phases with contractor's superintendent and agency personnel
• Advises contractors of violations and recommends adjustments to operations
• Takes field measurements of pay items
• Reviews placement of and performs tests on construction materials
• Reviews lines, grades, dimensions, and elevations using standard survey and field engineering equipment
• Oversees and enforces the installation of erosion/siltation controls and highways work zones and traffic control devices
• Recommends changes to construction plans to meet field conditions or provide project cost savings
• Maintains project records; including daily diaries, materials notebooks, as-built plans, pay quantity records, and monthly estimates
• Reviews and monitors Equal Employment Opportunity/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) documentation and compliance with Federal labor requirements/regulations for Federal-aid construction projects, ensuring contractor compliance with program requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

This job is performed in a professional office environment and or transportation construction job sites. This role routinely uses field and standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, tablets, digital cameras, nuclear gauges, surveying tools and other field-testing equipment materials.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb, drive; lift things, use hands; and reach with hands and arms.

This is a full-time position. This position typically works 40 or more hours per week. Day shifts usually start between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m. and last 8 to 10 hours. Project assignments can also require night or weekend work. Flexibility to meet client or contractor schedule is important.

Most assignments do not require more than an hour of travel to and from job sites. However, some assignments will require extensive regional travel each day and others could require staying out of town overnight if distance to job site is greater than 90 miles from home.

Expected to have three (3) years of highway construction inspection experience. Additionally, the Construction Inspector shall have a working knowledge of:

• Roadway, structure and bridge construction/maintenance/repair/rehabilitation methods, materials, standards and specifications
• VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, and Inspector Manual
• VA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• State and federal environmental, safety, and Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and regulations
• Use of contract management software including Site Manager, Plan Grid and/or AWP
• Mathematics including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry

Required to have and maintain the following certifications:

• Soil and Aggregate Compaction - VDOT or NICET LEVEL II
• Asphalt Field Level I & II - VDOT
• American Concrete Institute - ACI
• Pavement Marking - VDOT
• Slurry Surfacing - VDOT
• Surface Treatment - VDOT
• Flagger Certification - VDOT
• Certification for Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection - Virginia DEQ
• Pavement…