Construction Field Specialist , Team Lead

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.
• 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.
• Recruits, hires, develops and retains staff, including development of plan for staff reporting, performance and compensation reviews, and succession. Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• 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.

• Reads and understands contract plans and specifications.
• Performs advanced calculations.
• Understands and interprets contractor’s schedule.
• Understands testing requirements and procedures; uses testing equipment for materials testing.
• Serves as field technical subject matter expert by recognizing discrepancies or errors and resolves issues.
• Coordinates the project within the discipline.

• 10 years of relevant experience.
• In lieu of degree, 14 years of relevant experience
• DOT certifications and inspection experience

• Job Type: Regular
• Full/Part Time:
  Full time
• Job Category:
  Construction Services Group
• ReqID: R-30101
• Locations:
  Overland Park, KS (Sprint Parkway)
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.