Senior Construction Inspector

  • Terracon Consultants, Inc.
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Full Time


General Responsibilities:

Manage the day-to-day field operations for assigned facilities, materials, environmental, or geotechnical engineering projects. Provide leadership, management skills, and direction necessary to deliver a complete construction project on schedule, within budget, and meeting assigned quality standards. Troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems to minimize impacts and delays to project completion. Maintain specific, organized, and detailed project records that thoroughly document and track each project. Work closely with the Project Manager, other project team members, and the client to ensure the success of each project. Promote Terracon's IIF culture and maintain rigid safety standards set forth in each project.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Client and subcontractor communication

Onsite full-time representative for Terracon's Pavement Replacement Projects

Act as site safety advisor

Coordinate and manage on-site subcontractors

Develop a site-specific phasing plan that meets the Client's needs and maintains the overall construction schedule and budget

Coordinate and supervise all construction activities and staff to complete the project on schedule, with quality conformance to project plans/specifications, and within budget

Identify subcontractor related performance issues before they occur

Assist Project Manager in preparing and maintaining construction schedule and identifying and solving problems that may impede schedule/quality/cost

Identify and schedule testing agencies for required construction testing as necessary

Generate and oversee construction documentation

Daily field forms

Daily safety forms

Collection of safety data sheets (SDS)

Observe and document daily construction activities

All additional job/site specific documentation

Generates Daily Reports documenting construction progress

Track construction production quantities

Record and generate onsite project meeting agenda and minutes

Complete final punch list for timely turnover

Ensure all close-out documents meet required formatting and are completed on schedule

Quality Assurance

Verifies the construction activity is in accordance with plans and specifications

Verifies all products being used onsite are approved in the submittal log

Coordinates all communication between the subcontractor and project team

Tracking and generating construction as-builts

Submittals and RFI's

Tracks all submittals/RFI's by receiving from subcontractor and forwarding to designer/engineer/SME for review. Communicates status of submittal/RFI through their respective logs with the project team.

Terracon is acting as the CMAR and Terracon is responsible for all aspects of the project. We must maintain the highest level of quality and safety on each project.

Keys to Success:Over Communication - We must over communicate all aspects of the project. We must have all documentation accurate.

Pre-task Planning - Many obstacles and issues can be mitigated by performing pre-task planning

Coordination - The contractor may only perform tasks that are in their field of expertise

Scheduling - Terracon incorporates Liquidated Damages so maintaining an accurate schedule is required

Proactive Responses - Terracon must be proactive and not reactive

Foresight - Terracon must get out in front of any issues to help minimize the impact to the project schedule/budget

Sticking to the Plan - Many individuals are impacted by our construction. Maintaining an accurate plan is required

Requirements:

1-5 years construction observation experience

Bachelor's degree in environmental, safety, engineering, or construction management, preferred.

High School Diploma

Ability to read and interpret all design drawings and specifications

Strong oral and written communication skills

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Job ID: 481855051
Originally Posted on: 6/19/2025

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