Construction Inspector - Precision Systems, Inc.
Charlottesville, VA
About the Job
About PSI
PSI is a fast growing full-service transportation engineering firm with three decades of delivering award-winning, innovative engineering services to governments at all levels, public agencies, and private clients. Our team of diverse professional engineers, planners, researchers, and software developers combine practical experience and cutting-edge technology to solve operational and design issues facing our communities' transportation systems.
Who We Are:
Precision Systems, Inc. (PSI) embraces technology in design. PSI is a transportation engineering consulting company that serves public and private organizations in the D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland regions. We provide services such as roadway and intersection design, construction management and inspection, signal and street lighting design, traffic analysis and reporting, crash analysis and countermeasure design, software development, data management, and more.
Who You Are:
Precision Systems is seeking to hire a Construction Inspector B with knowledge and experience of construction standards and practices. The ideal candidate will have 3 – 7 years of experience performing construction inspection within Virginia that may include work for VDOT. The Construction Inspector will inspect all phases of highway construction and maintenance projects under the general supervision of senior or supervisory staff, ensuring construction quality in accordance with plans and specifications and providing a quality transportation system for the traveling public.
Responsibilities:
- To monitor the work of contractors to ensure quality control and contract compliance for roadway, structure, and bridge construction/maintenance projects of routine to moderate complexity, under the direction of a Construction Manager or designee
- Inspects and monitors contractual field work which includes excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures
- Observes and documents Contractor's daily production rates
- Schedules work and inspection phases with Contractor's superintendent and agency personnel
- Observes, documents and communicates with Contractor's regarding completion of all elements of project work to include identifying non-compliant work
Takes field measurements of pay items - Reviews placement of and performs tests on construction materials
- Reviews lines, grades, dimensions, and elevations using standard survey and field engineering equipment
- Oversees and enforces the installation of erosion/siltation controls and highways work zones and traffic control devices
- Recommends changes to construction plans to meet field conditions or provide project cost savings
- Maintains project records; including daily diaries, materials notebooks, as-built plans, pay quantity records, and monthly estimates
Qualifications:
The Construction Inspector B is expected to have a minimum of three years of highway construction inspection experience as well as working knowledge of:
- Roadway, structure, and bridge construction/maintenance/repair/rehabilitation methods, materials, standards and specifications
- VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, Inspector Manual, and Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices
- Construction plans, symbols, and terminology
- State and federal environmental, safety, and Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and regulations
- Use of the Department's contract management software
- Mathematics including algebra and geometry
The Construction Inspector B is expected to have the ability to:
- Functional computer usage including familiarity with Microsoft office suite software and all construction management software systems used by the Department
- Read and interpret roadway, structure and bridge plans and specification
- Apply mathematical formulas and field management principles to determine minor field adjustments
- Maintain detailed records
- Perform and document required materials testing
- Communicate with the agency and contractor personnel and the general public
It is anticipated that the Department will require Construction Inspector B positions with various combinations of certifications throughout the life of this contract. The specific certifications required for a given task will be identified by the Department at the time the task is assigned.
Completion of the Inspector Trainee program may substitute one year of experience.
Note: The rate for this Working Title/Class is subject to the Maximum Hourly Rate listed in the current Consultant Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Classification Hourly Rate Pay Limitations Memorandum.
** Precision Systems is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Generous 401k Match
- Discretionary annual merit-based bonus and annual raise
- Strong medical, vision, and dental insurance
- and more!
Precision Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, veteran status, or military status.