Job Description

Job Title: Construction Inspector

Location: Los Angeles, CA (LAWA Tenant Improvement Program – various terminals)

Client: LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports)

Project: TDIP Capital Improvement Projects (Curbside Improvement Project, Infrastructure Capital Program, T4

Salary: $140,000 - 156,000 (depending on experience)

Schedule: TBD (typical shifts are day shift 6:00am – 2:30pm or 5:00am – 1:30pm Monday–Friday; night shift is 10:00pm – 6:30am Sunday–Thursday). Candidates must be open to modified schedules, including weekends, nights, and overtime as dictated by contractor schedules.

Project Details (Size, SOW, Site Background, etc.):
Working within LAWA’s Quality Assurance & Construction Inspection Division, Inspectors will support building and terminal construction projects. Scopes of work vary, typically ranging from multi-million-dollar tenant improvement projects to full building upgrades across expansive airport facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct comprehensive daily inspections across building and terminal construction projects, ensuring compliance with applicable codes and project specifications, review and interpret construction documents including blueprints and shop drawings, submittals, RFIs, and change orders.

• Demonstrates strong proficiency in preparing comprehensive daily inspection reports that clearly document the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and HOW of all observed construction activities, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and accountability in tracking progress and identifying issues, deficiencies, or safety concerns in a timely manner.
• Verify contractor compliance with local jurisdiction’s requirements, building codes and LAWA-specific proprietary standards.
• Support special inspections and testing activities, coordinating with engineers, contractors, and third-party agencies as needed.
• May be tasked to Track and document time-and-material work, field changes, and job quantities
• May be tasked to Assist in validating contractor progress payment requests based on an approved schedule of values.
• The ability to write clear and concise documents depicting daily progress of the work may be assigned to a program where the inspector prepares monthly progress payment request, tracks various changes, verifies time and material work, measure, and documents job quantities

Perform inspections related to building construction including, but not limited to:

• Clearing, grubbing & demolition of building structures.
• Excavations, trenching & shoring.
• Grade & elevation survey.
• Structural Backfill & compaction for underground utilities.
• Structural & Nonstructural concrete work.
• Formwork, Footings & micro piles.
• Sewer & Storm drain inspection.
• Metal stud framing drywall installation & interior finishes.
• Door & hardware with its components.
• T bar ceilings, hard lids & other fire rated components

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ inspection experience in construction.
• Strong knowledge of LA City Building Code and ADA requirements.
• Ability to pass a background check and obtain a LAWA SIDA badge.
• Must be physically able to walk long distances, climb ladders/scaffolds, and work in confined spaces.
• Required certifications:
  • Fall protection training
  • Confined space awareness
  • Cal OSHA 30-hour
  • NFPA 70E (for electrical inspectors)

Preferred Qualifications:

• ICC certifications and Deputy Inspector Licenses.
• Experience inspecting large-scale construction (airports, public facilities).
• Familiarity with project management software (Microsoft Office, PM Web, Bluebeam, etc.).

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