Precast Prestressed Concrete Fabrication Inspector
Lake Charles, LAFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Volkert is seeking an experienced Precast Prestressed Concrete Fabrication Inspector to support its Southwest Region in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The inspector checks precast-prestressed concrete products against contract documents, standards, and specifications; tests materials and concrete; reviews plans; and monitors contractor operations. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, travel availability, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to work in the United States.
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Are we the road to your future?
We are currently searching for an experienced Precast Prestressed Concrete Fabrication Inspector to support our Southwest Region located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
To be considered for this position, applicants must have, at minimum, a high school diploma or equivalent and be able to travel for work.
What you’ll be doing:
- Inspection for compliance with contract documents, standards, and specifications of precast-prestressed concrete products
- Testing of materials; review of plans
- Keeping daily diaries on project operations, resolving daily constructability issues and troubleshooting problems to mitigate delays to project’s progress
- Monitoring contractor's daily operations
- Effectively communicating and coordinating work with contractor, coworkers and supervisors
- Testing concrete on-site
What you need to have:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to perform moderate physical activity including but not limited to walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, and standing
- Must be able to work out of town and weekends as required
- Must apply safety philosophy and program to all operations
- Must possess immediate ability to work in the United States
- Must be willing travel if needed throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
Bonus points if you have:
- Construction or construction inspection experience
Why Volkert?
Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities. At Volkert, we pride ourselves on providing all of our employees with competitive compensation, positive work/life balance, and professional development opportunities, as well as fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace in all of our offices nationwide.
Key Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Student Debt Retirement Match
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.” – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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How this job compares
Set against the 751 open Construction Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$79–115K/yr131 salary ranges
- US median$37–59/hr267 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 12 open Construction Inspector jobs in Louisiana and 751 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Construction Inspector postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 9 years (546 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 408 of the 751 open Construction Inspector jobs (54%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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