Job TitleConstruction Observer IIIJob TypeFull-timeLocationHouston, TX 77008 US (Primary)Job DescriptionAre you interested in a career in the fun, exciting, yet stable field of civil engineering? Binkley & Barfield | DCCM takes pride in our exceptional staff and considers our team critical to the company's success. Providing professionals with the tools and training they need to achieve excellence in their career is key to employee engagement and productivity. Our goal is to foster a work environment that attracts top talent, inspires innovation, and renders excellence in service to our clients. Our Houston Construction Management team has an immediate need for a Construction Observer III located in Jacksonville/Tyler, TX or in the vicinity of it. In this role, you will be in charge of field inspection and observation of on-site construction activities, maintaining daily construction observation forms and daily diaries, writing inspector's daily reports, and interacting directly with City officials, the Contractor, and TxDOT personnel.What you will do:
- Under the review and direction of the Project Manager, perform field inspection and oversight of highway and bridge construction activities.
- Analyze procedures to identify deficiencies; recommend improvements to management.
- Attend pre-construction meetings and answer questions from contractors and other attendees.
- Calculate payments due contractors for work completed.
- Review equipment utilization data and time and cost estimates.
- Review contract documents to verify compliance with governmental regulations and conformance with project requirements.
- Monitor project phasing and traffic control plans or airport closure plans and ensure compliance with approved safety standards; inspect barricades as required and move traffic control devices and barricades.
- Oversee construction record-keeping activities; recommend payments to contractors; recommend change orders, extra work orders/supplemental agreements; review proposed change orders submitted by consultants; prepares reports.
- Prepare monthly and final estimates.
- Perform engineering-related planning, design, data collection, inspections, assessments, analysis, and review activities for plan development by others.
- Serves as a lead worker or project leader.
- Train less experienced inspectors on work methods.
- Observe quality assurance testing and review test results for conformance with contract requirements.
- Document work progress and issues arising throughout scope of project.
- Assist in recording and review the As Built information is accurate.
- Able and willing to work during the day and/or night shifts and/or flexible schedules as required to support the project requirements.
- Able to travel to projects outside the Houston area to attend preconstruction meetings, project progress meetings, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job RequirementsWho you are: You are a detail-oriented individual and a critical thinker with excellent time and task management skills. You are an accomplished communicator, both verbal and written, and you are able to work on multiple tasks at a time.What you bring:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 1-3 years in Utility Inspection.
- 3-5 years of construction roadway and bridge inspection.
- Valid Class C driver's license.
- Experience using Microsoft Office software.
- Knowledge of pavement construction, resurfacing, rehabilitation, and repair of asphalt and concrete pavement.
- Thorough knowledge of TxDOT specifications and standards preferred.
- Certifications through TxAPA, ACI, SWPPP, and OSHA preferred.
- Knowledge basic mathematical equations.
- Knowledge of Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD).
- Familiarity with Site Manager and/or Primavera preferred, but not required.
The things about us you will appreciate!Our comprehensive benefit package includes the following: Three medical plan options (2 PPOs and a HDHP) Dental & vision plans Company-paid group life, short and long-term disability insurance Voluntary Life Insurance Flexible and Dependent care spending accounts Additional Supplemental plans (Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident) 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off (PTO) which starts accruing upon hire Alternative Work SchedulesAbout Binkley & Barfield | DCCMBinkley & Barfield, a DCCM company, and its sister companies offer a range of services, including transportation, structural, traffic, infrastructure (drainage, water, wastewater, and roadway), survey, construction management, utility engineering and coordination, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), telecommunications, power, pipeline, and emerging technologies.Binkley & Barfield has also been voted one of Houston's Top Places to Work by the Houston Chronicle over 10 years in a row and is repeatedly ranked as one of the Top 10 Largest Houston-Area Civil & Structural engineering firms by the Houston Business Journal. Binkley & Barfield continues to provide excellence not only to its clients but to its employees as well.EducationExperienced ProfessionalJob ClassificationHourlyAt Binkley & Barfield | DCCM, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. See Know Your Rights