Arcadis is seeking an experienced Construction Inspector for Municipal Water/Wastewater projects to join our growing Resilience Construction Management Team in Richmond, Virginia! This is an on-site project inspection role working with a dynamic team.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

The Construction Inspector will utilize their expertise and technical knowledge of construction inspection, construction field management, QA / QC and report documentation, on various construction projects for municipal water and wastewater treatment. The Inspector will report to a Construction Manager and will be primarily based in the field and will provide daily updates along with daily reports on construction activities.

Role accountabilities:

• Observes and inspects construction work performed by contractors on a daily basis.
• Maintains quality assurance requirements and approaches and monitors code compliance issues.
• Inspect and determine deviations from general compliance with contract documents; clearly and professionally inform the contractor of required corrections.
• Reviews submittals and other construction documents and recommends technical solutions.
• Regularly attends and participate in construction meetings, safety meetings/updates and project site coordination meetings.
• Monitors and documents contractor resource utilization (labor, materials, and equipment) for field changes, and time and material work and assist with negotiation of basic field construction changes.
• Verify equipment and materials installation for payment purposes.
• Maintain Payment Quantity documentation ensuring percentage completion is concurrent with construction.
• While performing daily inspections, inspector will be required to ensure Arcadis’ project safety guidelines are being met.
• Travel may be required for project site visits, client meetings, safety audits, general planning purposes or to oversee construction activities, depending on project staffing needs.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• 5 or more years of construction inspection experience.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint and Outlook).
• Position requires employee to work year-round in various weather conditions, in potentially dangerous surroundings, on different shift hours and they must have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Continuing Education Diploma or Certification in Construction related area, Associates or Bachelors in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction, a related field of study or area preferred. ABET accredited preferred.
• Civil and utility experience on heavy civil construction projects.
• OSHA 10 Safety and Confined Space Entry Training.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Transform Your World

Arcadis offers benefits for full time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $61200 - 91800 / year.