Civil Project Inspector

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Summary:

Inspects and ensures the quality of work performed during the daily activities of the construction on a large-scale wind, solar, transmission, and battery storage project sites, to include roads and/or foundations, turbine installation/solar panel installation, collection systems, OHL and substations.   

Requirements: 

Relationship Management Accountabilities:

• Interfaces with subcontractors.

• Communicates and reports to Discipline Manager (Civil, Turbine, Electrical.)

Planning:

• Participates in Plan of the Day (POD) meetings as necessary.

Reporting:

• Completes and submits daily inspections, reports, and paperwork for site activities.

• Reports daily updates, including variances in subcontractor performance to discipline manager.

• Provides information for potential change order items.

QA/QC:

• Assists in tracking deliverables on site.

• Observes and inspects work performed by civil, turbine/mechanical and electrical subcontractors on site, ensuring compliance per drawings, specifications, and applicable codes in safety and environmental.

• Ensures project work outputs comply with standards and meet contract requirements.

• Inspect all materials and equipment supplied by subcontractor to ensure that it meets the project design and industry standard criteria.

• Reviews, documents, and assists with completion of job books.

• Ensures Safety requirements, Quality and Environmental procedures are followed.

• Civil QA/QC:

o Inspects roads, crane pads, intersection improvements, excavation and backfill, and foundations        for quality and to ensure that the project design and tolerances are followed.

• Turbine/Mechanical QA/QC:

o Ensures Subcontractor performs work safely and follows Turbine Vendor Manual/Solar Vendor Manual and Civil Drawings and site-specific instructions, as well as complies with standards, drawings, specifications, mechanical code and meeting contract requirements.

This includes:

• Inspects all mechanical components for quality, reports any variances to contract requirements.
• Inspects all mechanical placements and civil to ensure that proper equipment is supplied and placed according to project design and industry standard work practices.
• Inspects all mechanical installations to ensure project and environmental requirements are followed.
• Inspects the placement of all mechanical equipment to ensure that project design and tolerances are followed.
• Inspects all mechanical installation operations to ensure that the project requirements are followed.

Electrical QA/QC:

• Inspects electrical work for quality, reports any variances to contract requirements.
• Inspects the placement of all cables to ensure that projects design and tolerances are followed.
• Inspects all cabling operations to ensure that the project requirements are followed.

Safety:

• Follows safety and security procedures and determines appropriate action. Reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses materials and equipment properly.
• Ensures that safety is the most important function, follows safe practices while working.
• Reinforces safe behaviors and eliminates “at risk” behaviors.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses materials and equipment properly.
• Ensures Job Hazard Analysis (JHA’s) occurs before scopes of work commence.
• Adheres to and understands standard operating procedures.
• Receives job and task specific training prior to work commencing.
• Follows technical, quality and safety systems in place and determines appropriate action.

Qualifications:

• High school/GED General required.
• Associate Degree Construction, Engineering, Technical Studies, or Trade School preferred.
• Certification NICET and/or ACI License preferred.
• No experience If degreed or trade school certification required.
• 1+ years or more work experience preferred.
• Communication, Internally with Engineering, site teams, corporate office, Externally with subcontractors and vendors.
• Relationship building.
• Safety Training.
• Ability to manage time well and work within established deadlines.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness in work of others, self, and in maintaining accurate records.
• Documentation and Reports.
• QA/QC Processes and Procedures.
• Enforcing Rules and Regulations.
• Civil Concepts and Principles (examples: roadway compaction, testing concrete).
• Mechanical Concepts and Principles.
• Electrical Concepts and Principles.
• Environmental policies and remediation.
• Industry standards.
• Inspecting physical materials.
• Ability to read drawing/blueprint and specifications.
• Heavy equipment.
• Roads, Foundations, Site grading, Substations, Collection Systems, Transmission Lines, Mechanical/Electrical installation of Wind, Solar and/or renewable equipment.
• MS Office Suite, including aptitude to create and use spreadsheets to track quantities.
• Digital applications.
• Common agricultural practices.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Domestic Travel 76 -100%.

Anticipated base salary range:  $28.50 - $36.50

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is bonus eligible.

RES offers benefits that are effective first day of employment. These benefits include the following:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision
• Basic Life and Dependent Life
• Short and Long Term Disability
• RRSP with 6% company match
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement and Green Car Reimbursement
• Volunteer and Charity Matching
• Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sabbatical Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discounts and Wellness programs
• Wellness Reimbursement $680 CAD annually

Physical requirements and environment:

The work environment and physical demands characteristics are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Rarely: Kneeling required.

Occasionally: Carrying 16-30 lbs., Pinching, Pulling 16-30 lbs., Pushing 16-30 lbs., Lifting 16-30 lbs., Sitting, and Stooping required.

Frequently: Reading, Climbing, Crouching, Grasping, Gripping, Handling, Reaching, Repetitive Motion, Standing, and Walking required.

Constantly: Hearing, and Vision required.

Rarely exposed to Vibration in the working environment.

Occasionally exposed to Noise, and Hazards in the working environment.

Frequently exposed to Extreme Cold, Extreme Heat, Humidity, and Wet in the working environment.

RES is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Must be able to pass a Canadian Abstract Process Review.

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