Roadway Construction Inspector

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description:

Arcadis seeks a Roadway Construction Inspector to join the team in California to perform a wide variety of professional engineering work in a field setting; This work is performed on highway construction projects involving bridges, retaining walls, barriers, drainage structures, sign structures, concrete paving, asphalt paving, pedestrian facilities, striping, soil excavations and grading, landscape, and irrigation. 

The Roadway Construction Inspector may allocate inspection resources and supervise inspectors on complex projects for the appropriate disciplines including utilities, geotechnical, civil roadway, structural, electrical, duct bank, landscape and irrigation, and communications.

Role Accountabilities:

• Inspects each stage of construction up to completion. Interprets plans, specifications, and codes and verifies contract work is performed in accordance with all applicable governing codes and regulations.
• Monitors construction sites for safety violations. Prepares Non-Conformance Reports when work is not performed to the approved standards. Maintains daily inspection reports with photographs, crews, equipment, material on site, and descriptions of the work. Review or prepare interim progress reports for contractor payments. Monitors contractor-testing activities.  Determines construction conforms to plans and specifications.
• Conduct quality surveillance of specific quality-related activities as necessary. Assist in maintaining, supporting, and promoting a safe work environment while complying with CalOSHA, IIPP, and Job Specific Safety Plans for safety rules, policies, and procedures. Perform weekly job site safety inspections and reports.
• Ensure activity and jobsite traffic control conforms with plans, specifications, and all governing laws and requirements.
• Coordinate preparation of inspection survey reports, cost estimates, and maintenance records. Timely submittals of these reports and records.
• Arranges, coordinates, and oversee technical inspections such as electrical, landscaping, irrigation, soil testing, concrete, asphalt, and reinforcing steel for conformance to specification requirements.
• Coordinates test laboratory activities and compares verifications of test results with results from the Contractor’s laboratory.
• Coordinates with source inspection and Caltrans METS as needed for materials to be delivered to the site.