Inspector

HNTB Corporation

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New York, NY Until 8/22/2026 First posted July 22, 2025 Last posted March 10, 2026
Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing daily inspection of multiple, routine activities within a given discipline/trade performed by contractor in order to monitor the project’s compliance with plans, specifications, and other contract provisions. Maintains daily logs of inspection work which is assigned and reviews discrepancies or changes with Field Engineer. Work is generally limited to smaller, standard, less complex projects.

What You'll Do:

  • Observes, documents, and verifies work in progress by the construction contractor to ensure compliance with contract documents and plans. Confirms procedures are followed and material used conforms to specifications.
  • Utilizes engineering inspection practices to perform standard mathematical calculations and measurements of completed work to date.
  • Maintains Inspector's daily report of assigned work activities, contactor labor and equipment, quantity of material received and verified.
  • Performs on-site material testing and produces as-constructed sketches as required.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • High School Diploma/GED or equivalent and 3 years of construction related experience.
  • All required jurisdictional certificates and state requirements.

What You'll Bring:

  • Recognizes and escalates discrepancies or conflicts within documents.
  • Interprets and understands schedules to provide feedback.
  • Operates relevant testing equipment to assigned duties.
  • Understands Microsoft Office Suite and other computer skills at an advanced level.
  • Calculates complex pay quantities.
  • Identifies, documents, and escalates change conditions.

What We Prefer:

  • NYCDDC Experience as an inspector (Sidewalks / Concrete)
  • Current ACI Certificate
  • Current OSHA 10 or higher
  • Current NYCDDC Water Main Training
  • Comprehensive Knowledge of NYCDDC and NYCDEP Specifications

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

New York, NY

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The approximate pay range for New York is $31.15 - $58.40. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies.  Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB.  HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

About this role

Summary

Inspect construction activities, ensure compliance, document work, operate testing equipment, and review specifications.

Job title

Inspector

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

infrastructure

Location requirements

On-site in New York, NY; no remote work allowed.

Salary

$31.15 - $58.40

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

construction experiencestate certificatesMicrosoft Officecalculate pay quantitiesinterpret schedules

Preferred skills

NYCDDC experienceACI certificateOSHA 10NYCDDC water main trainingNYC specifications

Specializations

concretewater mainmaterial testingconstruction compliance
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

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