Entry Level Construction Inspector

GFT is seeking an Entry Level Construction Inspector to join our Construction Services team in our Chicago, IL office!

At GFT, we're not just engineering the future; we're meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What you'll be challenged to do:

As an Entry Level Construction Inspector, you will support the observation and documentation of construction activities across a variety of infrastructure projects. You will work directly on active job sites, learn industrystandard inspection practices, and contribute to ensuring that materials, workmanship, and procedures meet project specifications. You will collaborate with experienced inspectors, gain handson exposure to field operations, and play a key role in delivering safe, highquality, and compliant construction outcomes.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Measure distances to verify accuracy of dimensions for structural installations and layouts.
• Verify levels, alignment, and elevations of installations.
• Observe work in progress to ensure procedures and materials comply with project plans, specifications, and applicable standards.
• Prepare samples of materials for laboratory testing when required.
• Examine workmanship of completed installations and document conformance to standards.
• Interpret basic blueprints and specifications and communicate findings or deviations to senior inspectors or supervisors.
• Record quantities of materials received or used during specified periods.
• Maintain daily logs of construction and inspection activities and compare progress against project expectations.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships - that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.

Sponsorship is not being offered for this position.

Location: Chicago, IL; Oakbrook, IL
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles-Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in the City of San Francisco- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Applicants in the State of California-Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.

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