
TxDOT Chief Inspector
- Fort Worth, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Inspects, observes, documents, and verifies work in progress by the construction contractor to ensure compliance with project schedule, contract documents, and plans. Confirms procedures are followed and material used conforms to specifications.
- Advises Contractor superintendent of necessary actions to ensure conformance with plan, specs, and contract.
- Reviews and resolves quantity disputes with contractor.
- Utilizes engineering inspection practices to perform sophisticated and complicated mathematical calculations, constructability and biddability reviews, and measurements of completed work to date.
- Assists with reviews and checks calculations for Inspector's daily report of assigned work activities, contractor labor and equipment, quantity of material received and verified.
- Performs on-site material testing and assists with equipment maintenance.
- Assists with as-built record drawings.
- Assists with contract close-out documentation.
- Assists in construction schedule reviews, contractor pay estimate reviews, and change order management.
- Attends and participates in, as needed, project progress meetings.
- Serves as field technical subject matter expert.
- May lead daily assignments, mentor, and train employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Associates degree in Engineering, Construction Services, or related field and 10 years relevant experience, or
- Bachelor’s in Engineering, Construction Services, or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or
- In lieu of degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
- Leverages collaborative relationships with peers for project success.
- Leads project progress meetings to deliver the project to client satisfaction.
- Leads the project in the absence of the resident engineer or project manager.
- Serves as the primary project point of contact, as needed.
- Coordinates the project for multiple sites.
- Chief Inspector on TxDOT projects.
- Manage inspection teams.
- Manage daily construction operations and report to Project Manager.
- 10 years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of degree, 14 years of relevant experience