Chief Inspector

Chief Inspector - New Iberia, LA

Intertek, a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s leading brands and companies, is actively seeking a Chief Inspector to join our Technical Inspection Services team in New Iberia, LA . This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Industry Services.

What are we looking for?

The Chief Inspector is responsible for providing field-based surveillance, expediting, and owner-representative services supporting fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and delivery activities for project contracts. The individual shall serve as an on-site representative at vendor, fabricator, and subcontractor facilities to monitor progress, identify schedule risks, verify contractual performance, and provide timely reporting to project management.

This position requires extensive domestic and international travel, including but not limited to fabrication yards, manufacturing facilities, equipment suppliers, and integration sites located in the United States, Norway, South Korea, and other locations as required.

Job Title: Chief Inspector

Location: New Iberia, LA

What you'll do:

- Act as TGL's on-site representative at vendor and contractor facilities.
- Monitor fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, testing, integration, preservation, packaging, and shipment activities.
- Verify suppliers are progressing work in accordance with contract requirements, approved schedules, and agreed milestones.
- Attend production meetings, progress reviews, inspections, FATs, and readiness assessments.
- Review contractor progress against baseline schedules, recovery plans, and forecast completion dates.
- Monitor critical-path activities, long-lead equipment fabrication, and material availability.
- Identify schedule, quality, logistics, documentation, or resource constraints that may impact contract performance.
- Coordinate with TGL Procurement, Project Controls, Engineering, Quality, and Project Management personnel.
- Escalate emerging risks and issues requiring management intervention.
- Verify vendor-reported progress and provide independent assessments of actual progress achieved.
- Monitor completion of action items and punch list activities.
- Support vendor audits, fabrication yard assessments, and contractor performance reviews.
- Observe loading, transportation, preservation, and shipment activities when required.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

- Must be able to walk long distances
- Must be able to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
- Must be able to stand for extended durations
- Must be able to reach in all directions
- Must have good visual acuity with regards to color, depth perception and field vision
- Must be able to work in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold temperatures
- Must be alert and able to determine job related hazards and recognize when hazards change
- Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally
- Must be able to work well in a team environment and clearly and professionally communicate with other team members
- Valid driver’s license and reliable driving record is required

Minimum Requirements:

- 15+ years of EPC, fabrication, manufacturing, construction, or major-project execution experience.
- Experience working at fabrication yards, OEM facilities, module yards, offshore facilities, shipyards, or heavy industrial manufacturing plants.
- Demonstrated experience in expediting, surveillance, fabrication monitoring, or owner's representative roles.
- Ability to read and interpret project schedules and progress reports.
- Familiarity with welding, coatings, structural steel, mechanical equipment, piping, electrical systems, instrumentation, or offshore fabrication processes.
- Strong report-writing and communication skills.
- Ability to travel extensively, often on short notice.
- Valid passport and ability to work internationally.

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

- LNG, offshore platform, marine, pipeline, petrochemical, refinery, or energy project experience.
- Familiarity with schedule analysis and earned progress concepts.
- Experience supporting large capital projects exceeding $100MM.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Our Culture of Total Quality Assurance

Intertek promotes a culture where motivated, customer-oriented employees can flourish, experience professional fulfillment, and reach their highest potential. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all.

A career with Intertek offers rewarding opportunities to help companies around the world develop products that are used safely by millions of people every day. Intertek is the trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading brands, companies, and governments, and has earned a reputation for accuracy, reliability, integrity, and technical competence. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [email protected] or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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* Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.