Bridge Inspection Diver

SLR International Corporation; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

SLR International Corporation’s Bridgeport, CT office is seeking a Bridge Inspection Diver to join our team. You’ll perform underwater site investigations, collaborate with engineers and project managers, and contribute to detailed reports for critical infrastructure projects.

This full‑time position requires up to ~50% overnight travel and offers a competitive compensation package with medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, generous PTO, and life and disability coverage.

Qualifications

• 3 years preferred experience as a commercial diver, including underwater inspections of bridges, piers, piles, wharves, docks and bulkheads.
• Diver Certification is required; NBIS certifications are highly valued.
• Familiarity with sound engineering and safe diving principles.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site investigations as part of an inspection team.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the engineering dive group.
• Prepare standard documents, such as technical reports.
• Assists Project Managers to ensure that the scope of work is fulfilled, and that the contracted deliverables go out on schedule and as budgeted.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required, approximately 50% overnight.

Skills

Commercial diving

Underwater inspection

Diver certification

NBIS certification

Driver's license

Safety procedures

Education

NBIS Certification training

NHI-130055 training

NHI-130053 training

Job description

SLR is seeking a Bridge Inspection Diver to join our Bridgeport, Connecticut office. You will have the opportunity to combine technical expertise with hands‑on fieldwork to assess and maintain critical infrastructure. In this role, you’ll conduct underwater site investigations, collaborate closely with engineers and project managers, and contribute to detailed reports. This position offers the opportunity to travel (approximately 50% overnight) while supporting safe, efficient, and high‑quality inspection projects across diverse locations. We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast‑to‑coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Bridge Inspection Diver, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct site investigations as part of an inspection team
• Works collaboratively with all members of the engineering dive group
• Prepare standard documents, such as technical reports
• Assists Project Managers to ensure that the scope of work is fulfilled, and that the contracted deliverables go out on schedule and as budgeted
• Ability and willingness to travel as required, approximately 50% overnight
• Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject‑matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long‑run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including medical, dental, orthodontia, vision, FSA/HSA, generous PTO accrual, 10 paid holidays, 401(k) retirement account with company matching program, company paid life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, and employee assistance program

The salary range for this position is $93,600.00 - $124,800. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location

Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• 3 years preferred experience as a commercial diver, including underwater inspections of bridges, piers, piles, wharves, docks and bulkheads
• Diver Certification
• NBIS Certification (NHI – 130091 Underwater Bridge Inspection Training)
• NBIS Certification (NHI 130055 Safety Inspection of In‑Service Bridges and NHI 130053 Bridge Inspection Refresher Training if NHI 130055 Certificate is older than 4 years) a plus
• Familiarity with sound engineering and safe diving principles
• Valid driver’s license

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be. SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Aff…

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.

At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self. We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world.

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail]

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world.

When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.