Transportation Construction Inspector (Entry-Level)

About the role

As part of HDR’s Field Services team, you’ll be on the front lines of infrastructure development, ensuring that what’s designed is built to the highest standards. From highways and bridges to water treatment plants, transit systems, and power facilities, your work ensures that our clients’ visions become reality with precision, integrity, and excellence. This position will perform construction engineering and inspection duties on highway and bridge construction projects utilizing NCDOT policies and procedures. Work will include materials testing, construction observation, and reporting.

You will be trained to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications, identify discrepancies or conflicts within the documents, and enforce these contract documents.

Responsibilities

• Perform construction engineering and inspection duties on highway and bridge projects
• Conduct materials testing and construction observation
• Prepare reports and documentation
• Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
• Identify discrepancies or conflicts within contract documents
• Enforce contract documents in accordance with NCDOT policies and procedures
• Travel to meetings, site visits, and inspections as required

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Strong written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Must be licensed to operate motor vehicles in accordance with applicable state law
• Successfully pass drug-screening procedures prior to hiring; subject to random and cause drug and alcohol testing thereafter
• Commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture

Preferred Qualifications

• NCDOT experience
• Technical school degree
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Local candidates preferred

Benefits

HDR is an employee-owned company, fostering a collaborative culture that connects employees globally. As employee-owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

• Eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) with executive sponsorship, open to all employees

Locations

United States-North Carolina: Raleigh (primary), Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Wilmington, Asheville