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Ardurra is seeking a Construction Inspector to join our Public Works Inspection Group in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, CA.

Ardurra is a respected and growing national engineering and management firm that boasts a ranking in the top 100 design firms by ENR (#84 in 2024), top 5 Zweig Hot Firms (#5 in 2024) and top 40 Zweig Firms to Work for (#36 in 2024). The firm maintains its status as a premier U.S. Engineering Firm that makes a profound, positive impact on our nations infrastructure while expanding and strengthening our people?centric culture.

Ardurras Southwest Program and Construction Management Practice successfully delivers important infrastructure improvement projects to our clients. We are proud of our reputation for providing best in class project and construction management solutions with a fair, firm, proactive and efficient approach.

This position is open to both part?time and full?time opportunities.

Primary Function

A successful candidate will be passionate, self?motivated, proactive, quick?thinking, flexible, able to pivot when necessary, thorough and able to juggle multiple and diverse responsibilities with a strong emphasis on organization and an unwavering attention to detail. The ability to identify, contemporaneously report and proactively mitigate potential field design, safety, quality, schedule, construction and budget impacts is essential. This position requires the ability to effectively interact with a wide range of internal and external team members with varying and sometimes conflicting concerns in a collaborative workflow that drives positive results for client projects and the company. This is a demanding and fast?paced position that requires someone who is a problem solver, positive thinker and is able to exercise good judgment and communication.

If selected, the candidate will play an integral role in Ardurras inspection team servicing our Southern California clients and managing a variety of capital improvement projects ranging from water / wastewater, utility undergrounding, dry and wet utility installations, trenchless rehabilitation solutions, road rehabilitations and widenings, bridges, parks, buildings, as well as other critical infrastructure and facility improvements.

Duties include, but are not limited to

• Represent the Clients interests at all times.
• Assist with field public relations.
• Monitor compliance with the project contract, specifications, approved traffic control plans or Watch Manual (MUTCD), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), OSHA / Contractors Safety Plan requirements, quality assurance.
• Coordinate third?party special / deputy inspections & materials testing; address unsatisfactory inspection & or test results through satisfactory resolution.
• Conduct contractor / subcontractor employee interviews for confirmation of proper payment of wages (assist with labor compliance).
• Assist the construction managers in monitoring & documenting the contractors adherence to the approved construction schedule.
• Be present on the job site when construction is in progress & when inspection is required.
• Prepare daily inspection reports (Daily Activity Report, Weekly Statement of Working Days, etc.), as required.
• Measure & verify the project pay item quantities, in?place. Confirm pay item quantities with the contractor prior to submission of invoice for payment.
• Develop punch list items & monitor satisfactory completion.
• Support one to several simultaneous projects.

Qualifications

Compensation

Our compensation structure consists of part?time to full?time hourly salary in compliance with the appropriate California Prevailing Wage Determination.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family?like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry?leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people?centric culture where people are : valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time?off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We arent currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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