Field Inspector

Summary

Join Benesch, a growing multi-disciplinary firm, as an On-Call Field Inspector in Transportation Construction Engineering. You will play a crucial role in supervising construction inspections of railroad infrastructure projects across the Midwest. This field-based position requires at least two years of relevant experience and involves daily oversight of contractors, ensuring compliance with contract specifications. You will generate reports, monitor quality, and collaborate with project managers. Benesch offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, flexible work schedules, and professional development opportunities. The company prioritizes employee well-being and offers a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of practical experience working as a field inspector on infrastructure projects
• Must be capable of collaborating effectively within a team-oriented environment
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Must be willing and able to travel to various project site locations across the Midwest US region

Responsibilities

• Daily oversight of contractors' day-to-day work
• Enforce contractor responsibilities and ensure strict compliance with contract specifications
• Accurately measure and validate contractor quantities in alignment with contract terms
• Generate comprehensive daily construction reports to monitor progress and document daily undertakings
• Monitor quality assurance documentation to verify conformity with quality standards
• Maintain daily Field Book entries in line with documentation requisites. This includes recording tasks, workforce, and equipment usage and capturing visual progress updates and any issues encountered
• Track the advancement of construction activities to produce detailed work reports for field orders
• Participate in progress meetings to provide updates when necessary
• Collaborate closely with Resident Project managers to facilitate the resolution of technical challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Concrete Structure/Bridge Inspection Experience
• Eager to learn and display a proactive approach to new tasks and acquire additional skills

Benefits

• Insurance
• Retirement plans
• Wellness programs
• Opportunities for management and leadership development at all levels, including executive coaching and leadership development for Team Leaders, Group Managers, Division Managers, and Executive Leaders
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses
• Ongoing professional development through resources like Red Vector, LinkedIn Learning, technical team meetings, knowledge-sharing training sessions
• Personalized training and career development plans with your manager
• Funding for training, committee work, professional organization memberships, and licenses/certifications
• Support for active participation in professional organizations to foster leadership and community engagement
• Access to valuable retirement planning tools, education, and individual meetings with plan advisors at no charge
• Potential for Benesch to contribute up to 9% of your gross compensation to your retirement plan (5% profit-sharing contribution to your 401(k) plan, regardless of your own contributions & 80% match on your contributions, up to a maximum company contribution of 4%)
• Flexible work schedules and hours, including work-from-home options (dependent on the role)
• Generous Paid Time Benefits (PTB) that increase with your career
• Immediate use of annual PTB; no accrual needed with the ability to bundle time-off plans for extended vacations or life events
• Ten days of paid parental leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement