Senior Construction Inspector

What We’re Looking For

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.

• 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.
• Reviews Inspector’s daily report of assigned work activities, contractor labor and equipment, quantity of material received and verified.
• Performs on-site material testing and produces as‑constructed sketches.
• May lead daily assignments, mentor, and train employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent and 9 years of construction related experience.
• All required jurisdictional certificates and state requirements.

• Identifies and resolves complex change conditions.
• Mentors staff and coordinates schedules.
• Identifies and resolves complex field issues with the contractor.

• National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Level III
• Work on Delaware Memorial Bridge or similar long‑span structures in the region.
• Steel erection, surface preparation, and bolting experience.
• Post‑tensioning experience.
• NACE Certification.
• ACI Grade I Concrete Certification.
• OSHA 30‑hour, Fall Protection Training.
• Bridge Coating Inspection Level 1.
• Traffic Control Coordinator (TCC) certification.
• Prior DRBA/DRPA project experience.

Location: New Castle, DE (DRBA Field Office)

Pay Range: $40.08 – $78.37 per hour (good faith estimate)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Construction Services Group

ReqID: R-29933