Housing Construction Inspector at Hill International Inc in St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Posted in Other 30+ days ago.
Job Description:
Description
Hill International is an international construction consulting firm that provides program and project management, construction management, cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management and claims avoidance to clients involved in major construction projects worldwide. Hill has participated in over 10,000 project assignments with a total construction value of more than $500 billion. Hill is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HIL), and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (www.hillintl.com)
Qualifications
Attention, all Construction Inspectors and Civil Engineers, as this may be the role for you! Site Inspectors will conduct site inspections for sites with minor damages to validate infrastructure damage and record detailed damage descriptions during the inspection.
Site inspectorswill be deployed from their homes primarily to locations US Virgin Islands.
Successful candidates will provide services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program in support of disaster-related operations in accordance with the Stafford Act. This program provides supplemental Federal assistance to State and Local jurisdictions under Presidential major disaster declarations to clear debris, implement emergency protective measures, repair or replace infrastructure, public buildings, and related equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
* Communicating and coordinating with other FEMA Public Assistance (PA) staff.
* Scheduling and conducting site inspections with the Home Applicants
* Identifying the need for and engaging technical specialists and environmental/historical preservation compliance specialists when appropriate throughout the program delivery process
* Performing accurate quantification and detailed description of disaster-related damage, including debris
* Completing sketches of sites to supplement photographs and capture profile and cross-sectional perspectives
* Writing a detailed damage description
* Developing the completed site inspection information in a timely manner
* Delivering the completed site inspection information to the Site Inspection Task Force Leader and Program Delivery Manager in a timely matter
* Tracking and following-up with Applicant on FEMA's Request for Information and documentation submission
* Developing scopes of work, including related code and standard requirements
* Developing cost estimates for infrastructure projects
* Evaluating hazard mitigation proposals and developing benefit-cost analyses
Desired Skills and Experience
Requirements:
* First-level professionals will possess 2 years of experience in field of expertise (with an undergraduate degree) and a professional registration; or 5 years in the field of expertise
* Mid-level professionals will possess 5 years of experience in field of expertise (with an undergraduate degree) and a professional registration; or 10 years in the field of expertise
* Senior-level professionals will possess 10 years of experience in the field of expertise (with an undergraduate degree) and professional registration; or 15 years in the field of expertise
* Knowledge of the FEMA PA Program and policy is a plus.
Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled
Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.