Civil Inspector - Lufkin, United States - EDP Renewables North America LLC

Description

Job Description

Passion. Commitment. Impact.

Across eight offices and hundreds of sites across North America, the team at EDP Renewables is re-writing the business of renewables. From creating a more inclusive, shared, and greener world to implementing 21st-century technologies spanning wind, solar, storage, distributed generation, and hydrogen, we're at the center of the clean energy transition. Powered by our slogan of "We Choose Earth", we believe sustainability and creating resilience apply not only to the energy grid but also to the way we empower our award-winning team.

Role Overview:

The Civil Inspector will provide oversight for the construction of projects' civil components by plan specifications and departmental guidelines to ensure that requirements regarding schedule, cost, and quality are met. This is a temporary assignment with full benefits.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide support to the Quality Assurance Inspector to ensure that public road improvements, private access roads, crane pads, wind turbine foundations, collection systems, switchyards, substations, transmission lines, and laydown yards are built by the project civil design documents
• Provide oversight to ensure that the execution of work complies with approved contracts
• Monitor the execution and implementation of the project schedule
• Develop effective relationships with contractors, suppliers, landowners, and the local community
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all project documents
• Review plans and procedures periodically and institute changes when necessary
• Develop and foster a spirit of project team effort
• Ensure that contractors abide by their own QA/QC plans
• Provide support in reviewing all contractor-supplied QA/QC documentation for completeness
• Identify critical issues and make recommendations to the Project Manager
• Review and comment on contractors' schedules
• Assist the project team in meeting the overall project objectives
• Oversee contractors' civil construction installation and commissioning work
• Prepare daily reports outlining the progress of the work
• Ensure that the company's safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives are achieved
• Provide input regarding the project design process
• Maintain effective lines of communication with all company personnel responsible for the project along with all general contractors and sub-contractors
• Support the development of the civil construction portions of BOP contracts and exhibits
• Additional duties as required

Direct reports: None

Travel: Up to 20%

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 5 years in the power industry
• Thorough knowledge of civil engineering, mathematics, civil construction, road construction standards, and foundation codes
• Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementing products preferred.
• Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Strong Communication, Customer/Partner Relationships, and Technology Expertise preferred

Behavioral requirements:

• Ability to comprehend all construction documents including blueprints and drawings
• Ability to exhibit a professional demeanor to customers and other employees
• Visual acuity including sufficient depth perception, color recognition, and field of vision necessary to perform visual inspections, work with small parts and take accurate measurements
• Strong problem-solving, statistical, and analytical skills
• Verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to be self-motivated

Physical demands & working conditions:

• Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to frequently perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching approximately 75% of the time while on wind farm sites. Ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment.
• Walking: Ability to walk .25 to .5 miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces when on wind farm sites
• Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written verbal, diagram, or scheduled formLifting: Ability to frequently lift items weighing up to 60 pounds and to occasionally lift items weighing between 60 and 100 pounds
• Vision/Hearing: Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Tolerance to Extreme Weather Conditions: Ability to work in adverse weather conditions 25% of the time while on wind farm sites
• Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary