Quality Inspector

Renton, WA

Full time

R5025460

Building our nation's infrastructure since 1926, Atkinson provides innovative design and construction solutions for heavy civil projects. We are committed to safely delivering complex, quality projects while building long-lasting, collaborative relationships with our clients.

As a Quality Inspector, you will support the project by reviewing contract document specifications, owner requirements, and making sure our jobs comply with local, state, and federal building codes. You will coordinate with other trades, process daily reports of project progress and adhere to all guidelines issued by the owner. As a strong communicator, you will help to build a quality control team that is open, transparent, and delivers excellence.

• Partner with the project team to understand, plan, and implement the contract drawings and specifications
• Collaborate with the owner, design team, and contractors to ensure quality and timeliness of project construction and completion
• Implement and manage the “Three Phases of Control” Quality Control Plan
• Oversee submittal review and approval
• Schedule and conduct quality control meetings – Preparatory, Initial Phase, Follow-ups
• Control documents related to quality control functions
• Inspect, verify materials, and document all construction activities for compliance to the contract
• Manage inspections process
• Coordinate third party testing agents and interface with the Owner’s representatives as required
• Closely track and maintain a project deficiency log
• Manage the punch list process
• Oversee project closeout deliverable process-training, O&Ms
• Confer directly with the executive management team
• Encourage, lead, and/or participate in staff training and development
• Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work
• Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals

• Three (3) years’ relevant work experience, plus a technical or Associate’s degree or five (5) years of relevant inspection experience
• Preference to one or more of the following certifications: ICC, ACI, Nuclear Gauge, WABO, WAQTC, and/or CWI
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion and navigate uneven construction sites
• Alignment to our Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes

The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.

This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.

You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable…