Construction Inspector

Overview

NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

As engineers, architects, construction/program managers, environmental professionals and beyond, we play a significant role in shaping our communities through the services we provide. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on Delivering Solutions and Improving Lives.

The Construction Inspector will have overall project responsibility for multi-disciplinary municipal, public works, water and waste water, signal, and/or transportation projects, to ensure the construction Contractor’s compliance with the approved plans and specifications, and be the primary point of contact with each client. They will ensure our client’s quality per the approved plans and specifications. Preference given to candidates with inspection certificates along with past experience in water, wastewater, storm drain, and transportation projects.

Responsibilities

• Confer with supervisory personnel, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss and resolve matters such as work procedures, complaints, and construction problems.
• Monitor the Contractor’s work activities concerned with the construction of structures, facilities, and systems.
• Monitor the Contractor’s schedule alerting the Contractor and the Client should the critical path become foreseeably jeopardized.
• Project cost tracking of the Contractor’s schedule of values.
• Perform Construction Inspection of the Contractor’s work to ensure compliance with the project plans and specifications.
• Interpret and explain plans and contract terms to administrative staff, workers, and clients, representing the owner or City.
• Proactively recommend actions to deal with the results of delays, bad weather, or emergencies at construction site.
• Recommend resolution of construction issues in a decisive manner to keep projects on schedule and under budget.
• Represent the company to outside organizations and maintain client relations, assessing client needs in support of NV

Qualifications

Education/Qualifications:

• Experience and working knowledge of civil construction principles/practices in at least one of the following three following fields:
  • Municipal and Public Works projects, water and wastewater distribution systems, water and waste water treatment plants.
  • Transportation projects with a preference for highway and roadway projects. 
  • Electrical inspection including SCADA and Instrumentation for City and Agency municipal projects such as lift stations, pumping stations, water treatment plants, signalized intersections and other electrical municipal projects.
• Knowledge of building codes including ICBO, ACI, NEC, local City ordinances, and engineering practices for public works and/or transportation projects and/or electrical SCADA and Instrumentation Projects.
• Preference given to those who have a minimum of one valid Group II certification.
• Competency Statement(s)
• Experience providing construction oversight of the Contractor
• Strong communication skills and the ability to interact with individuals in all levels of construction
• Ability to coordinate multiple, complex projects
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation and resolve this in a meaningful manner ammicablly.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

Education:

• High School Degree or a related technical field

Experience:

• Preference given to five plus years related experience
• Preference given to Group II Construction Inspection Certificates or other Valid Construction Certificates in Public Works or Related Fields

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Computer Skills a must.
• Working knowledge of and basic proficiency with computers. Ability to create and use Construction Inspection Daily logs on computer/tablet. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, and Excel, and Outlook . Ability to utilize other construction related software including Microsoft Project and/or Primavera a plus.

Physical Requirements:Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Safety Glasses, Hard Hat, protective footwear, respirators or other PPE's as needed in compliance with OSHA regulations). Ability to work out-of-doors in inclemently hot or cold weather, sitting, standing, and walking. Most shifts are worked monitoring the Contractors standard construction shift during the day M-F, but candidate should be willing to work nights and weekends.WORK ENVIRONMENT:Working out of a field office/vehicle at the construction site, Construction Inspectors monitor the overall construction project. Decisions regarding daily construction activities generally are made at the jobsite. Construction Inspectors travel extensively when the construction site is not close to their main office or when they are responsible for activities at two or more sites.