Stantec

Construction Inspector

Stantec • $73K — $107K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in a related field.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience.
  • Basic skills in math, drafting, and science.
  • Ability to solve complex problems with professional judgment.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect and review projects during construction for compliance with plans and regulations.
  • Monitor construction activities ensuring adherence to cost, schedule, and quality standards.
  • Report on safety and operational issues; intervene in client inconveniences.
  • Generate inspection reports and notify management of significant problems.
  • Manage project deadlines and prepare final documentation for closeout.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program and spending account.
  • Group registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase program.
  • Tuition reimbursement and coverage for professional membership fees.
  • Paid time off and emergency travel benefits.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Your role as Construction Inspector is to work with general supervision and direction on average sized projects, and as a team member on larger projects under the guidance of a Project Manager. You will be responsible for daily inspection efforts on multiple complex, large, and/or diverse projects in order to ensure contractor's operations comply with project plans, specifications, and contract documents. You will prepare sketches and assemble data for Field Engineers to utilize when making changes to the project.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Inspects and reviews projects during construction, monitoring conformance with plans, specifications, and other codes and regulations.
  • Monitors the progress of construction activities, ensuring cost, schedule, and quality standards are met.
  • Observes, acts and reports on any contractual and non-contractual infractions of safety, security, operational interference, or client customer inconvenience.
  • Generates reports of conditions found during inspection activities, notifies Construction Management of significant problems, and completes documentation necessary to attest to satisfactory completion of inspection or test activities.
  • Manages deadlines, prioritizes assignments, and prepares final documentation for closeout process.
  • Inspects installation of construction works, measures dimensions, and calculates quantities.
  • Examines construction materials, checking to see if they meet specifications.
  • Reviews plans, specifications, requests for information, submittals, construction schedules, shop drawings, and pay applications (QA/QC).
  • Tabulates monthly quantities for use in determining contractors' monthly payment estimates.
  • Assists with office work such as plotting cross-sections and computing earthwork quantities.
  • Liaises between the contractor, client staff, utility companies, local municipalities, and other external agencies.
  • Prepares documents and maintains file management of project-related information including correspondence, reports, and pictures.
  • Trains and/or mentors less experienced staff in company procedures, standards, and software.
  • Participates in project meetings as required.
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Basic skills in math, drafting, and science.
  • Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
  • Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Office Suite.
  • Takes initiative on tasks and in coordinates with other members of the team.
  • Effectively communicates project issues with contractor, project team, and clients.

Education and Experience
  • Technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in a related field; or equivalent combination of education and construction experience.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:
• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$73,800.00 - $107,000.00 Annually

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) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

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: Canada | ON | Toronto
Organization: BC-1262 Transpt-CA PMCM
Employee Status: Regular
Management Level: Individual contributor
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 23/09/2026 02:09:06
Req ID: 1007893

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
Size
25,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Founded
1954
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
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