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I&E Inspector

ZAP Engineering & Construction Services, Inc.
Denver, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2026
Title

POSITION DESCRIPTION

I&E Inspector

Department

Field Services

Reports To

Director of Construction

Flsa

Exempt

Work Schedule

M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm

Travel Required

Up to 100%

LOCATION:

Based on Work Assignment

Management

No

Eeo

Professionals

Job Family

Professionals

A Little About Us

ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America, spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of extensive facilities. ZAP operates at a fast pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

About Your Role

This is a hands-on, full-time position with day-to-day duties, including supporting the contractor on the design and installation of the electrical and instrumentation and verifying everything is installed per local and national codes. This position also provides status updates, job progress, positives on the project and items that may help future projects. The Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E) Inspector assists the programmers in the commissioning process to ensure a smooth transition to the customer, all while keeping a good attitude and being willing to help wherever the team needs assistance to complete the project safely and on schedule.

Essential Duties And Major Responsibilities

  • Inspects both electrical and instrumentation systems being installed.
  • Ensures installations meet local, and national code requirements and work is installed per drawings and specifications.
  • Tracks daily completion percentages and quantities to ensure everything is on schedule.
  • Witnesses and documents megger testing, loop checks, function testing, and potential fails in testing.
  • Assists with startup/commissioning.
  • Provides detailed daily reports of work completed and pictures of the progress.
  • Reviews drawings, requests for information (RFIs), and field directives (FDs); generate action item lists.
  • Submits all documentation, including instrument data sheet, photos, and ITPW forms for project documentation and job books.
  • Ensures all employees have site-specific and client orientation.
  • Ensures that all employees operating equipment are certified.
  • Attends daily tailgate and safety meetings and reviews Job Safety analyses (JSAs).
  • Assist with other duties as assigned.

Work Hours

Company Hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hours vary and are dependent on business needs.

40-Hour Work Week

Monday through Friday, hours may vary with the workload.

Evenings/Weekends/OT

As needed to satisfy the requirements of the position.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Accrued PTO
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Basic Life / AD&D
  • Voluntary Life / AD&D
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Aflac

Qualifications

Education

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Some college coursework, Associate’s, Bachelor’s degree, or trade/ technical school preferred.
  • 8 years’ experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education required.
  • 5 years of supervisory/ leadership experience required.
  • Journeyman license preferred.

Type Of Experience Needed To Be Successful

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Problem-solving skills to propose mutually beneficial solutions.
  • Work requires rich communication, frequent interaction, and reciprocal handoffs.
  • Willingness to lead, take charge, offer opinions, and listen to feedback.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook, and Excel, as well as other software required to execute daily tasks.

Supervisory Expectations

  • The position has immediate oversight of team members, mostly performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads.

Independence of Action

  • Results are defined and existing practices are used as guidelines to determine specific work methods and carry out work activities independently; supervisor/manager/leader is available to resolve problems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: (The phrases “occasionally," “regularly,” and “frequently” correspond to the following definitions: “occasionally” means up to 1/3 of working time, “regularly” means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and “frequently” means 2/3 and more of working time.)

  • The work environment is the typical construction environment. The employee must complete their work satisfactorily in an environment with significant distractions, including staff, clients, and vendors walking through and conversing, telephones ringing, conversations carrying over, loud noises, and interruptions to answer questions from others. Must be able to drive to sites or meetings with clients.
  • The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In many cases, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and should do so in a sound and safe manner. This job’s specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Core Competencies

  • Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
  • Oral Communication and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Able to read and interpret written information. Ability to communicate with clients or customers.
  • Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; puts team success above own interests; Builds morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed. Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
  • Reasoning and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, identify complex problems, and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
  • Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
  • Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
  • Project Management - Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget; manages project team activities.

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