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At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for a Works Inspector to join our Dublin office.

The Works Inspector is responsible for overseeing the safety, quality, construction, testing, and commissioning of specific projects. The role involves engaging with stakeholders, managing the handover process, ensuring project completion, and overseeing the rectification of any defects.

The Works Inspector will also liaise with relevant operational departments to ensure that contractors carry out their work without disrupting the daily operations of passengers, staff, or other stakeholders. Additionally, the inspector will monitor and document site progress and provide regular reports on daily activities to the Project Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out site activities in accordance with delegated authority, ensuring that materials, equipment, and construction or installation works follow the specified instructions.

• Monitor the utilization and maintenance of construction equipment to ensure it is used efficiently and safely.

• Coordinate direct labour activities with subcontractor works to maintain smooth and efficient site operations.

• Track actual site progress and performance against the approved project schedule.

• Inspect works to confirm proper preparation, oversee construction or installation processes, manage interface coordination, and attend asset or system commissioning where required.

• Verify compliance with the Quality Control Plan and ensure that all relevant documentation is obtained and maintained.

• Ensure the approved Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) is correctly implemented throughout the project.

• Perform construction quality assurance activities (surveillance and monitoring) on design-and-build projects to ensure the work meets required standards and specifications.

• Carry out construction quality control inspections (including planned Hold and Witness points) on traditional projects to confirm that work quality meets project requirements.

• Issue relevant quality documentation, including records of inspections and non-conformance reports where necessary.

• Review certifications, including those related to material mixes, and oversee sampling operations when required, including assessment of laboratory test results.

• Confirm that special processes are carried out correctly and that personnel involved hold the necessary qualifications.

• Approve the layout and setup of required temporary construction facilities on site.

• Monitor the use of calibrated measuring and testing equipment to ensure accuracy and compliance with project standards.

• Ensure the proper collection, verification, and management of documentation related to tests, inspections, and quality controls, and witness these activities when required.

• Maintain site cleanliness and ensure housekeeping standards are consistently met.

• Ensure that rigging activities on site comply with safety requirements and site-specific procedures.

• Review project schedules and work plans related to site activities.

• Identify critical construction items that may impact the project schedule and take appropriate action where necessary.

• Monitor, where required, the contractor’s compliance with security procedures, including escort passes and vehicle permits.

• Carry out any additional roles or responsibilities assigned under the Airport Directions.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We are seeking a highly experienced professional with a strong background in our primary infrastructure markets.

As the successful candidate, you will bring the following qualifications and experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of supervision on major civil / building programmes / projects in the aviation sector 

• Formal engineering training and technical qualification relevant to the discipline required, e.g. civil, structural, mechanical, electrical 

• Experience of operating in an aviation site-based supervisory position 

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.