Construction Inspector

Portland – Maine · On-site

About this role

We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Construction Inspector, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

In this position you will be responsible for overseeing a roadway reconstruction project in York, Maine. Your work will help ensure that oversight is consistent with MDOT procedures and process.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide Inspector services for MDOT type Construction Inspection Projects

  • Conduct measurements and documentation of construction activities to ensure compliance with contract documents

  • Perform basic material testing activities and supplying results for internal and external purposes. Testing may include Hot Mix Asphalt, Portland Cement Concrete and soils/aggregates

  • Review Contract Documents

  • Coordinate with Clients and Contractors

  • Prepare records for oversight of construction Projects including daily inspection reports, testing protocols and the MDOT system for record keeping

  • Prepare for and assist in running meetings

  • Develop and maintain project records throughout construction

  • Prepare pay requisitions and change orders

  • Monitor, manage and execute necessary material testing

  • Prepare project correspondence

  • Coordinate with utility companies and various agencies of the industry as necessary

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

  • Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives

  • Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

  • Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

  • Prior state inspection experience preferred

  • Ability to handle typical Chief/Resident inspector duties

  • Strong inspection documentation skills

  • Familiarity with Maine DOT construction specifications and documentation preferred

  • NETTCP certification with paving experience is required with additional certifications desirable (ACI, Precast Concrete, etc.)

  • Work may involve working nights, weekends and holidays

  • Work beyond eight hours per day and beyond 40 hours per week may be required.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Company at a glance

SLR is a committed partner in our clients’ sustainability journeys.

We help them move from influence to impact, turning intent into purposeful, practical action that delivers real-world results.

Guided by our philosophy of Rational Sustainability, we focus on what truly drives long-term value. By viewing decisions through the lenses of risk, reward, and resilience, we help clients act with confidence, balancing environmental and social responsibility with commercial and strategic success.

Our purpose - Making Sustainability Happen - means delivering outcomes that are grounded in evidence, shaped by experience, and built to last.
SLR has been advising clients for over 30 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 4,500 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.

We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.

If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.

Founded1994
Team Size1,001-5,000 employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryEnvironmental Services
Location
Portland, Maine, United States

Top Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Vacation
  • Wellness initiatives

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