Building Inspector

at  KEO International Consultants

KEO IS A CREATIVE ENTERPRISE, WHERE INNOVATION IS A WAY OF LIFE. WE ARE UNIQUELY RESOURCED WITH END-TO-END SERVICES TO TAKE CLIENTS FROM INSPIRATION – THROUGH CONCEPTUALIZATION – TO REALIZATION OF PLANNING, DESIGN OR PROJECT DELIVERY IN THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS. FOR OVER 60 YEARS WE’VE LED WITH VISION, CONTRIBUTING TO MANY OF THE WORLD’S MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS, ICONIC PLACES, REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITIES.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.
We invite you to join us. Why?
When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.
Responsibilities:

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Building Inspector to join our award winning team in Kuwait. This critical role will be responsible for undertaking inspections on site in accordance with the civil related Inspection and Test Plans (ITP’s)

• Implementing discipline-specific inspection and test plans (ITPs).
• Addressing Inspection Requests (IRs) submitted by contractors.
• Reviewing shop drawings against contract documents, local codes, international best practices, and statutory requirements.
• Identifying and report non-conforming work to immediate supervisor for appropriate action and issuance of discharge instructions to contractors.
• Monitoring work quality and assess site safety, health, and environmental compliance.
• Inspecting and report on the quantity and technical compliance of delivered materials.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date daily activity records, including progress photos.
• Preparing Surveillance Reports for deficiencies and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) as required.
• Maintaining a daily diary.
• Ensuring effective coordination between disciplines.
• Providing technical expertise to resolve site-related issues.
• Monitoring and review contractor ITPs and quality plans.
• Communicating site progress information regularly.
• Coordinating with contractors, subcontractors, and project management.
• Contributing to the successful handover of the project.
• Performing other duties as assigned by team leadership

Qualifications:
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will be a minimum 10 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in a relevant Engineering field.
KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.
We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentiall

• Implementing discipline-specific inspection and test plans (ITPs).
• Addressing Inspection Requests (IRs) submitted by contractors.
• Reviewing shop drawings against contract documents, local codes, international best practices, and statutory requirements.
• Identifying and report non-conforming work to immediate supervisor for appropriate action and issuance of discharge instructions to contractors.
• Monitoring work quality and assess site safety, health, and environmental compliance.
• Inspecting and report on the quantity and technical compliance of delivered materials.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date daily activity records, including progress photos.
• Preparing Surveillance Reports for deficiencies and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) as required.
• Maintaining a daily diary.
• Ensuring effective coordination between disciplines.
• Providing technical expertise to resolve site-related issues.
• Monitoring and review contractor ITPs and quality plans.
• Communicating site progress information regularly.
• Coordinating with contractors, subcontractors, and project management.
• Contributing to the successful handover of the project.
• Performing other duties as assigned by team leadershi