Architectural Inspector DSA Architects International

Location: Riyadh, KSA

The site inspector, liaising and working closely and under direction from the Site Architect, will act in a Lead Consultant s role as a member of DSA s Senior site inspectorate representative.

• Lead all Architectural Inspection tasks and duties in accordance with the Construction contract requirements and DSA work QA & QC work procedures. This will entail working closely and in coordination with the other subconsultant staff for joint inspections and the like. This will also involve leading and guiding the full inspector team in their daily tasks and deliverables.

• Construction Contract requirements and compliance:

• Arrange access to Works contract through the Site Architect and familiarize with the requirements of the contract for all site supervision duties as required from the Site Consultant team.

• In acting out the duties herein the employee is to follow and implement all relevant company and project work procedures.

• Establish / Obtain from the Site Architect:

• Staffing organization chart.

• Lines of communications & reporting.

• Roles and Responsibilities matrix for all the Project Team.

• All project procedures and proformas for use in site works quality control and site supervision duties.

• Procedural roles and responsibilities with regards to all work / material inspection requests and project close out, snagging and de-snagging protocols.

• Contractor prestart activities:

• Establish and verify with the contractor set out points and datum points.

• Request and obtain from the contractor a site condition and existing services survey.

• Request Contractors Health & Safety plan review and comment/approve accordingly.

• Request Contractors QA & QC manual review and comment/approve accordingly.

• Request and comment/approve Contractor and sub-contractors Inspection Test Plans.

• Utilizing of computer software for the document and drawing control, If available and per the contract requirements for example, Aconex, SNAGR, FOR PROJECTS amongst others.

• Maintaining a full set of Site documentation including but not limited to drawings, schedules, specifications, progress updates etc.

• Assist the Site Architect for the following:

• Pre-engineering reviews and approvals including but not limited to WIR, MIR ITP and method statements.

• Distribution of pre-engineering documentation (after document control process) including but not limited to WIR and MIR.

• Coordinate with sub-consultants following up on WIR MIR.

• Assist with site verification and cross coordination.

• Receive all incoming Mail, copy and distribute as appropriate to each sub-consultant.

• Maintaining a set of assist the Site Architect for the following:

• Project Managers Instructions.

• Contractors verbal instructions.

• RFI s and their responses.

• Submittals and their responses.

• Maintain a Daily diary, which should include:

• Weather.

• Inspections and testing carried out [on and off site].

• NCN s & Site Observations raised.

• Contractor s resources.

• Key events, meetings, client visits.

• New activities started.

• Meetings:

• Attendance at the following meetings may be requested, at which the staff member would be expected to actively participate, if required:

• QA/QC meetings.

• Contractors Progress meeting.

• Deliverables meetings.

• Miscellaneous technical meetings and workshops.

• Contract Close out progress meetings.

• Snagging meetings.

• Quality control / Inspections of Contractors work in progress assist the Site Architect for the following:

• Request and approve the contractor s documentation in advance of the works starting;

• Inspection and test plans [ITP] for each work stage.

• Method statements for each work stage.

• Inspection requests and Inspections:

• Establish all site inspection criteria and Quality standards to be measured against, utilizing design specifications, drawings, sample panels, mockups and the like.

• Attend to all contractors requests for inspections per the agreed scope for inspections and in line with DSA s QA / QC plan.

• Request & obtain the Contractors weekly schedules / programmes for the forthcoming inspections.

• Maintain records for all site inspections.

• Prepare and maintain weekly status reports.

• Offsite tests and Inspections:

• Establish all off-site tests and inspections required at the outset of the project and notify the contractor accordingly.

• On off site and factory visits, record all events and findings, using photographic records.

• Prepare reports and issues immediately after the tests and inspections.

• Progress records and photographs - assist the Site Architect if requested for the following:

• Arrange for the taking of progress photographs on a monthly basis.

• Maintain file records of all photos taken in chronological order.

• Separate and special subjects being photographed should be filed separately.
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