Construction Inspector
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.
Essential Functions
- Inspects and monitors contractual field work which includes excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures
- Reports contractor’s daily production rates
- Schedules work and inspection phases with contractor’s superintendent and agency personnel
- Advises contractors of violations and recommends adjustments to operations
- 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
- Reviews and monitors Equal Employment Opportunity/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) documentation and compliance with Federal labor requirements/regulations for Federal-aid construction projects, ensuring contractor compliance with program requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.