Transportation Construction Inspector (TCI) Co-Op - Undergraduate Students

We need to output HTML fragment with sections only when there is real content. We must not repeat job title. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. From posting: - Job Summary: description about role. Could be "About the role". We'll put that in

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containing the summary. - Duties & Responsibilities: list of duties. Use

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• each duty. - Minimum Requirements & Qualifications: combine Requirements and Qualifications? The spec says separate headings for Requirements and Qualifications. We have both Minimum Requirements & Qualifications section. Could split: Requirements (maybe the bullet list of minimum requirements) and Qualifications (maybe same). But we need to avoid duplication. Could treat "Minimum Requirements & Qualifications" as both Requirements and Qualifications combined. But spec says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have one section "Requirements" containing the list, and skip Qualifications if no distinct content. However we have also "Preferred Experience & Skills" which could be Skills section. - Preferred Experience & Skills: could be Skills. - Job Conditions: includes various conditions like ability to commute, age, etc. Could be considered Requirements? But we already have Requirements. Could add a section "Job Conditions" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings are only those listed. So we must map content to allowed headings. If content doesn't fit, we may need to omit or incorporate into existing sections. The instruction: "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., implying those are examples, but likely we should only use those headings. It also says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we can create sections for those headings if we have content. Thus we need to map: - About the role: Job Summary paragraph. - Responsibilities: Duties & Responsibilities list. - Requirements: Minimum Requirements & Qualifications (maybe split into Requirements and Qualifications but we can put all in Requirements). Could also split: Requirements = minimum requirements (enrolled, credit hours, etc.) Qualifications = maybe same? But we have no separate qualifications beyond that. Could treat Qualifications as empty and omit. - Skills: Preferred Experience & Skills (list). Also maybe "Above average ability to use Microsoft Office" appears both in minimum and preferred; but we can include in Skills. - Benefits: Intern / Co-Op Benefits paragraph about paid sick leave and monthly transportation pass. - Pay: Not specified; no pay info. So omit Pay section. - Schedule: mentions "full-time (40 hours per week) onsite from January through June." That's schedule info. So we can have Schedule section with that detail. Also we have Job Conditions like ability to work all shifts, etc. Could be part of Requirements or maybe we could add a section "Requirements" that includes those conditions. But we already have Requirements; we can add those bullet points there. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, disclaimers, application instructions, etc. Remove those. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the sections we keep. Let's extract substantive content: Job Summary paragraph: "At the MBTA, we envision a thriving region enabled by a best-in-class transit system. Our mission is to serve the public by providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. MBTA’s core values are built around safety, service, equity, sustainability, culture, and accessibility, and each employee that works for the MBTA performs their roles based on our vision, mission, and values. This includes attendance, participation, and contribution in local safety committee meetings as needed. Job Summary The Transportation Construction Inspector Intern / Co-Op will report to the Manager of Field Staff and assist the Construction Inspector and Resident Engineer in the review of the contractors' work to ensure compliance with MBTA project contracts, plans, and specifications. The Intern / Co-Op will be required to be highly responsive and able to prioritize departmental needs in the best interest of the MBTA." We need to keep that as prose. Duties & Responsibilities list (each sentence): - Review construction work to ensure conformance to plans and specifications. - Compute construction quantities and assist in preparing reports for interim and final payments. - Review construction work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with contract documents, reporting discrepancies to the Resident Engineer. - Assist in inspections of construction materials at source and on project sites for conformity to specifications. - Assist Resident Engineer and Construction Inspectors in investigating and reporting construction and safety related problems encountered in the field. - Participate in regular safety inspection “walk downs.” - Assist in the maintenance of a daily project diary, files, test reports, etc. - Perform load counts of material delivered to construction sites. - Obtain samples of materials to be sent to the laboratory for testing purposes. - Participate in team / staff meetings, organization events, fieldwork, project teams, or other duties as needed. - Additional responsibilities may include focusing on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendums or hiring manager for department or location specific functions. - Provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experience. - Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned. - The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and complexity of the work being performed by staff assigned to this job and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities required of staff assigned to this position. - The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here-in are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. But note: The last two paragraphs are generic disclaimer about job description; they might be considered boilerplate? They are part of the job description but maybe considered generic. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Those paragraphs are not exactly those but are generic disclaimer about job description. Might be considered boilerplate? However they are part of the job description content; but they are repetitive of earlier "The statements contained in this job description..." which appears also in Minimum Requirements & Qualifications section. Likely we should keep only one instance? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should keep only one occurrence of that generic statement. We'll keep it maybe under Responsibilities? But it's more about the job description nature. Could be placed under Responsibilities as a note. But we might just keep it once under Responsibilities as a final note. Minimum Requirements & Qualifications list: - Enrolled, for entire duration of employment, in an undergraduate / bachelor’s degree program of an accredited college / university. - Completion of at least one year (minimum of 27 semester credit hours) of college course work, meeting at least one of the following criteria: - Enrolled in an associate degree program in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, engineering science, surveying technology, drafting/CAD, or heavy equipment operations. - Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in engineering, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction management, construction supervision, engineering management, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology or forestry. - Above average ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and database applications. - 0 - 2 years of capital, construction, or engineering experience (including internships / co-ops). - Above average ability to communicate effectively in English, both in written and oral forms. - Above average organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking skills. - Above average ability to manage sensitive and confidential information in an appropriate manner. - Highly organized, motivated, and have great attention-to-detail. - Strong interest in public service, transit, or transportation and how it operates. - Above average ability to work effectively in diverse, collaborative, fast-paced environments as well as independently. - Ability to independently commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role. - Authorized to work in the United States (international students in CPT, STEM, or OPT programs through a university are eligible to apply). - The MBTA does not provide visa sponsorship, such as H1-B status. - The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and complexity of the work being performed by staff assigned to this job and do not represent an exhaustive list of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities required. Again the last sentence is duplicate of earlier generic statement; we should keep only one. Preferred Experience & Skills: - One construction season (minimum of three months) of work experience in highway, bridge, or other civil engineering related construction inspection. - Above average ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and database applications. - Above average quantitative, organizational, and analytical skills. Job Conditions (we may incorporate into Requirements or maybe separate but not allowed heading). We'll incorporate into Requirements as additional bullet points. Job Conditions list: - Ability to effectively read, comprehend, communicate, and respond to instructions, orders, signs, notices, inquiries, etc. in English. - Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, except if participating in an approved high school internship / co-op program. - Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role. - Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experiences. - Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a diverse workforce team (or supervise, if required). - Ability to uphold the rights and interests of the MBTA while building and maintaining effective relationships with employees and co-workers. - Ability to adhere to rules, regulations, collective bargaining agreements (if applicable), and policies of the MBTA, including the EEO, anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and anti-retaliation policies. - Have a satisfactory work record for the two (2) years immediately prior to the closing date of this posting (unless if current student or recent graduate), including overall employment, job performance, discipline, and safety records (infractions and/or offenses occurring after the closing of the posting and before the filling of a vacancy may preclude a candidate from consideration for selection). - Ability to pass a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check, comprehensive background screening, and / or medical Clinic screening, potentially including physical examination and drug and alcohol screenings. - Ability to work all shifts and / or locations assigned, directed, or necessary for this position, including (for some transit / operations roles) up to twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week as necessary to accommodate severe weather conditions, emergencies, or any other circumstances that may potentially impact service or the safety of service. - Intern / co-op staff must be enrolled full or part-time in an accredited educational program and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for the entire duration of the internship / co-op. - Additionally, interns / co-ops must have valid work authorization and U.S. Social Security Number prior to starting pre-employment screenings / pre-boarding, working in their positions, and throughout the duration of their program. Note: Some of these overlap with earlier requirements (commute, work authorization). We'll keep them but avoid duplication? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should deduplicate identical lines. We'll need to check for duplicates. Duplicates: - Ability to commute to assigned work locations in the Boston, MA metro area, as required by the role. appears both in Minimum Requirements & Qualifications and Job Conditions. Keep one. - Ability to provide internal and external customers with courteous and professional experience. appears in Duties & Responsibilities and Job Conditions. Keep one. - Ability to work effectively, independently, and as part of a diverse