Do you enjoy helping disadvantaged communities? Consider joining the GMS, Inc. family by applying for a career with us today. GMS, Inc. has been providing engineering services to Municipalities and Special Districts throughout Colorado for over 40 years. Our mission is to define the client’s needs, create solutions, and build results, all with a heart of service. In addition to providing a great work environment, the below benefits are offered to full-time employees.
Benefits:
Vacation – New employees accrue 10 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 15 days per year
Sick Leave – 10 days of paid sick leave annually to use when you or a family member is feeling unwell
Paid Holidays – 7 paid holidays per year
Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent Care
Employee Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance paid at 100% by Employer (Spouse and family coverage available at employee’s expense)
Generous profit-sharing program (requires no employee match)
Quarterly bonus plan
Wellness program included with Medical Insurance to include fitness tracker
A family summer outing
A Christmas party evening for the employee and significant other
Current Opportunities:
About You
- Making sure all the details are right is a big driver for you
- You enjoy being outside, no matter the weather conditions
- You like being around construction without doing all of the physical work
- You get a huge sense of satisfaction when an infrastructure project is completed
- You are energized by working with a team to see projects come to fruition
- You aren’t easily flustered interacting daily with people in all types of situations
- Public speaking doesn’t intimidate you
- You desire to get into a field where you can begin a whole new career path
- You grow where you’re planted and like to leave things better than you found them
Construction Inspector Mission: to serve rural communities as the face and voice of GMS. This person represents our company to citizens and local governments, guiding the water, sewer, drainage, or street civil engineering project from the first shovel in the ground to completion.
Construction Inspector Benefits:
- Vacation – New Employees accrue 10 days of paid time off to start annually
- Sick Leave – 10 days of paid sick leave annually
- Paid Holidays – 7 paid holidays per year
- Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance paid at 100% for Employee (Spouse and Family coverage available at expense of Employee)
- Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent Care
- Generous Profit sharing program requires no employee match
- Quarterly bonus plan
- Wellness program included with Medical Insurance to include Fitness Tracker
- Mileage, food and lodging reimbursement when traveling
Salary is $48,000 to $75,000 per year depending on experience.
About Us
Since 1978, GMS, Inc., Consulting Engineers has been dedicated to serving small rural communities by listening, creating, and facilitating new infrastructure that can literally breathe life into communities. Employees love working here because GMS is not a corporate engineering firm! Employees serve our communities by producing excellent and consistent products. Please see our website for more details: https://www.gmsengr.com/
Construction Inspector Expectations:
- Travel and work out of town overnight, as often as 4-5 days per week depending on the client and job location.
- Inspect and document contractor’s work for conformance with the construction documents, which means you’ll need to have taken a deep dive into all the specs beforehand.
- Attend and participate in weekly project status meetings with the contractor and client, keeping everyone up to date on where everything stands.
- Prepare punch list weekly; work with the team to monitor and document completion of punch list work.
- Communicate clearly verbally and in writing with laborers, contractors, clients, and community members, basically folks from all walks of life.
- Utilize your knowledge of the construction industry to read and understand blueprints, plans, and specifications.
- Collaboratively solve problems in the field while coordinating with engineers in the office.
- When changes to the original plan need to be made, prepare red-lined as-built drawings to document how and what was modified.
- Utilize technology to track construction progress, quantify materials installed, and create applications for payment to the contractor.
- When the project is complete, perform and document final inspections and certify your sign-off on the project.
Construction Inspector Skills & Experience: We’re flexible on the number of years of previous experience for this role. We highly favor talent and interest. Some candidates may see this list and feel discouraged because they don’t match all the items. Please apply anyway: there’s a good chance you’re more wonderful than you think you are.
- Able to represent yourself professionally with your teammates, contractors, the community, and our clients
- 3+ years of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Construction experience is desired but not required
- 3+ years of Construction Industry experience required
- Experience reading and interpreting blueprints, construction plans, and construction specs
- Experience with surveying a plus
- Prior inspection role on construction projects is desired but not required
- Enjoy being outside
- Enjoy working with others to solve problems
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Associate’s degree or higher preferred
- Valid Driver’s License required
If you have experience in any of the following, please consider applying:
- Concrete foundations
- Surveying
- Water or wastewater operators
- Excavation
- Demolition
- Sewer and/or water infrastructure construction
- Commercial construction inspection
- Construction inspection
- Quantity Takeoff calculations
- Commercial Construction
Application Question(s):
- This position requires the candidate to be able to successfully commute to our Colorado Springs office and travel at least 75% of the time to different work sites. Are you able to travel at least 75% of the time?
- Describe what appeals to you about working in water infrastructure construction industry.
Experience:
- Construction: 3 years (Preferred)
- Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Construction: 3 years (Preferred)
- Blueprint Reading & Takeoffs: 3 years (Preferred)
- Surveying: 1 year (Preferred)
Education:
- Associates Degree (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver’s License (Required)
GMS, Inc., Consulting Engineers is hiring for a Civil Engineer for full-time employment in its Colorado Springs office located in downtown Colorado Springs. GMS, Inc. is a small, family-oriented engineering firm with a client base of small municipalities and communities. GMS, Inc. is dedicated to serving small rural communities by listening, creating, and facilitating new infrastructure that can literally breathe life into the community.
At a minimum, a B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering is required, with preferred work or practical experience of ten or more years in areas related to design of civil engineering, water and wastewater infrastructure.
Civil Engineer Mission: To serve a critical role for rural and underprivileged communities through the design of water, wastewater, drainage, or roadway infrastructure projects to meet critical infrastructure needs.
Civil Engineer Expectations:
- Ability to take the lead role on a variety of small to large infrastructure projects. Typical projects include municipal water and wastewater treatment, wastewater collection system replacement, water distribution system improvements, drainage and roadway design.
- Willingness to multi-task and to take on a variety of tasks over and above your job description.
- Ability to work within a defined scope, schedule and budget parameters.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Capable of effectively communicating with project team, Town and District Boards and funding agencies.
- Ability to navigate the permitting process at every stage of the project, ensuring the project has received all necessary clearances.
Salary Range $90,000 to $120,000 DOE
Civil Engineer Skills and Experience:
- B.S. Degree from an accredited university is required. Civil or Environmental Engineering is preferred.
- Experience in water infrastructure or wastewater planning and design.
- Licensed as a professional engineer in the State of Colorado or eligible to be licensed through application by reciprocity.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD with focused experience in Civil 3D and/or Plant 3D.
- Have the ability to work with and mentor younger engineers.
- Experience in the design of complex water and wastewater projects a plus.
Civil Engineer Benefits:
- Vacation – New Employees accrue 10 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 15 days per year
- Sick Leave – 10 days of paid sick leave annually to use when you or a family member is feeling unwell
- Paid Holidays – 7 paid holidays per year
- Company Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance paid at 100% by Employer (Spouse and Family coverage available at Employee expense)
- Flexible Spending Account for Medical and Dependent Care
- Generous Profit sharing program requires no employee match
- Quarterly bonus plan
- Wellness program included with Medical Insurance to include Fitness Tracker
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Application Question(s):
- Are you aware that the position is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The position is not a remote position. Prospective hires must live in the United States. GMS, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Experience:
- water/wastewater: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Professional Engineer License (Required)
Work Location: One location
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Since 1978, GMS, Inc., Consulting Engineers has been dedicated to serving small rural communities by listening, creating, and facilitating new infrastructure that can literally breathe life into the community. Please see our website for more details: https://www.gmsengr.com/
Water Resources Engineer Mission: to serve rural communities through the design of water, wastewater, drainage, or roadway infrastructure projects. This role is critical to aid underprivileged communities meet critical infrastructure needs. This individual will be responsible for the planning, analysis, evaluation, design and coordination responsibilities for municipal water and wastewater treatment, wastewater collection, water distribution system improvements and other “wet utility” operations
About You
- You enjoy serving the rural poor with your skill set
- You want a job that is more fulfilling than working in corporate America
- You gain deep satisfaction in working through problems
- You like to think creatively on the best way to implement a project to minimize capital and operation costs to make the project sustainable for a small community
- You are detailed oriented
- You enjoy analyzing water and wastewater systems from supply to the point of use
- You know how to read regulations and help interpret them for a layman
- You like working on a team and appropriately delegate work
Water Resources Engineer Expectations:
- You’ll be responsible for planning, analysis, evaluation, design, and coordination for small projects, or as part of a team on larger projects, such as municipal water and wastewater treatment, wastewater collection system replacement, water distribution system improvements, drainage and roadway design, etc.
- You’ll use your communication skills to correspond with small communities to obtain data and write about the findings in a way that is clearly understood by all
- You’ll convey findings, typically through public speaking, at Town Board meetings.
- You will be involved in the analysis of pipe hydraulics, pump system design, equipment selection, and alternative evaluations on various projects.
- Must be willing to take on a variety of tasks over and above your job description to serve our small town clients with a variety of infrastructure related challenges
- Facilitate communication between all stakeholders, before, during, and after construction
- Responsibility for permitting will be on your shoulders; you will be walking through the permitting process at every stage to ensure the project has received all necessary clearances
Water Resources Engineer Skills and Experience:
- B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering
- Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in water resources
- Licensed as a professional engineer in the State of Colorado or eligible to be licensed through application by reciprocity within no less than 6 months
- Experience in AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Must be self-motivated and excellent verbal and written communicator
- Have the ability to work with and mentor others
- Experience in the design of complex water and wastewater projects
Water Resources Engineer Benefits:
- Paid time off (vacation and holidays)
- Sick time
- LTD, Medical, Life Insurance, Dental and Vision offered
- Health savings
- Profit sharing program
- Quarterly bonus plan
How to Apply:
- Click the “Apply Now” button
- Tell us about a recent problem you successfully solved on a construction project
- Include your resume