# High Voltage Substation Inspector

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Houston, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a High Voltage Substation Inspector for projects in the Houston, Texas area and surrounding states. This role involves inspecting high voltage substations to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and regulations. The ideal candidate will have 9+ years of experience in construction inspection, with 5+ years of active field experience.

**Responsibilities:**

- Collect and analyze data from physical work sites, surveys, and technical drawings

- Perform inspections on projects of moderate complexity and scope

- Generate accurate and concise documentation regarding assigned aspects of the project

- Ensure responsibilities are delivered with a level of quality that meets or exceeds industry standards

- Work as an individual or as part of a cross-functional team to execute inspection work

- Provide guidance and training to entry-level inspection staff

- Engage in contact with client and contractor personnel to schedule and coordinate project inspections

**Requirements:**

- High School Diploma or equivalent

- 9+ years of relevant post-education experience in a related discipline

- 5+ years of active field experience

- Valid state driver's license

- Computer skills, including proficiency in Word and Excel

- Knowledge of construction inspection principles, field inspection practices, and relevant codes and regulations

- Analytical mindset with sound judgment

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Ability to travel and stay for a minimum of 6 weeks at a time for a project

- Physical demands include working in extreme weather conditions, wearing PPE, lifting 50 lbs, and walking 3-5 miles per day

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's Degree in a closely related discipline

- Knowledge of transmission line work, foundations, and stringing of conductors

**Travel Requirements:**

- Up to 100% travel required, with mobilization provided by WSP

- Ability to work up to 12-hour days, 5-6 days a week if project requires

## Skills

### Required
- construction inspection
- technical drawing
- data analysis
- communication
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- transmission line work
- foundations
- stringing of conductors

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