Transportation Construction Inspector

If you have a background in inspecting materials and workmanship to ensure compliance with company or industry standards, the Department of Transportation has an exciting opportunity for you to advance your career. We are seeking a Transportation Construction Inspector who will utilize their keen observational skills to oversee construction projects, ensuring they adhere to approved codes, plans, and specifications. Join our team today and play a vital role in maintaining the safety of highways and bridges in your community!

In this position, you will inspect all stages of transportation construction projects. Your responsibilities will include verifying grades, elevations, and the layout of structures and roadways in collaboration with contractors and surveyors. You will also inspect the installation of various materials, including cement concrete, bituminous concrete, and drainage components.

Additionally, you will conduct compaction testing using visual non-movement methods on sub-surface strata, soils, and aggregates. This role requires interaction with Department personnel, as well as federal, state, and local agencies, legislators, and the public to facilitate effective project management. You will be tasked with completing master diary entries, performing mathematical calculations, estimating item quantities and project costs, and managing work orders and time extensions, all while ensuring thorough documentation is maintained. Furthermore, you will assist in addressing any field issues that arise during the project.

Full-time employment, work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. You will not have the option to telework in this position. Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: Three years of experience in highway or bridge surveying, design, construction, or inspection work; or three years of experience in quality control of materials or building or construction industry experience, which includes reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or schematics; or one year as an Engineering Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or two years as a Transportation Technician or Construction Cost Technician 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or one year of construction inspection experience, and an associate's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geotechnical engineering, surveying engineering technology, or a closely related engineering technology; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.

This position requires possession of an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License or equivalent.

You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.

You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Pennsylvania law provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.