Independent Contractor - Construction Inspector

A great place to start a career or advance in your profession

The Thrasher Group is one of the fastest growing firms in the United States’ Mid-Atlantic Region. While continuing to expand in order to offer our clients a full-suite of development and infrastructure services, we are consistently looking for for smart, motivated people – at any stage in their careers – who are eager to collaborate with others and advance in their professions.

We are a multidisciplinary team of architecture, engineering, and survey professionals with the experience, integrity, and versatility to get the job done – and do it the right way.

Our mission is to improve the communities where we live and work. Our services go beyond engineering and architecture to make sure our clients and communities prosper. Our people are passionate about supporting the Appalachian region through their daily work as well as through contributions and volunteering with local nonprofits, programs, and initiatives.

Thrasher provides opportunities for careers within administration, engineering or architectural design, finance, human resources, IT, marketing communications, project management, and field services such as surveying, construction monitoring, and materials testing.

With excellent benefits and a work-hard, play-hard culture – Thrasher is a great place to start a career or advance in your profession.

Location: Bridgeport, Charleston, or Beckley, WV

Job :432

# of Openings:1

The Thrasher Group has been improving the communities where we live and work since 1983 – not as outside consultants, but as residents and neighbors. Thrasher is the largest privately owned architecture, engineering, and surveying firm in West Virginia, and maintains a growing presence in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Our roots throughout central Appalachia and the Mid-Atlantic region have allowed us to build a reputation for doing meaningful work for communities of all sizes.

What does this mean for you? Thrasher provides real opportunities to be part of vital projects, take on real‑world responsibility, and work alongside an array of industry professionals across the full life cycle of a project. We partner with independent contractors who bring specialized skills and want the flexibility to manage their own schedule and workload while contributing to meaningful, community‑focused work.

We are looking for a Construction Inspector to support our construction projects in Mason County, West Virginia as an independent contractor (1099). In this role, you will be a key player in ensuring successful project implementation, with responsibilities spanning construction oversight, documentation, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication.

This is a 1099 independent contractor position, not an employee role. As an independent contractor, you will:

• Operate as your own business entity, responsible for your own tax filings, insurance, and equipment
• Be engaged on a per-project or per-assignment basis, with compensation set out in your contractor agreement
• Provide your own means of transportation between project sites unless otherwise negotiated
• Not be eligible for Thrasher's employee benefits programs (health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.), consistent with independent contractor status

• Participate in on-site activities, collaborating with residents, property owners, and contractors
• Monitor construction progress, adherence to plans, and compliance with specifications
• Maintain detailed records of project quantities, daily reports, and changes
• Keep accurate redline and as-built drawings to document project modifications
• Monitor work to identify and prevent construction defects
• Ensure…