Job ID: 24-6715 Type: Regular Full-Time # of Openings: 2 Category: Construction Services Raleigh
Overview
For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.
Responsibilities
The Construction Inspector II is responsible for working with others to inspect construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractor constructs improvements in accordance with plans and specifications. This role is typically more responsible to a more senior inspector and a licensed professional engineer who has full authority for final approval of all engineering-related work. The work requires contact with client, typically a governmental agency and private entities including construction contractors. Provides recommendations to client regarding work progress and challenges encountered.
Under the review and direction of Project Manager, perform field inspection and oversight of construction activities
Maintains daily reports of inspection work along with detail records of project progress
Must possess good interpersonal and communication skills
Able to read and interpret plans, specifications and applicable standards
Commensurate with experience, review contract documents to verify compliance with governmental regulations and conformance with project requirements
Assist with coordinating materials sampling and testing and verifying sufficient testing has been performed
Verify accuracy of payment requests and invoicing for completed work
Experienced with NCDOT construction inspection and procedures
Ability to coordinate with contractors’ staff and effectively communicate with all parties
Ability the measure and/or quantify any pay items in the field and perform the necessary mathematic calculations
Performs standard mathematical calculations
Able and willing to work day or night shifts and/or flexible schedules as required to support the project requirements. Ability and willingness to work weekends required
Able to accept assignments requiring extended travel to project perform inspection tasks, to attend preconstruction meetings, project progress meetings, etc
Perform other tasks as assigned to help accomplish the Company’s strategic goals
NCDOT construction Inspection Certifications are highly preferred
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum of 4 years of experience in Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI) for transportation project as described herein
Direct field experience as a Contractor or materials-testing technician can substitute for Construction Inspection experience on a case-by-case basis
Familiarity with Share-Plus software and familiarity with the use of an iPad is preferred
Experience with Primavera and Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and other scheduling software preferred
Must have functional computer skills to include Microsoft Word, proficient at emailing and Excel
Must have the ability to complete inspector certification courses. Examples include NCDOT classes in hot-mix asphalt and ACI & NCDOT concrete sampling and testing. NCDOT Erosion Control certification Level II
Highly motivated and works well with minimal supervision
Thorough knowledge of NCDOT specifications and standards with ability and willingness to study and advance relevant knowledge outside of work
Certifications and/or Licensing Requirements
Field testing certifications through NCDOT and/or ACI is highly preferred