Construction Inspector

Join AZAD Technology Partners as a Construction Inspector
and
perform quality assurance inspection services on projects that vary in nature and may include high voltage transmission, substation, fiber optic, telecommunication, and non-electric facility work. Project duration may extend up to several months and may require up to 95% travel and work in distant and isolated locations throughout the service area of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, northern California and western Wyoming.

This is a 2 year plus consultant position with high probability of long term and ongoing continued employment. This position is full time on site based in Vancouver, WA with onsite 5 days per week.
The hourly pay rate for this position (which includes a health and welfare fringe benefit of $5.09) is between $33.06 and $45.09 depending on related qualifications and experience, as well as composition of selected compensation package.

The ideal candidate must possess the minimum qualifications:

• A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or Building Inspection technology is preferred.
• Relevant coursework such as drafting, mathematics and construction technology is highly preferred.
• With a degree, 5 yrs of previous work-related skill, knowledge or experience in construction is required.
• Experience should be directly related to Building Construction, Building Inspection, and Site civil construction inspection.
• Knowledge of requirements associated with OSHA .
• Technical experience that has provided a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional applications of engineering techniques related to the field of construction.
• Experience demonstrating a solid understanding, both theoretical and practical, of engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to different branches of engineering.
• Ability to use computer, camera, telephone, and BPA VHF radio in the field.

Demonstrated experience with the following:

• Safety Standards
• Electrical Principles
• Grounding Principles and Ground Potential Rise hazards
• Load Securement (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Prevention Control and Counter Measures (SPCC)
• Identifying confined space hazards
• Identifying exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment
• Identifying nominal voltage of exposed live parts
• Identifying minimum approach distances corresponding to the voltages
• Identifying proper use of the special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools for working on or near exposed energized parts of electric equipment
• Reading and interpreting Contracts, Construction Drawings and Specifications.

Valid U.S. Driver's License or RealID is required.

Preferred

Skills:

• Knowledge of Site Civil Engineering Infrastructure Construction
• Knowledge of Construction Practices involved in Site development, Transmission, Substation, Telecommunication, and Non-Electric Facilities
• Electronic technician work experience preferred. Knowledge of test equipment is recommended to confirm the tests are being properly executed.
• Transmission Lines and non-Electric Plant Construction experience
• Construction and inspection experience specifically outlined in the inspection tasks below:
  • Pioneering roads (i.e., excavating, grading, culvert and various water management or outfalls)
  • Utilize baselines and detailed topographic drawings for locations
  • Potholing for Underground Utilities
  • Rock Crushing
  • Surveying
  • Drainage
  • Identification of imported materials
  • Transmission Lines Construction Experience
  • Light Duty Steel Construction
  • Engineered Steel Construction (i.e., lattice, tubular)
  • Assembly of steel including jacking of components
  • Stringing and Sagging Principles
  • Fiber Optic Construction Experience
  • Special handling requirements for OPGW and ADSS
  • Splicing, Termination and Testing
  • Substation Construction Experience
  • Grounding systems including ground rods, exothermic welds
  • Trench and Conduit installed Cable
  • Foundations (i.e., spread footings, drilled shafts)
  • Bus Work
  • Knowledge of CAD welding
  • Installation of indoor and outdoor cable
  • Installation of switchyard surfacing
  • Installation of control and relay racks, or rack segments, including wiring interconnections
  • Installation and testing of backup generation (e.g., generators and batteries)
  • Test and Energization
  • Telecommunication Construction Experience
  • Underground directional boring
  • Antenna, Ice shield, ice bridge and waveguide installations
  • Wiring and Installation of communications…