Transportation Construction Inspector (Full-Time)

Who We Are Looking For

• Progressive experience inspecting construction work activities of similar type to assigned projects, demonstrating increasing responsibility.
• Experience across sectors such as federal, municipal, K-12 school, higher education, transportation, and ports or marina projects.
• Background monitoring and inspecting multiple construction operations including buildings, highways, roads, or bridges.
• Exposure to DOT-specific and horizontal construction environments, including grading, paving, demolitions, special design bridge projects, signal projects, signing projects, coating projects, and utility projects.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a key MBP representative on active construction sites, verifying conformance with specifications and codes while supporting quality assurance and progress monitoring.
• Cook up coordination with agency personnel, contractors, and MBP team members to address discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
• Exercise sound judgment in documenting project activities and advising on field issues that affect schedule, budget targets, and compliance.
• Support development of pay applications.
• Contribute to project record strategies and reporting approaches.
• Work independently with periodic guidance from senior engineers or project leaders as scope and complexity increase.

Education/Knowledge

• A high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Significant years of experience in engineering, architecture, or a skilled craft in the construction industry.
• Construction-related training and experience demonstrating ability to perform duties.
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, email, internet navigation, web-based tools, and specialized equipment.
• Client or MBP construction management information systems such as AWP, SiteManager, HICAM, or MBP’s OnTrack system, or ability to learn within one month of hire.
• Construction and inspection materials, methods, and tools utilized in construction, repair, or renovation work being monitored and inspected.
• Multiple construction operations and associated field practices.

Preferred Certifications

• OSHA 10-hour or OSHA 30-hour certification (required or obtained within 3 months of hire).
• Certification(s) from at least one or more of the following: State DOT (as appropriate), WACEL, ICC, NICET, CMAA, NACE, or MARTCP.
• Certifications preferred for horizontal construction (as appropriate for the DOT-specific project): Soil, Aggregate, Asphalt, Concrete, Nuclear Testing, Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection, Traffic Control, and E & S Control.
• Additional certifications preferred: Certified Construction Manager (CCM); Construction Manager in Training (CMIT).

Skills and Abilities

• Independently implement quality control procedures.
• Understand and track project schedules.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret statistical data.
• Provide technical supervision, leadership, and training to other inspectors.
• Identify potential problems and derive recommended solutions from past experiences.
• Use computers (including Microsoft Office) and specialized equipment.
• Read and interpret construction plans and contract specifications for assigned inspection work.
• Apply mathematical formulas and engineering principles to determine field adjustments.
• Communicate inspection issues effectively and responsibly (verbal and written) with contractors, owners, subcontractors, and team members.
• Use surveying and measurement tools effectively for inspection duties (e.g., survey levels, transits, four-foot levels, lock levels, measuring tapes, measuring wheels, straight edges, and other tools as necessary).
• Obtain and maintain industry certifications specific to assigned duties.
• Stand and sit as needed on project work sites; climb ladders; work at heights; and work outdoors in a wide range of weather conditions.
• Safely navigate construction work sites with uneven terrain.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license with a good driving record.
• Travel and drive regularly.