Chief Inspector

Job Description

Job Description

Lighthouse Professional Services a division of Staffing 360 Solutions group, is proud to be a “Best in Staffing 2025” award winner. We have over 50 years of experience placing people with small and global companies. Our offices in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts serve clients nationwide.

We are currently seeking a Chief Inspector for a client in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Duration : Direct Hire

Location : Rhode Island Area

Pay Rate : $60-80 per hour DOE

Responsibilities :

This field-based position supervises highway / bridge construction project activities and contract work to ensure conformance with the project plans, specifications, special provisions, engineering, and environmental plans. The primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to :

• Inspect and approve all contractor sitework, ensure conformance with contract documents, and quality standards of contract, inform of substandard conformance of work, and ensure remedial action is taken.
• Prepare daily inspection reports documenting all project work activities and events.
• Perform field measurement and assessment of project work completed, perform computations to verify pay quantities.
• Collaborate and assist Resident Engineer with project work issues, correction of substandard nonconforming work, and negotiation of extra work items.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate constructability issues and provide effective solutions.
• Considerable technical skills in preparing engineering and administrative reports.
• Verify and approve contractor submitted materials, components, methods, and ensure minimum material testing requirements are met.
• Ensure material testing is compliant with project specifications and RIDOT schedule of testing requirements.
• Coordinate with contractor QC personnel and RIDOT Materials Lab to collect test samples and material certification.
• Provide supervision oversight and guidance to junior level inspectors.
• Participate in project meetings, prepare meeting minutes, and follow up action items.
• Collaborate and coordinate with contractor project managers and utility company representatives to avoid work conflicts and schedule delays.
• Collaborate with the public, property, and business owners, when required, to address issues and concerns resulting from construction activities.
• Monitor Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (M&PT) operations to ensure compliance with project safety plans, and safety for the traveling public.
• Monitor contractor compliance with environmental permits, AA and EEO plans.

Minimum Qualifications – General Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :

Special Requirements :

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