23120 - Inspector Senior Disadvantage Business Enterprise

Virginia Department of Transportation; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking a construction project inspector to independently coordinate, schedule, and inspect highway projects, ensuring quality and compliance with plans, specs, and environmental guidelines.

The role involves communicating with VDOT and external staff, monitoring DBE compliance, and maintaining detailed project records. A strong ability to work independently in field conditions and interpret plans is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with contractor personnel, DBE firms and the general public.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; to prepare reports; and to develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain detailed records, prepare reports and maintain project files.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in field conditions.
• Ability to read, interpret and analyze roadway, structure and bridge plans, specifications and contract documents.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate communication with VDOT and external staff; manage public relations and respond to public concerns.
• Monitor and inspect highway projects; provide guidance to other inspectors and ensure compliance with contracts, plans, safety, and environmental guidelines.
• Oversee DBE compliance and ensure subcontractor adherence to DBE requirements.
• Review DBE mobilization plans for OSHA compliance and safe site mobilization.
• Maintain project documentation and correlate with contractor schedules and changes.
• Track project progress, budget, submittals, and equipment needs; prepare minutes and reports.

Skills

Communication

Written communication

Record keeping

Physical stamina

Reading plans

Independent work

Safety knowledge

Project management

Tools

MS Office

Site Manager

Job description

Job Description

Independently coordinate, schedule and inspect all phases of routine and complex highway construction projects to ensure construction quality in accordance with plans and specifications and provide a quality transportation system for the traveling public. Support the District Civil Rights Manager efforts to support DBE firms and ensure that they are able to perform contracted work and provide technical information DBE firms on federally funded construction projects.

How You Will Contribute

• Communication: Communicate with VDOT and external support staff. Manage project public relations and respond to public concerns. Proactively notify project support staff and the public of traffic changes, project phase start and finish. Address landowner, business owner, and traveling public concerns regarding project. Coordinate distribution of lane closure notification with Traffic Operations Center, Communications and Residency. Work with contractor to resolve issues.
• Contract Compliance: Monitor and perform all types of inspections on routine and complex highway projects and provide oversight and guidance to other inspectors. Review the performance of other inspectors and provide direction in support of job growth and development. Ensure construction activities are performed in accordance with contracts, plans and applicable documents to include environmental, erosion and sediment controls, safety, traffic controls, and EEO and DBE guidelines, regulations and permits. Ensure project contract compliance using checklists, spreadsheets, manufacturer recommendations, construction directives, traffic engineering memoranda and materials memoranda to ensure project quality requirements are met. Notify contractor of any non-compliance issues and resolution through documentation. Oversee and perform materials testing to ensure project is constructed to design quality standards. Ensure monthly that all pay items of work performed during that period are paid to the contractor.
• DBE Compliance: Ensure the prime is complying fully with regulatory and contractual requirements of the DBE Program. Monitor the work of the DBE to ensure the firm is fully performing the designated work items according to their subcontract agreement with its own forces and equipment and under the DBE’s direct supervision, control and management.
• New Mobilizations: Prior to the DBE firm mobilizing to a project, the position will review the DBE firm Safety Plan and proposed mobilization plan with the District Safety Officer and Prime Contractor (if DBE firm is not the prime) to ensure that DBE Safety Plan and practices are OSHA-compliant, and that the DBE firm understands the requirements to safely mobilize to the project site and perform the work.
• Project Documentation: Track and maintain materials documentation for project. Review and/or prepare detailed DWRs and diaries and correlate to the contractor's scheduled construction activities so VDOT can track individual activities, resources, productivity and efficiencies. Maintain project files. Document daily occurrences, meetings, and communications and correlate to contract documents to provide information on changes in the contractor's scope of work. Issue quarterly CPEs for prime and subcontractors working on project to allow VDOT to evaluate contractor's performance.
• Project Oversight: Monitor project schedule through progress meetings; notify supervisor when contractors incur schedule variance outside contract allowances. Conduct, document and distribute minutes of project and progress meetings. Review and maintain project budget. Review project item quantities and costs to ensure on‑budget project delivery. Project remaining work costs to complete. Ensure all submittals for associated work items have been submitted and approved prior to start of work by reviewing project submittals to verify approval. Determine support equipment needed for project and ensure proper maintenance, use and return.

What Will Make You Successful

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with VDOT and contractor personnel and the general public.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; to prepare reports; and to develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures.
• Ability to maintain detailed records, prepare reports and maintain project files.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in field conditions such as using test equipment, lifting, climbing, stooping, working at heights, in confined spaces and making visual observations.
• Ability to read, interpret and analyze roadway, structure and bridge plans, specifications and contract documents.
• Ability to work independently.
• Considerable knowledge of state and federal safety, environmental, and EEO and DBE guidelines and regulations as they relate to transportation construction.
• Experience in program and project management.
• Experience in the construction or transportation industry.
• Knowledge of construction estimating and scheduling.
• OSHA 10-Hour training with the ability to obtain OSHA 30-Hour within a reasonable timeframe acceptable to the District Civil Rights Manager.
• Skill in identifying measures or indicators of program performance and in operating computers and applicable software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to work independently, communicate effectively with contractor personnel, DBE firms and the general public.
• Knowledge of DBE program, labor compliance, related Acts, equal employment opportunity guidelines and regulations.
• Knowledge of construction estimating, scheduling, and ability to read and fully understand project drawings and specifications.
• Possession of or ability to obtain required certifications within 12 months of employment.
• Safety shoes required.
• Valid driver's license.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in a broad range of road and bridge construction inspection activities with a DOT or a DOT consultant inspection firm.
• Possession of current certifications and completion of fall protection and confined space training.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Site Manager or other project management software.

Compliance

VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.

About Us

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pre-employment Screenings

Please be aware all VDOT positions require pre-employment screenings. These screenings may include the following:

• Fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check
• DMV Record Check
• Work History Verification
• References
• Pre-employment physical
• Drug screen