Construction Inspection Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.   

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.     

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.    

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Program Manager will lead highway and bridge construction inspection projects, oversee inspection teams, and support successful delivery for transportation clients and agencies. This role is ideal for an experienced construction inspection professional who can manage multiple projects, communicate effectively with stakeholders, resolve field issues, and provide technical leadership to inspection staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead inspection teams across multiple projects within an assigned region.
• Monitor team performance, project progress, and schedule adherence to support timely completion.
• Communicate effectively with clients, contractors, subcontractors, agency representatives, and other project stakeholders.
• Share project information, respond to inquiries, and support timely resolution of field issues.
• Apply technical references when inspecting structural, concrete, earthwork, building, and mechanical components.
• Serve as a client liaison by providing updates on inspections, subcontracting, progress, and delays.
• Identify and help resolve site issues that could affect project delivery.
• Provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise to inspection team members.
• Maintain a strong understanding of construction observation, documentation, reporting, and procedures.
• Support pursuit and proposal efforts for future work opportunities with clients and agencies.

Education and Experience

• Education: Associate degree required.
• Experience: At least five (5) years of leadership experience and ten (10) years of highway and bridge construction inspection experience, including PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike projects.
• Certifications: NICET, NECEPT, and PennDOT Concrete certifications are required or preferred depending on project needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure is highly desirable.
• Experience using CDS NeXtGen or Kahua software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.

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