Mechanical & Electrical Construction Inspector

 GFT is seeking a Senior Mechanical & Electrical Construction Inspector to join our team in Toronto, Ontario. This position will require work on-site within the Toronto-area. 

About our Construction Management Team

At GFT, we’re not just engineering the future; we’re meticulously building it. Our comprehensive suite of construction and program management services reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, safety, innovation, and sustainability. Our construction management services are the cornerstone of our commitment to transforming communities and enhancing lives. We oversee every construction phase to help ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

What you'll be challenged to do:

The Senior Inspector will conduct mechanical and electrical site inspections for a major transit infrastructure project in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to ensure conformity with engineering drawings and specifications. They are responsible for identifying deficiencies, preparing detailed field reports, and coordinating effectively with contractors, consultants, and the project delivery team.

This is a dedicated, field-focused position for an engineering professional who deeply understands how heavy mechanical and electrical building systems are installed, tested, and integrated within active infrastructure environments.

The successful candidate will oversee site inspections and field reviews exclusively for this project, helping ensure that all installed work strictly conforms to engineering drawings, technical specifications, approved shop drawings, and the intended design. This opportunity requires a strong technical background in heavy construction and the ability to communicate with authority and credibility with contractors, municipal representatives, and transit authorities.

Working closely with the firm’s engineering and project teams, you will manage daily inspections on-site. This role demands routine and recurring inspections throughout the entire construction lifecycle of this single transit asset, ensuring compliance, safety, and rigorous quality standards are met from installation through to final handover.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Technical Site Inspections: Conduct day-to-day mechanical and electrical construction inspections and field reviews across all active zones of the transit project.
• Design & Document Conformity: Review installed work for strict conformity with project drawings, specifications, approved shop drawings, and applicable transit or municipal infrastructure requirements.
• Mechanical Systems Inspection: Inspect heavy mechanical systems including HVAC, plumbing, drainage, controls, fire protection, piping and associated equipment. Verify work against approved drawings, specifications, shop drawings and Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs). Perform required witness-point, hold-point, pre-concealment and pre-pour inspections, including verification of sleeves, drains, penetrations, anchors, inserts and other embedded mechanical items before concrete placement. Witness applicable testing and commissioning activities, document deficiencies and confirm corrective actions prior to closure.
• Electrical Systems Inspection:

  Inspect electrical infrastructure including high-voltage distribution, substations, transformers, switchgear, panels, grounding/bonding, lighting, emergency power, fire alarm, communications and security systems. Verify installation against approved drawings, specifications, single-line diagrams and ITPs. Perform required witness-point, hold-point, pre-concealment and pre-pour inspections, including verification of conduits, duct banks, grounding components, sleeves, embedded boxes and other electrical items before concrete placement. Witness testing, energization-readiness and commissioning activities, document deficiencies and confirm corrective actions prior to acceptance.r 

• Deficiency Tracking: Identify incomplete, deficient, improperly coordinated, or non-conforming work relative to contractual and engineering requirements.
• Field Reporting: Prepare clear, timely, and legally defensible field-review reports, including photographs, detailed observations, deficiencies, and required follow-up.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate directly and assertively with general contractors, site superintendents, mechanical and electrical subcontractors, tradespeople, clients, and transit consultants.
• Engineering Liaison: Coordinate complex technical questions and unforeseen site conditions seamlessly with the firm’s engineers and designers.
• Project Closeout: Participate in deficiency reviews, high-voltage/systems testing, heavy equipment commissioning, occupancy, substantial performance, and project closeout activities.

What you will bring:

• Experience: 10 or more years of relevant construction, contracting, trades, commissioning, inspection, or consulting experience specifically within transit, industrial, or municipal infrastructure sectors.
• Credentials: Valid Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in good standing with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• Core Expertise: Deep practical knowledge of industrial HVAC, heavy plumbing/drainage systems, and high-voltage electrical distribution networks.
• Technical Literacy: Exceptional ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, technical specifications, multi-layered shop drawings, equipment submissions, and system schematics.
• Code Familiarity: Solid understanding of relevant Canadian building, Ontario building, electrical (including high-voltage safety standards), fire, plumbing, and mechanical codes, alongside municipal infrastructure standards.
• Exclusions: This role strictly focuses on heavy infrastructure; candidates with a background limited to residential or standard light-commercial construction will not be considered.
• Soft Skills: Strong, authoritative communication skills with the ability to speak credibly and professionally with contractors, transit authorities, and engineering teams.
• Logistics: Valid driver’s licence, access to reliable transportation, and legal entitlement to work in Canada.

What we prefer you bring:

Experience working directly with a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm or a major public transit agency (e.g., Metrolinx, TTC).

Familiarity with digital field-reporting or complex construction-management software platforms.

Compensation:

The salary range for this position is $100,000.00 - $130,000.00. Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location. Featured Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accruals
• We are committed to your personal growth and professional development, so we offer:
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to internal and external training programs
• Support active participation in professional organizations

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life.

We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together, we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives™ 

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT.

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Employment Status: Full-Time

Sponsorship for Canadian Work authorization is not available for this position.

No relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

Local candidates will be given preference.