Associate Construction Observer, Iowa

Overview

Observe construction work, ensure compliance with specs, report findings, and support project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• workmanship inspection
• progress monitoring
• material inspection
• spec interpretation
• daily reporting
• sketch updates

Tasks

-Examines workmanship of finished installations for conformity to standards. -Observes work in progress to ensure conformance with specifications. -Inspects material on the job site. -Interprets specifications as related to materials and workmanship. -Maintains daily report of construction inspection activities. -Prepares sketches of construction installations that deviate from plans and incorporates changes into master plans. -Receives moderate supervision from senior-level Construction Services staff. May be assigned to work independently on a project with some complex features.

Requirements

• 2 years
• communication
• reporting
• independent
• high school
• scheduling

What You Bring

-2 years previous experience preferred -Ability to express ideas to technicians, designers, and engineers. -Ability to report progress and maintain schedules. -Ability to take direction and express understanding of the directions received. -Can work independently with minimal supervision. -High School diploma or GED equivalent minimum

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Benefits

-Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) -Paid Volunteer Time Off -401k Employer Match -Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability -Paid Parental Leave -Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance -Vacation and Sick Leave -Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

About Kirkham Michael

-Takes on high‑impact infrastructure, municipal, structural, environmental and land‑development projects, from diverging diamond interchanges to water systems and hazardous-waste planning. -Designed Iowa’s first diverging diamond interchange and led major utility haul‑route assessments and drone‑based structural inspections. -Early FAA-approved operator of commercial drones, enabling advanced inspections like high‑mast light tower surveys for Kansas DOT. -Expanded regionally with offices in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota—and soon Oklahoma—supporting growth across the Midwest and Southwest. -Delivered the Southeast Connector in Des Moines—its largest transportation project at $185 million over nearly twenty years.

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