Construction Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 16, 2026. Anchorqea scores B on the Alion truth index.
Title: Construction Inspector
Location: Seattle, WA or Tacoma, WA
Job Type: Regular Full-time
What’s the Opportunity?
Anchor QEA is seeking a construction inspector to support our ongoing construction management practice in the pacific northwest. Our ideal candidate will have experience on civil and environmental projects (landfill construction and operation experience and/or in-water construction experience desired), be a team player, possess a strong work ethic and have a high level of ambition and self-motivation. The successful candidate will be detail oriented and committed to high quality and professional work. This construction inspector will be responsible for supporting construction management teams by documenting work, contract administration, analyzing schedules, estimating construction costs, and supporting civil and environmental design projects.
Responsibilities:
The construction inspector will support multiple projects, and may work full or part time in a field location as well as in an office environment, and will be expected to perform the following ties and tasks:
- Responsible for ensuring that materials of construction and methods of construction conform to company, industry, and regulatory standards, specifications, and requirements.
- Support construction oversight, inspection, and monitoring activities, including contractor daily activity documentation and inspections, air monitoring, water quality monitoring, and/or environmental sample collection.
- Track submittals, RFIs, and other project documentation.
- Assist in the preparation of change orders, by preparing cost estimates, engineering analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and schedule impacts.
- Work closely with the construction management team to support project needs.
- Manage document control procedures for construction projects.
- Track compliance with project specific permits.
- Perform field inspection and oversight of projects.
- Travel will be needed to project sites.
What Are We Looking For?
Ideal candidates will have the following:
- Experience as an engineer and/or construction inspector
- BS degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Engineering Technology
- Minimum 2+ years’ experience in engineering or construction
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Project).
- Proficiency with project scheduling and evaluating schedules and schedule updates.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to be part of a team
What Can You Expect?
A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.
Who Are We?
Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at
How to Apply?
Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/. Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]
Additional Information
We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.
Salary and Other Compensation:
- Salary Range: $80,919 - $90,022
- Annual Bonus
- Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.
Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance
- Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
- Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
- Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
- Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check