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The Construction Inspector shall monitor progress and quality of work and determine if work is being performed in accordance with contract documents and approved shop drawings. The inspector shall complete daily logs of construction activities and use photos and/or videos to document work as necessary. The inspector will issue notices of non-conformance as necessary, and compile and verify completion of punch lists. The inspector shall also verify completeness and accuracy of as-built drawings and monitor compliance with approved safety plan and regulations.
The Construction Inspector must monitor and coordinate the entire site to ensure that ALCOSAN can operate and maintain the plant in a safe and efficient manner. This includes traffic control as well as ensuring that all areas that ALCOSAN personnel need to access are safely maintained by the Contractor(s) and that no personnel are put at risk while performing their duties.
The Construction Inspector shall provide QA/QC of materials including backfill gradations and compaction, concrete placement plant and field testing, welding inspection, and paint application testing.
The Construction Inspector will inspect the work at substantial and final completion with ALCOSAN and develop punch construction lists. Prepare a written recommendation for issuing Certificates of Substantial completion.
Selected candidates for the Construction Inspector role may be responsible for providing any or all the following representative services over the course of their assignment(s):
- Ensure full compliance with contract plans and specifications.
- Resolve construction issues in the field or raise issues to assigned ALCOSAN Quality Assurance (QA) Rep/Project Engineer.
- Provide daily report of activities on construction site(s) documenting prime and subcontractor personnel on site, construction activities worked on that day, manpower, on each activity, temp., and weather on the date in question, and any kind of issues that may lead to a claim or Request Equitable Adjustment (REA).
- Operate within guidelines provided by the ALCOSAN contact person with little to no direct daily supervision required.
- Responsible for observation and reporting on assigned projects to ALCOSAN personnel.
- Oversees construction, contract administration, and quality assurance activities in accordance with established policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Analyzes design and construction issues with respect to contract requirements.
- Review/evaluate contractor proposed schedules for logic, adequacy, and determination of construction schedules being met.
- Review contractor reports to verify accuracy of work performed, materials and equipment used, safety issues noted and/or corrected, and key communications or instructions given.
- Maintain working relationships with both internal and external customers; often serving as the single point of contact for customers.
- Ensure all parties/persons on construction sites comply with applicable safety standards and practices.
- Provide technical review of project plans and specifications to determine site compatibility and anticipated problems.
- Review and discuss principal construction features, requirements, and shop drawings in terms of field construction conditions both before and during work performance.
- Delivers recommendations to ALCOSAN personnel regarding compliance with contract provisions and environmental harmony, and exercises engineering judgment to assist in the development of solutions between conflicting plan details or requirements which become evident as construction progresses.
- Delivers opinions to ALCOSAN personnel as related to schedule items being reasonable, consistent, and proportionately balanced with percentages accurately represented for each corresponding work feature or component of work.
- Informs ALCOSAN personnel on progress percentages as they relate to an approximately uniform or balanced monetary payment, and that work involved accurately represents the monetary proportional amount of the contract.
- Delivers status reports on assigned projects.
- Resolve construction issues and impediments within authority level assigned.
- Must be able to physically review construction work in the field and maintain good issue resolution skills.
- Where necessary, must be able to stop work in instances of unsafe practices.
- Analyzes situations, develops cost estimates, determines most practical method of accomplishment and time involved for purpose of comparison of bid received from contractor.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience
- Minimum of 10 years-experience in one or more of the following positions on construction projects exceeding $4M in size: Project Superintendent, Quality Control Representative, Quality Control Manager, Project Manager, or Project Executive.
General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to draw information from several sources to form comprehensive and systematic recommendations serving immediate and long-term construction management.
- Analytical thinking/critical thinking skills are imperative.
- Demonstrated experience working within a team structure as well as autonomous/individual work environments to achieve contract goals.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Physical Demands: These positions will entail a varying blend of office and field work. Office work may require long periods of sitting and computer use. Field work may require long periods on your feet, possibly on ladders or scaffolding. Active construction sites may be dusty, loud, or dusty. Heavy lifting should not be required.
Crawford Consulting Services, an equal opportunity employer, is a woman-owned small business that provides full-service construction consulting services for commercial, federal government agencies, and private sector organizations on a worldwide basis. We build dynamic teams dedicated to excellence and the pursuit of success. At Crawford, we offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending plan, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and 401K savings plan with company match.
Candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check, which includes a criminal background check.
