The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. (MSG) is a people focused, award-winning, full-service consulting firm that offers a wide array of services including civil and geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, planning, landscape architecture, agriculture, surveying and construction support. Our talented staff of more than 650+ professionals deliver integrated planning, design, engineering and construction solutions. Position Summary The Construction Inspector / AWS Certified Welding Inspector serves as an independent field representative of a civil engineering, construction materials testing, and special-inspection firm. The inspector observes construction activities, performs and coordinates required inspections and testing, and verifies that structural steel fabrication and erection, welded connections, bolted connections, and related construction work comply with the approved contract documents, project specifications, statement of special inspections, and project-specified edition of AWS D1.1/D1.1M. The role supports a large, complex construction project through timely field coverage, accurate and traceable reporting, prompt escalation of deficiencies, and professional coordination with the firm’s project manager, contractor, fabricator, testing personnel, Engineer of Record, owner, construction manager, and authority having jurisdiction. The inspector must remain impartial and work only within the firm’s contracted scope, assigned duties, certifications, and delegated authority. • Review the assigned inspection scope, statement of special inspections, project specifications, issued-for-construction drawings, approved shop drawings and submittals, RFIs and responses, approved changes, inspection and testing plans, work packages, and applicable codes before performing inspections • Review welding procedure specifications (WPSs), procedure qualification records (PQRs), welder or welding operator qualification records, material certifications, and other supporting documents applicable to the structural steel work. • Attend preconstruction, preparatory, coordination, quality, and shift-handoff meetings as assigned to understand upcoming work, inspection hold points, testing needs, access requirements, and reporting expectations. • Coordinate daily inspection and testing coverage with the firm’s project manager or lead inspector and authorized site contacts using contractor look-ahead schedules, inspection requests, and active work locations. • Observe construction activities and verify that the inspected work is performed in general accordance with approved documents and applicable acceptance criteria. Document the specific work observed and do not represent unobserved work as inspected. • Perform visual inspection before, during, and after welding, including material and member identification, joint preparation, fit-up, backing, alignment, cleanliness, preheat and interpass temperature, consumable control, welding technique, weld size and length, final profile, and visible discontinuities. • Verify that applicable WPSs, base materials, filler metals, equipment, and welding personnel qualifications are available, current, and appropriate for the work observed. • Inspect structural steel erection and connections for member identification, location, orientation, configuration, bearing, alignment, workmanship, and conformance with approved documents without performing survey layout or assuming the contractor’s quality-control responsibilities. • Inspect high-strength bolting in accordance with the project specifications and applicable RCSC, AISC, building-code, and special-inspection requirements, including storage and condition of components, snug-tight condition, installation method, preinstallation verification, and required observation frequency • Witness welder qualification, procedure qualification, bolt preinstallation verification, repair activities, or other specified testing when assigned and authorized, and accurately document the conditions and results. • Perform or coordinate nondestructive testing only when included in the contracted scope and only when the individual performing the testing is qualified and certified for the applicable method under the employer’s written practice and project requirements. • Coordinate with other third-party inspectors and testing technicians when structural steel work interfaces with concrete, masonry, soils, fireproofing, roofing, building-envelope, or other inspected construction. Report potential scope gaps or conflicting activities to project management. • Verify that required inspections occur at the specified continuous or periodic frequency and notify project management promptly when work proceeds without required notice, access, documentation, or inspection coverage. • Prepare complete daily inspection reports identifying the date and shift, inspector, weather when relevant, area and grid location, member or connection, contractor, activity observed, applicable drawing and WPS, inspection type and extent, measurements, tests, photographs, discussions, deficiencies, and disposition status. • Enter reports, photographs, test data, and supporting records into the designated field-reporting or document-control system within required timeframes and maintain traceability to the inspected work. • Immediately communicate rejected, deficient, or potentially nonconforming work through the established project escalation path. Issue or support field observation, discrepancy, deficiency, or nonconformance records as required by project procedures. • Observe and document approved repairs and corrective work and perform required reinspection or coordinate retesting. Do not close a deficiency unless objective evidence satisfies the applicable acceptance criteria and authorized closeout process. • Maintain a current log of open deficiencies, missed inspections, pending documentation, reinspection needs, and unresolved technical questions for assigned