Commercial Roof and Building Inspector (Traveling)
KTA-Tator, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
KTA-Tator, Inc. (KTA) is a 100% employee-owned consulting engineering, testing, and inspection firm internationally recognized as a leading expert in asset protection, specializing in materials engineering, protective coatings, and concrete/steel fabrication inspection. KTA’s Commercial Services Group provides building systems consulting and inspection services through a variety of offerings, including building envelope diagnostics with an emphasis on moisture intrusion, masonry, and paint problems, specifying repairs, and providing quality assurance services during remodel projects.
KTA is seeking full-time TravelingCommercial Roof & Building Inspectors to perform field inspections of retail box stores across the United States, before, during and after remodel projects. This position is a combination of field inspection and project execution, ideal for experienced building inspectors, roofing inspectors, construction professionals, or insurance claim inspectors who are self-starters that enjoy travel and hands-on investigation of building systems.
This is a blend of nationwide travel and home office work depending on location. Travel is structured (typically 2 weeks at a time) and planned in advance. Work that will be performed consists of conducting comprehensive building condition assessments and inspections for commercial properties. The assessment and inspection of conditions include:
- Identifying exterior coating, sealant, and caulking problems;
- Conducting and recording results of various types of building diagnostic tests on floors and exterior walls and roofs;
- Gathering building condition data and measurements of building components and defects;
- Taking field notes and photographs, and summarizing the results electronically;
- Interfacing with onsite store managers and building restoration contractors and completing quality assurance reports; and
- Examining the building envelope for design or construction deficiencies.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction or related field – preferred
- Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Basic coatings credentials – preferred
- Ability to travel extensively ~70% of the time (~2-week rotations, on occasion traveling up to 4 weeks at a time)
- Experience with insurance property inspections, catastrophe inspections, or roof inspection is highly transferable to this role
- Experience with reading, interpreting, and editing/revising blueprints or as-built drawings (utilizing construction software such as Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Autodesk) – desired
- Experience with construction, repair, painting and/or renovation of retail buildings
- Experience with concrete slabs, masonry construction, and/or roofing – preferred
- Experience using a laptop and iPad
- Proficiency with Word and Excel
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (IRS allowable rate of milage is paid)
- KTA has company vehicles, however, there still may be situations that require use of a personal vehicle with paid mileage.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform a significant amount of walking around project sites
- Ability to sit/drive for periods of time
- Ability to climb ladders (must be comfortable taking readings and working while on a ladder)
- Manual dexterity (to handle small objects, instruments, or gages)
- Ability to safely lift 40 pounds
- Color perception, close, distance, and depth vision; ability to adjust focus
KTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. KTA is a Standing Firm Company. Elzly Technology Corporation (Elzly) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KTA-Tator, Inc. (KTA).
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About the Company
KTA-Tator, Inc.
KTA-Tator, Inc., is a Consulting/Engineering firm founded in 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our main specialty is consulting and inspection in the protective coatings and construction industries.
Coatings, otherwise known as paint, are found in every aspect of our society today: on beverage cans, on automobiles, in houses and other buildings, on bridges, inside and outside of storage tanks, on pipes, on trains, and airplanes and much more.
KTA's specific expertise lies in our extensive knowledge of the many different kinds of paints/coatings which exist, their performance characteristics, what they're made of, and the best uses for each.
For 60 years, KTA has retained a staff of the coating industry's top professionals making it the largest and best trained professional staff of any independent coatings/corrosion consulting organization. The staff includes professional engineers, senior coatings and environmental consultants, certified protective coatings specialists, chemists, certified coatings inspectors, steel fabrication inspection services, certified industrial hygienists, and certified safety professionals. KTA currently has over 250 employees at its various locations. This diversification provides the breadth and depth of services to clients for all of their corrosion-related products and services.