Construction Inspector

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they're facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Stantec - Water Group - US North Central

Many of the world's top engineers and scientists come together in our Water business because they view a community's interaction with water a bit differently-as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries. Working throughout the hydrologic cycle, we are delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth. Every day, we help communities improve, reuse, and protect this precious resource for future generations.

Stantec is at the forefront of the water industry, delivering thousands of projects for hundreds of communities globally. Our purpose is to conceive and develop the most impactful water projects that improve the health, quality of life and sustainability of the communities we live in and serve. From droughts to floods to sanitation systems, Stantec's Water team designs fit for purpose solutions to all facets of the water infrastructure life cycle. We provide services related to water resources, reservoirs and dams, water supply, wastewater networks and treatment, flood mitigation and river basin management.

Your Opportunity

The Ann Arbor, Michigan office is looking for an experienced Civil Construction Inspector who wants to be part of a purpose-driven organization that's focused on helping our clients, colleagues and communities thrive. At Stantec, people are our most valuable resource and in joining our team you will be able to leverage your career experiences and expertise within a culture that values inclusion, celebrates shared success, and applauds ambition.

Does working on great local projects, with a talented team of professionals, appeal to you? Apply now and you can join some of the best technical people in the world and work on projects you can be proud of.

Key Responsibilities

• Represent the Construction Manager and our Clients in the field by Providing single-point field inspection of contractor's work, on infrastructure projects.
• Read and follow construction drawings, collaborate with construction inspection team members, learn construction specifications and requirements, check-in materials at the job sites. Perform construction inspections, contractor observations and communications. Compile daily reports and safety forms, obtain field measurements, track quantities and complete as-built mark-ups on plans. Join punch list walkthroughs and assist with project close-out processes.

Qualifications

• The Construction Inspector will work at a project site and will be required to work in a manner that ensures personal safety as well as the safety of fellow employees by following project and company health and safety guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner.
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with field crews and collaborate with inspection colleagues.
• Written and verbal communications with construction managers, and engineers.
• Work during inclement weather conditions, overtime and occasional weekends.
• Knowledge of computer software, i.e. MS Office, Outlook, Adobe or Bluebeam PDF.

Education and Experience

• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of construction experience required.
• Experience with Construction Inspection is preferred.
• Experience with civil, underground utilities, concrete and asphalt projects is preferred.
• Education: Successful completion of a degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Technology, Construction Management or Construction Technology is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including health and dental plans, 401K and stock matching programs, paid vacation and sick time.
• Priority of work-life balance, great office culture with supportive coworkers.
• Training programs and field support provided.

If you have construction site experience, have the ability to learn new tasks, communicate with others, have attention to details, and like working outdoors, this may be a great position for you.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location: United States | MI | Ann Arbor Organization: BC-2075 Water-US Employee Status: Regular Business Justification: New Position Travel: No Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 26/03/2026 05:03:30 Req ID: 1005079

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