Construction Inspector, Water Infrastructure

Construction Inspector Opportunity

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Stantec's Water practice has an opportunity for a full-time Construction Inspector who is excited about the civil, environmental, and water resources fields to join our team in the Southwest United States. This opportunity is for you if you are excited about:

• Working for a global and Top 10 Design Firm and being part of a team of over 30,000 employees engaged in a culture where safety is paramount, sustainability and resiliency are valued, and differences are invited, embraced, and celebrated.
• The ability to work on a broad range of projects.
• Leading and training junior staff on how to effectively observe, document, and report on construction progress and quality.

The successful candidate will work on challenging and diverse tasks in a consulting and construction quality assurance role that will require application of technical skills, project delivery, and leadership for construction projects. Your role will be to observe and record activities associated with the Contractor's construction progress in a fast-paced environment. The selected candidate will need to be self-directed, capable of independent tasks as well as supporting multidisciplinary complex teams, and should demonstrate a passion for involvement in the civil construction industry with an enthusiasm for successful completion of projects that meet our clients' needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Under limited supervision, review project submittals, submittal review comments, and RFI and RFI responses, and incorporate them into the quality control inspection plan.
• Review, analyze, and document any construction issues potentially resulting in a scope, time, or cost impact to the work of the Contractor, which may result in a change to the contract.
• Maintain attention to detail during a project's construction and identify minor problems before they develop into larger problems.
• Attend, as necessary, Client and Contractor Weekly Progress Meetings, including review of progress to the planned schedule.
• Assist with documenting compliance and non-compliance with established quality control and quality assurance procedures.
• Assist with the preparation of a project punch list for deficient or uncompleted work by the construction contractor.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Understands underground utility construction for water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater infrastructure, as well as the different methods used during their construction.
• Understands single-point field inspection of the construction contractor's work, representing the Project Manager in the field.
• Develops rapport and trust with others.
• Effectively understands and meets client needs.
• Strong organizational skills, along with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demonstrate a flexible approach to work assignments.
• Positive attitude, good energy, and proven passion.
• Demonstrating competency in using Microsoft Office and iOS applications to create field work reports.

Education and Experience

• Education: A technical 2-year degree/diploma/certificate in a related program; or equivalent combination of experience and education. Prefer a degree in construction management or a professional discipline-specific field from an accredited institution.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of construction observation and documentation experience. Must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Bluebeam, and iOS applications to produce field work reports.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: United States | NM | Albuquerque