Special Inspector (CWI)

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) provides essential engineering services, including geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing/inspection, building code compliance, environmental, and building envelope.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Special Inspector (CWI) who will perform various testing and inspections on new and ongoing projects to verify compliance with building codes and standards.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• AAS or BS in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related degree (preferred but not required)
• Must be at least 18 years old for entry onto job sites

Work Experience

• 2 years of prior field or inspection experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Communicate daily with site contractors, other technicians, and project managers verbally and electronically
• Complete and prepare accurate and detailed field-testing reports daily
• Complete structural concrete and reinforcing code and job specification compliance
• Determine pre-stressed and post-tension concrete tendons, reinforcing code and job specification compliance
• Determine spray-applied fireproofing code and job specification compliance
• Document accurate and detailed field activity/inspections and report findings/diagrams to the clients and supervisors
• Follow all company safety procedures and policies
• Inspect, assess, and determine whether weld quality meets the acceptable criteria of a specific code or other specifications and safety regulations
• Perform inspections of soil, concrete, asphalt, steel or wood framing
• Perform routine field tests or inspections
• Prepare reports with detailed documentation of inspections, testing, and findings including any defects or discrepancies
• Read maps, and blueprints, follow directions, and interpret engineering and construction plans
• Travel safely to various job sites in a company-provided vehicle; maintain company vehicle (schedule oil changes, inside/outside upkeep, and complete monthly vehicle inspection reports)
• Understand structural masonry code and job specification compliance
• Verify welding procedures, welder qualifications,  and material specifications
• Other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Certified Welding Inspector certification
• Master Special Inspector certification or active ICC Certifications in Masonry, Soils, Spray-Applied Fireproofing, Post-Tension, Concrete, etc. or EI (Engineer-in-Training) licensure

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to accurately complete field-testing paperwork and detailed figures
• Ability to calculate results from construction inspections
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, detailed reports, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents
• Knowledge or certifications in radiation safety, NCDOT/SCDOT Roadway, Earthworks certification
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to use technology/computer
• Valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record

Working Conditions

• Ability to regularly lift or move/shake up to 40 lbs. (soil or concrete tests and related apparatus); frequently lift or move up to 60 lbs. (soil and sand samples, and nuclear density equipment); and occasionally move more than 100 lbs. (such as a loaded wheelbarrow of concrete samples)
• Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth vision, and ability to focus), smell, hear, and touch (use your hands to reach, climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit)
• Fieldwork on outside construction sites involving long-term standing, sitting, and repetitive motions
• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions such as wet or humid environments, extreme cold or heat, dusty and noisy work environments
• Some weekend, overtime work, or overnight work and travel may be required
• You may be required to drive hundreds of miles per day within the Mid-Atlantic region

Benefits/Perks

• 401k
• dental and vision plans
• Health Plans
• Paid Time Off (PTO)/Paid Holidays

Employer’s Statement

Universal Engineering Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.