Construction Inspector

As a Construction Inspector, you will monitor the contractor’s on‑site construction activities and ensure compliance with project plans, specifications, and contract documents. This includes oversight of excavations, drainage facilities, roadway surfaces, structures, and other civil construction elements. You will perform field measurements, document work progress, verify pay quantities, coordinate with contractor and agency personnel, and support project documentation for the final estimate package.

This role also includes materials testing responsibilities, performing both field and occasional laboratory tests on construction materials—such as soil, concrete, asphalt, and aggregates—to verify compliance with project specifications and industry standards. Your work supports construction quality control and contributes to the safe and successful execution of infrastructure projects.

Education

• High school diploma required.
• Associate degree or coursework in civil engineering, construction technology, or materials science preferred but not required.

Experience

• Construction inspection experience preferred.
• 1–2 years of experience in construction materials testing, geotechnical fieldwork, or related civil construction roles is beneficial.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, standards, and testing procedures.
• Familiarity with ASTM and AASHTO testing standards.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform accurate mathematical measurements and field calculations.
• Basic computer proficiency for documentation and reporting.
• Effective communication skills for working with contractors, engineers, and project personnel.

Certifications

• Ability to obtain required inspection and testing certifications within designated timeframes.
• Entry‑level testing certifications (e.g., ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I, NICET Level I in Construction Materials Testing) are highly desirable.

Other Requirements

• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions, including heat, cold, humidity, noise, hazardous atmospheres, or near water.
• Physical ability to perform inspection and testing duties, including frequent walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 35 lbs.
• Ability to sit or operate a company vehicle as needed.

This field job primarily operates in outdoor work environments that may include exposure to inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include frequent talking, hearing, standing, moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, balancing, coordination, and occasional sitting or operating a company vehicle. This job may require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:  

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact careers@consoreng.com. 

• Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.  

• Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.  

• Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.  

• Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.  

• Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.   

How Your Career Will Grow:  

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.  

Why You’ll Love Consor:   

At Consor, you’ll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning, engineering design, structural assessment, and construction services. Across geographies, you’ll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm, while experiencing a community feel at the local level. You’ll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.  

How We Support Diversity:  

Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership, Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully, valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such, Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.  

If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.  

If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at 888-451-6822 ext. 55214.  

Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks. 

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