CIVIL INSPECTOR

EDP Energias de Portugal S.A. • Gold Hill, NC

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Civil Inspector oversees construction of project civil components in accordance with plan specifications and departmental guidelines, ensuring schedule, cost, and quality requirements are met. The role supports quality assurance and project delivery across renewable-energy construction projects, including roads, crane pads, wind turbine foundations, collection systems, switchyards, substations, transmission lines, and laydown yards. This is a temporary assignment with full benefits. The role has no direct reports, requires up to 20% travel, and follows a hybrid work model.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five years of experience in the power industry.
• Thorough knowledge of civil engineering, mathematics, civil construction, road construction standards, and foundation codes.
• Ability to comprehend construction documents, including blueprints and drawings.
• Professional demeanor with customers and other employees.
• Visual acuity, including depth perception, color recognition, and field of vision sufficient to conduct visual inspections, work with small parts, and take accurate measurements.
• Strong problem-solving, statistical, and analytical skills.
• Verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to understand instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to stand and sit for eight or more hours in an office environment, walk 0.5 to 2 miles per day on project sites including rough or unpaved surfaces, and lift items weighing up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementary products.
• Competency in analytical problem solving, strong communication, customer/partner relationships, and technology expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support the Quality Assurance Inspector in ensuring civil project components are built in accordance with project design documents.
• Ensure work is executed in compliance with approved contracts.
• Monitor project schedule execution and implementation.
• Develop effective relationships with contractors, suppliers, landowners, and the local community.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of project documents.
• Periodically review plans and procedures and institute changes when necessary.
• Foster a collaborative project team effort.
• Ensure contractors follow their QA/QC plans.
• Support review of contractor-supplied QA/QC documentation for completeness.
• Identify critical issues and make recommendations to the Project Manager.
• Review and comment on contractors’ schedules.
• Assist the project team in meeting overall project objectives.
• Oversee contractors’ civil construction installation and commissioning work.
• Prepare daily reports outlining work progress.
• Ensure company safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives are achieved.
• Provide input to the project design process.
• Maintain effective communication with company personnel responsible for the project, general contractors, and subcontractors.
• Support development of civil construction portions of BOP contracts and exhibits.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

• The temporary assignment includes full benefits.
• The company describes a range of attractive benefits, without specifying individual benefit types.
• The company describes opportunities for development and internal mobility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED