Construction Inspector - Water + Environment Market

Gresham Smith • Atlanta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Gresham Smith’s water experts navigate changing regulations, aging infrastructure, and emerging technologies to address clients’ present-day challenges while providing resiliency and flexibility for the future. From maintaining clean drinking water and treating wastewater to managing stormwater, we invite you to join us in designing solutions that improve essential infrastructure to keep communities healthy and thriving. This project will be working on-site in Chamblee, GA!

Requirements

• High school diploma (GED) with 5+ years of experience in construction/inspection on a variety of municipal projects; Associate's Degree with 3+ years of experience; or a Bachelor's Degree in a related engineering field with 2+ years of experience.
• Experience in water/wastewater facilities construction, including buried sanitary sewer piping (8-inch to 36-inch diameter), drinking water piping (8-inch to 36-inch diameter), earthwork and grading, erosion prevention and sediment control, roadways and driveways, cast-in-place (CIP) and precast concrete, mechanical and electrical equipment installation (i.e., pumps, motors, generators), and masonry building construction.
• Licenses/Registrations/Certifications are encouraged, and applicants may be required to participate in certification and training courses post-hire as required by OSHA, industry, and/or client-specific requirements.
• Valid Driver's license

Responsibilities

• Observe and inspect construction work and prepare daily inspection reports.
• Typical duties include observation of daily construction work, tallying of quantities of installed bid items per the contract documents, including water/sewer piping lengths, poured concrete volumes, earthwork, erosion control measures, reinforced concrete, above-ground process and plumbing, as well as mechanical and electrical equipment installation and start-up.
• Interpret project drawings, observe construction work in progress, and check compliance with specifications, contract drawings, and approved submittals/shop drawings.
• Refer deviations from plans and specifications to management.
• You may also take part in reviewing submittals, assisting with requests for information (RFI's), and other related activities.
• General knowledge of construction techniques, design, and shop drawing comprehension of moderate complexity is required.
• The ability to learn on the job through observation of others and asking questions is acceptable.
• Familiarity with the use of a computer and general software for reporting, including but not limited to: Kahua, Cityworks, or Newforma.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees