Transportation Construction Inspectors 1,2,3

Duties

• Completes and verifies lengths, areas, and volume to support authorization of payments to the contractor and performs other technical and engineering-related office functions and paperwork as required.
• Inspects contractor’s operations in building earth or rock embankments which serve as foundations for pavement; conducts gradation test, compaction test, and moisture content test to ensure material is of correct size and properly densified; and checks thickness of the layer of material placed and type and suitability of compaction equipment.
• Inspects contractor’s operations in placement of concrete for pavements and for bridge piers and abutments; conducts air content test, slump test and obtains cylinders for subsequent load test; inspects contractor’s method of handling and placing concrete to minimize segregation, the finishing of the concrete, and the method of curing; and inspects paving train to insure a smooth pavement on concrete paving operations.
• Inspects contractor’s erection of steel to ensure correct placement and inspects field welds and painting of steel.
• Inspects contractor’s operations in the installation of culverts, sewers, ditches, etc., and ensures excavation of trenches is done in a safe manner to proper alignment and grade, that correct material is placed and properly shaped to “bed” the pipe, and that backfill over pipe is of correct material and properly compacted.
• Inspects contractor’s placement of asphalt pavement, ensures temperature for placement is correct, that lift thickness is in conformance with specifications, and asphalt is properly compacted.

Minimum Qualifications

• Transportation Construction Inspector 1: One construction season (minimum of 3 months) of work experience in highway, bridge or other civil engineering related construction inspection, or completion of at least one semester (minimum of 12 semester credit hours) of college course work as part of an associate degree program in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, engineering science, surveying technology, drafting/CAD, or heavy equipment operations.
• Transportation Construction Inspector 2: Two separate construction seasons (minimum 6 months total) of work experience in highway, bridge or other civil engineering related construction inspection, or completion of an associate degree program in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, engineering science, surveying technology, drafting/CAD, or heavy equipment operations, or completion of at least 2 years (minimum of 54 semester credit hours) of college course work as part of a bachelor 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.
• Transportation Construction Inspector 3: Three separate construction seasons (minimum 9 months total) of work experience in highway, bridge or other civil engineering related construction inspection, or all TCI 2's progressing to TCI 3 upon satisfactory completion of 6 months as a TCI 2 or completion of 3 months as a TCI 2 and completion of at least 27 additional credit hours of college course work as part of a Bachelor's Degree program as cited in F above.

Additional Comments

Hours will be discussed at time of interview. We offer FREE employee parking.

Pay Information

The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are: $23/Hr (Transportation Construction Inspector 1) $24/Hr (Transportation Construction Inspector 2) $25/Hr (Transportation Construction Inspector 3)

Eligibility for Employment

All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout their employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, they will be required to produce documents that verify their identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.

Reasonable Accommodations

The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call (518) 471-4321.

Contact Information

Email Address: CanvassReply5@thruway.ny.gov

Notes on Applying

If interested in this vacancy, please submit a resume and any unofficial transcripts for proof of eligibility to the contact information in this announcement. Please include the Vacancy ID and title of the position you are applying for in your email.