Title: Construction Inspector
Reporting to: Office Director or Senior Project Manager
Salary Range: $58,500 - $76,000
Overview of Role
The Construction Inspector will be responsible for conducting and documenting inspections, verifying compliance with project specifications and industry standards, and collaborating with project teams to ensure the successful completion of construction projects. This role involves observing and reporting on the testing of various construction activities, and monitoring projects to ensure adherence to construction plans, schedules, bid items, permits, and documents.
Truth. Trust. Together. Tomorrow.
At RLB, we speak the truth, build for the long term, look out for each other and work to do good. We are driven by outcomes, creating tailored solutions that deliver successful projects. We believe that when we bring together the right people doing things the right way, we make progress for our clients and our communities.
RLB is an award-winning international firm, known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle. Utilizing its many years of experience and professionally trained employees, RLB continues to firmly establish itself as one of the major players in the construction industry throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Our employees are involved in a variety of projects across a range of sectors, from sports arenas and healthcare to higher education and convention centers.
As a privately held company, we hire the best people, give them exceptional training, and provide extensive opportunities for professional growth while working on exciting projects, and provide an excellent compensation and benefits package.
Essential Functions
• Serve as a liaison with clients and assist them with all project-related inspection outcome decisions.
• Plan, organize, and direct project management construction inspection functions through all phases of a project, from preconstruction to closeout, to ensure contract compliance.
• Preconstruction: Review design management, schedule management, constructability, budget development and cost control, contract administration, construction bidding and planning, and permitting strategies and processes.
• Construction: Manage contractors through buyout, procurement, risk management, quality assurance, safety, and overall project execution.
• Closeout: Provide inspection documentation during the project closeout process that meets project specifications.
• Inspect projects during various stages of construction to ensure contractors comply with project plans and specifications, applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations. Monitor the quality of materials used and labor personnel.
• Observe, record, and report on-site construction activities and conformance with project plans and specifications.
• Read and interpret plans and specifications to perform required duties.
• Review and interpret maps, specifications, plans, diagrams, and contract documents.
• Enter inspection details and related information into computer systems, update and retrieve information as needed, and prepare daily reports, photo reports, monthly reports, and logs.
• Coordinate projects and provide information to contractors, consultants, developers, and staff.
• Implement best management practices (BMP) inspections with contractors and ensure they maintain BMP reports, training logs, permits, and updates to BMPs.
• Review current project schedules, understand ongoing work, and recognize and question delays or discrepancies related to milestone inspections.
• Contribute to team performance through collaboration and effective communication.
• Understand client project objectives and identify opportunities to add value and achieve desired outcomes.
• Support the team by completing other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence.
• Relevant experience in construction management or construction inspection, or a bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or a related field, is preferred.
• 3–5+ years of experience with a variety of building types and construction inspections throughout all phases of construction.
• Relevant certifications, such as IIBEC, ACI, ICC, OSHA, USACE, or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with practical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Strong numeracy and financial management skills.
• Ability to write clear, precise reports and communicate complex information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to inspire and manage diverse teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
• Frequently work in outdoor environments. Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines. Essential physical tasks include working on a computer and answering and speaking on a telephone.
• Work on-site as required, including ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and similar structures, using feet, legs, hands, and arms. Body agility is emphasized when climbing requirements exceed those of ordinary movement.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
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Additional physical requirements may include:
• Sitting.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Walking, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, and pulling.
RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
NOTICE TO EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
RLB North America’s Talent Acquisition Team exclusively manages all external agency engagements. Candidate submissions will only be accepted from agencies with a current, fully executed fee agreement. Submissions without an active agreement will be considered unsolicited. RLB North America assumes no obligation to pay fees and reserves the right to contact, interview, or hire candidates without obligation to the submitting agency. All unsolicited resumes or candidate information, including materials sent directly to RLB employees, will be considered the property of RLB North America.