Site Inspector (Building Compliance)

About the role

As one of Ireland’s most progressive and people-focused building consultancies, ORS are strengthening our expert team with a site inspector to assist Assigned Certifiers and Technical Advisors within the Building Compliance Team in carrying out inspections on sites as required.

The role involves being familiar with multiple site inspections apps such as ArctechPro, Procore, Siteworks, GoReport and similar based on project requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience inspecting construction work, identifying defects, monitoring progress, reviewing drawings, details and specifications and generating reports.

Key Responsibilities 

• Photographic and written condition reporting
• Carry out site inspections ensuring compliance with the Building Regulations 1997 as amended.
• Carrying out inspections against design drawings, details, specifications and approved technical submittals.
• Generating reports and reviewing with Project Leads.
• Planning and coordinating various inspections across multiple sites nationwide.
• Keeping a tracker up to date to show availability.
• Storing reports and photographic recording on cloud-based system.
• Briefing contractors of non-conformances or issues identified as part of inspection prior to leaving sites.
• Maintaining and building relationships with Project Teams.
• Monitoring quality assurance and quality control on sites

Additional work may include:

• Clerk of Works Duties
• Site attendance and liaising with Building Control as required
• Coaching and mentoring staff including sharing lessons learned with wider team
• Technical Assessment inspection and auditing.
• Snag list inspections
• General building condition surveys

Essential Requirements 

• Knowledge and understanding of Building Control Act.
• Knowledge and understanding of Building Control Regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of Building Standards and Codes of Practice.
• Ensure continuous professional development is undertaken to stay up to date with changes in the industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role, onsite or within a consultancy.

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017
• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217
• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards
• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.