Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:This role will be for a project taking place in Buffalo, NY. The Construction Inspector will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge of construction inspection, construction field management, QA / QC and report documentation, on various construction projects for municipal water and wastewater treatment. The Inspector will report to a Construction Manager and will be primarily based in the field and will provide daily updates along with daily reports on construction activities.Role accountabilities:
- Observes and inspects construction work performed by contractors on a daily basis.
- Maintains quality assurance requirements and approaches and monitors code compliance issues.
- Inspect and determine deviations from general compliance with contract documents; clearly and professionally inform the contractor of required corrections.
- Reviews submittals and other construction documents and recommends technical solutions.
- Regularly attends and participate in construction meetings, safety meetings/updates and project site coordination meetings.
- Monitors and documents contractor resource utilization (labor, materials, and equipment) for field changes, and time and material work and assist with negotiation of basic field construction changes.
- Verify equipment and materials installation for payment purposes.
- Maintain Payment Quantity documentation ensuring percentage completion is concurrent with construction.
- While performing daily inspections, inspector will be required to ensure Arcadis' project safety guidelines are being met.
- Travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.
Required Qualifications
- 5 or more years of construction inspection experience.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint and Outlook).
- Position requires employee to work year-round in various weather conditions, in potentially dangerous surroundings, on different shift hours and they must have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
Preferred Qualifications
- Continuing Education Diploma or Certification in Construction related area, Associates or Bachelors in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction, a related field of study or area preferred. ABET accredited preferred.
- Civil and utility experience on heavy civil construction projects.
- OSHA 10 Safety and Confined Space Entry Training.
Continue your career journey as an Arcadian.We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start date, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $106,000.#LI-ET1#Water-NA-CM/PM