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Construction Highway Inspector

WSP Albuquerque, NM On-site senior full-time

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Description

WSP is seeking a Full-Time Highway Construction Inspector for our Albuquerque, NM office.

As a Construction Highway Inspector, you will be involved in projects with our Project Management/Construction Management Team. Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Performing construction inspections and observations of highway and bridge construction work to ensure compliance with plans, specifications, and contract documents
  • Interpreting plans, specifications, and contract documents to verify contract compliance
  • Preparing daily work reports and maintaining documentation of contractor work performed
  • Observing and performing materials testing and inspecting traffic control based on construction plans and specifications
  • Using SiteManager Construction Management System, spreadsheets, or other electronic or manual means to document construction project activity
  • Performing sampling and testing of concrete, soils, base course, and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) in conformance with NMDOT specifications and procedures
  • Documenting work item quantities accepted and approved for payment
  • Verifying contractor compliance with project safety procedures

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in construction, construction inspection, or construction testing
  • Valid state driver's license
  • Familiarity with construction inspection principles, field inspection practices, and relevant construction codes, regulations, and compliance practices
  • Sound interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
  • Analytical mindset to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Certifications in concrete, hot-mix, soils, traffic control, densometer gauge, materials sampling, and testing by the ACNM/NMDOT Technician and Certification Program (TTCP)
  • American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certification
  • Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Certification

Skills

Required

  • construction inspection
  • materials testing
  • traffic control
  • SiteManager Construction Management System
  • NMDOT specifications

Nice to have

  • concrete certification
  • hot-mix certification
  • soils certification
  • ACI Certification
  • PCI Certification

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