Main Responsibilities Of A Construction Inspector at RockSol Consulting Group
Aidan's role as a Construction Inspector involves daily on-site visits to highway, city road, or even national park projects, "working with the contractor...representing the owner"—often a government entity—to ensure work quality and proper payment. A significant part of the job includes "maintaining a good personal relationship with those people," while also meticulously documenting work performed for future reference and cost tracking.
Construction Inspection, Civil Engineering, Government, Project Management, Interpersonal Skills
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Aidan McCoy
Engineer In Training 1 (Construction Inspector)
RockSol Consulting Group
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Engineering - Civil
Architecture, Construction & Design
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None Applicable
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1. On-site inspection of construction projects, including highways, city roads, and national parks
2. Maintaining relationships with contractors and construction workers
3. Documenting construction processes for future reference and ensuring accurate payment to contractors
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
In my current role as a construction inspector, I am tasked with being on site at a construction site. This is typically a highway or city road. My last project involved working in national parks, specifically Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah.
Being on site every day, I work with the contractor, the entity in charge of physically building the project. I represent the owner who is paying the contractor. This could be the federal, local city, or state government.
These government entities don't have enough staffing to fully oversee all their projects. So, I represent the government through my company, inspecting whatever work is going on. This could involve looking at rebar before it's poured with concrete, or inspecting asphalt if they are paving a road, among many other things.
A big part of my job is knowing how things are supposed to be done and maintaining a good relationship with the contractor. Construction workers can sometimes have strong opinions. So, a significant portion of my job, outside the engineering realm, is maintaining good personal relationships with those individuals.
On the more technical side, it's crucial to know how certain work is supposed to be done and to document it accurately. This documentation allows us to go back and review what happened if something breaks years later. We can then determine if mistakes were made and who is responsible.
Additionally, I am in charge of tracking the amount of work completed. For example, I track the tons of asphalt used so the contractor can be paid the correct amount for the work they've done, which helps save taxpayer dollars. That's pretty much the short and sweet of it.
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