Construction Compliance Auditor

Our Texas team is currently looking for a Construction Compliance Auditor to join our growing team.

The Construction Compliance Auditor is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and federally compliant construction documentation, auditing processes, and recordkeeping across active and completed construction projects. This position will lead efforts in digital transformation, documentation standardization, and oversight of contractors and internal records using advanced tools such as Synchro, AASHTOWare Project Construction & Materials (APCM), and SiteManager. The ideal candidate brings over 25 years of deep domain expertise in construction auditing and compliance, particularly within state agencies like the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and is highly skilled in mentoring, cross-functional coordination, and digital construction delivery.

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.

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

• Conduct internal audits and assessments on active and completed construction projects to ensure adherence to state, federal (FHWA), and local compliance requirements.
• Verify construction records, including pay estimates, change orders, DBE/SBE/EEO compliance documentation, and project closeout materials.
• Lead or support CCAM reviews and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development for documentation workflows.
• Oversee lifecycle management of construction records, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and accessibility.
• Coordinate with contractors and project teams to maintain accurate and consistent documentation practices
• Champion innovative solutions that support paperless workflows, visualization tools, and field-to-office integration.
• Collaborate with TxDOT districts, FHWA representatives, Area Offices, contractors, and divisional stakeholders to ensure unified compliance and documentation standards.
• Participate in state and federal reviews, evaluations, and reporting activities related to project documentation.
• Analyze documentation and payment records to ensure consistency with project accounting standards.
• Track and report compliance trends, training effectiveness, and documentation quality across districts.

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™ 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 GFT.

Location: San Antonio
Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Employment Status: Full-Time
Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000
Salary dependent upon experience and geographic location

GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.