# Special Inspector (Buildings)

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: New York, NY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $37.00-$45.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently seeking a Building Special Inspector for our New York City office. As a Special Inspector, you will be involved in projects with our New York Building Structure Team, ensuring construction compliance with plans, specifications, contract documents, and codified requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Perform concrete, steel, and masonry inspections in buildings from structural drawings, shop drawings, specifications, and other project documents.

- Conduct basic inspections of proposed and existing site conditions with minimal supervision.

- Provide sound engineering judgment and coordinate with engineers on field issues.

- Assist with verifying structural plans and specifications, and escalate any differences or technical problems.

- Review structural plans and shop drawings.

- Attend pre-construction meetings and answer questions from contractors.

- Generate accurate and concise documentation and specifications related to inspection findings.

- Comply with client policies, safety guidelines, and site-specific procedures.

- Complete training on assigned tasks and exhibit knowledge of current special inspection practices.

- Work collaboratively with other professionals, engineers, inspectors, project managers, superintendents, and contractors.

Requirements:

- High school diploma.

- Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-education experience in a discipline with prior construction inspection experience.

- Valid state driver's license.

- ACI or ICC Concrete Construction Special Inspector certification.

- OSHA 10 Hr safety certification.

- Highly familiar with construction inspection principles, field inspection practices, and relevant construction codes.

- Sound interpersonal and communication skills.

- Sound self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities.

- Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

- Retirement savings.

- Paid sick leave.

- Paid vacation.

- Paid parental leave.

- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

- Expected salary: $37.00-$45.00 per hour.

## Skills

### Required
- construction inspection
- structural drawings
- specifications
- engineering judgment
- communication skills
- self-leadership
- multi-tasking
- prioritization
- OSHA 10 Hr safety certification
- ACI or ICC Concrete Construction Special Inspector certification

### Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- ICC Prestressed Concrete Special Inspector certificate
- ICC Structural Masonry Special Inspector certification
- ICC Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector certification
- AWS CWI or ICC Structural Welding Special Inspector certification
- DCA certified in NJ
- 2+ years of experience in structural stability inspection

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