Civil Inspector

Job Purpose

Civil & Structural Inspection Execution

• Inspect civil and structural works including:
• **Concrete structures**
• – foundations, pedestals, grade beams, slabs, walls, and columns
• **Steel structures**
• – pipe racks, equipment support structures, platforms, and handrails
• **Piling works**
• – driven piles, bored cast-in-situ piles, pile caps, and pile integrity testing
• **Buildings**
• – control rooms, substations, warehouses, and administrative buildings
• **Drainage systems**
• – underground stormwater, oily water drainage, catch basins, and manholes
• **Roads & pavements**
• – asphalt, interlock paving, and concrete hardstanding areas
• **Underground utilities**
• – sewer, potable water, firewater lines, and trenching

Concrete Works Inspection

• Witness and approve:
• **Rebar placement**
• – size, spacing, grade, cover, lapping, tying, and bar bending schedule
• **Formwork / shuttering**
• – alignment, stability, cleanliness, and release agent application
• **Embedments & anchors**
• – location, type, and securing (anchor bolt templates, embedded plates, sleeves, and penetrations)
• Approve concrete pours after checking:
• Pre-pour checklist completed
• Reinforcement and formwork approval
• Concrete mix design match to specification
• Availability of test certificates (cement, aggregates, admixtures, water)
• Witness concrete sampling (cube casting, slump test, temperature check)

Steel Structure Inspection

• Inspect steelworks including:
• **Fabrication**
• – cutting, drilling, welding, camber, straightness, and dimensional tolerances
• **Surface preparation & coating**
• – blast profile, primer, intermediate and topcoat DFT
• **Erection**
• – bolt tightening (torque / turn-of-nut), alignment, plumbness, and leveling
• **Welding**
• – visual inspection of structural welds (fillet/butt), review of welding consumables and WPS
• Verify bolted connections:
• Grade, size, type (structural bolts – A325 / A490 or equivalent)
• Torque values and snug-tight vs. slip-critical requirements

Material & Testing Documentation Review

• Review and approve:
• **Material test certificates**
• (Mill certificates for rebar, structural steel, cement, aggregates)
• **Concrete mix designs**
• (including trial mix results)
• **Concrete cube test results**
• (7-day, 14-day, 28-day compressive strength)
• **Rebar tensile / bend test results**
• **Welder qualifications**
• and NDT reports (UT, MPI for structural steel)
• **Grout cube test results**
• (non-shrink grout under baseplates)

Dimensional & As-Built Verification

• Perform dimensional checks against approved IFC (Issued for Construction) drawings:
• Foundation locations, elevations, and embedments
• Column centerlines, plumbness, and offsets
• Bolt cage positioning and projection
• Steel member alignment and connection fit-up
• Verify
• as-built
• conditions and mark up red-line drawings for final handover

Defect Identification

• Identify structural defects including:
• **Concrete defects**
• – spalling, cracking, honeycombing, exposed reinforcement, scaling, and efflorescence
• **Reinforcement corrosion**
• – rust staining, section loss, and concrete delamination
• **Steel defects**
• – corrosion (section loss), distortion, failed coatings, loose bolts, and cracked welds
• **Settlement**
• – foundation tilting, pipe rack displacement, and separation from grade
• Document defects with photographs and measurements; recommend repair methods (epoxy injection, patch repair, steel replacement, corrosion protection)

QA/QC Documentation & ITP Management

• Prepare and maintain:
• **Inspection & Test Records (ITRs)**
• **Daily inspection reports**
• **Punch lists**
• – categorized by priority (Punch A – must fix before handover, Punch B – can be fixed later)
• Follow

Inspection & Test Plan (ITP)

• and highlight HOLD points for witness
• Ensure all quality records are signed, dated, and traceable

Coordination & Reporting

• Liaise with client (QatarEnergy / operator), EPC contractor, and subcontractor civil crews
• Attend weekly quality meetings, pre-pour meetings, and punch list walkdowns
• Submit daily reports, weekly summaries, and final turnover dossiers

HSE Compliance

• Adhere to Ras Laffan

Excavation Permit

Hot Work Permit

Confined Space Entry

• procedures
• Inspect excavations for shoring, sloping, barricades, and warning signs
• Ensure concrete pour operations are safe (pump truck stability, barricaded zones)
• Report HSE violations immediately and stop unsafe work

Mandatory Education

• **Degree**
• or

Diploma

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Experience

• Minimum
• 5 years
• of civil / structural inspection experience in
• oil & gas
• or
• petrochemical
• industry
• At least
• 2 years
• of experience in
• industrial construction
• (not commercial or residential)
• Experience with
• shutdown / turnaround
• civil works (foundation repairs, pipe rack modifications) is an advantage

Technical Knowledge

• **ACI 318**
• – Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
• **AISC**
• – Steel Construction Manual (specifications for structural steel buildings)
• **BS 8110**
• – Structural Use of Concrete (if BS project)
• **Relevant ASTM standards**
• – for rebar, concrete, aggregates, coatings, and steel
• ASTM A615 (rebar), ASTM C39 (cube testing), ASTM E4 / E18, etc.
• **Soil / foundation knowledge**
• – shallow and deep foundations, pile testing (PDA, PIT)

QA/QC Knowledge

• Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) management
• Preparation of Inspection & Test Records (ITRs) per project numbering system
• Red-line markups and as-built drawing verification
• Non-conformance reporting (NCR) and corrective action follow-up