BRIDGE INSPECTION TRANSPORTATION WORKER - 07142026-79116

About the role

The Bridge Inspection Transportation Worker is responsible for daily inspection tasks, including the operation of equipment, to help ensure TDOT's infrastructure is safe for all users. The position assists with the inspection processes for bridges, culverts, and other structures, ensuring thorough and accurate assessments are conducted.

Responsibilities

• Identify deterioration and deficiencies during inspection projects.
• Support the interpretation of project-specific procedures, plans, and specifications.
• Ensure activities align with state and federal laws.
• Communicate findings clearly.
• Support the input of data into the Bridge Management System.
• Emphasize safety as a priority.
• Help the public during emergency situations.
• Avoid hazards and assess risks.
• Apply TDOT Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policies and MUTCD to establish inspection work zones.
• Evaluate the quality of bridge assets in accordance with NBIS, SNBI, BIRM, and TDOT Bridge Inspection Manual.
• Track data related to employee time, equipment, structural conditions, and material usage.
• Operate and maintain TDOT equipment, including aerial lifts, UBIV, ladders, PPE, climbing equipment, and other equipment as required.
• Obtain and maintain all required certifications for equipment operation.
• Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Work well with other teams, listen carefully, respond quickly to requests, keep accurate records, and communicate clearly.
• Participate in the Transportation Worker Proficiency Program by completing all required training and documentation.
• Remain current on training related to emergency operations.
• Remain current on national best practices related to NBIS, SNBI, BIRM, and inspection standards for TDOT employees, contractors, and the traveling public.
• Routinely collaborate with project teams, including Bridge Performance and Preservation Teams, and help document project-specific knowledge, including notable bridge deficiencies, that will maximize project successes, implement national best practices, and avoid past errors.
• Assist the Asset Management Division in inspecting ancillary structures.
• Attend field meetings with maintenance or repair teams to help assess bridge conditions for rehabilitation as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Educational Development diploma.
• Transportation Worker 1: Entry level Transportation Worker, no prerequisites other than High School Education or equivalent.
• Transportation Worker 2: Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements* of the Transportation Worker 1 level.
• Transportation Worker 3: Must have successfully completed the required skills and competency elements* at the Transportation Worker 2 level.

Skills

• Effective communication.
• Basic mathematical fundamentals.
• Basic report and form writing skills.
• Applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade.
• Light and heavy highway equipment.
• Use of computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems.
• Basic vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair procedures.
• Recognition and taking precaution for potential hazards to the transportation work crew.
• Tennessee Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Street and highway traffic rules and regulations, and temporary signing and safety precautions to be observed while working on or near highways.
• Material estimating and procurement procedures.

Benefits

May be required to work weekends and holidays. May be required to work variable hours outside of the normal work schedule, including an on-call rotation. Required to work under exposure to inclement weather conditions.

Pay

$43,527.00 - $53,628 annually.

Schedule

Full-Time.