Construction Inspector

About the Role

As a construction inspector, you will monitor on-site construction activities and inspect materials to ensure compliance with project plans, specifications, and contract documents. You will coordinate inspection phases with the contractor’s superintendent and agency personnel, support project procedures, and report to both the project manager and project administrator. This role plays a critical part in maintaining construction quality, accuracy, and adherence to technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, observe, and document construction activities to ensure compliance with project plans, specifications, schedules, and contract documents.
• Perform mathematical calculations and field measurements to verify completed work and support payment processes.
• Maintain daily inspection reports detailing contractor labor, equipment usage, and material quantities received and verified.
• Assist with design-related tasks, technical analyses, and field duties for transportation infrastructure projects.
• Support the development of construction plans, technical specifications, cost estimates, bid documents, and quantity takeoffs.
• Coordinate material testing and inspection activities with contractors and client partners to ensure adherence to schedules and contractual obligations.
• Aid in organizing tasks and responsibilities for field inspection personnel.
• Participate in the review and assessment of change order logs, requests for information (RFIs), and cost proposals.
• Evaluate work related to excavations, drainage systems, road surfaces, and structural components.
• Track contractor production rates.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum five years of construction inspection experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Ability to obtain required certifications and pass appropriate qualification tests within specified time frames.

Work Environment

This field position primarily operates in outdoor environments, which may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazards, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements. Physical demands may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. May require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000 - $176,000

Benefits

• Career Growth & Development: Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-Life Alignment: Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life: Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community: Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee resource groups.

About the Company

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights.

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. We pursue an environment in which each employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. Consor is an equal opportunity employer and maintains an affirmative action program across its offices and worksites.