Bridge Inspector

Traffic Planning & Design, Inc.; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. is hiring experienced Certified Bridge Safety Inspectors to support PENNDOT NBIS programs from PA offices including Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Doylestown, Pittsburgh, Pottstown and West Chester.

Duties include planning inspections, reviewing plans, inspecting structures, assigning ratings, and entering data into PennDOT’s BMS3 system; travel within PA is required and travel time is paid.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is desirable but not required.
• Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI) or willingness to complete a 3-week training course and pass the test to become a CBI.
• Willingness and ability to work indoors and outdoors in all types of weather and year-round.
• Navigate around bridge structures, rugged terrain, heights, water, and traffic.
• Willingness to travel within PA; travel time is paid.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and preparation of bridge inspections and data collection.
• Review plans and site layouts to obtain information about bridges.
• Inspect bridge superstructures, substructures, approaches, safety features and NBIS/FHWA metrics.
• Assign Condition and Appraisal ratings per agency guidelines.
• Enter inspection data into PennDOT’s BMS3 Bridge Management.

Skills

Team orientation

Willingness to learn

Strong work ethic

Ability to work on multiple projects

Travel within PA

Outdoor weather endurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering desirable

Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI) or willingness to obtain

Job description

Ranked the #4 Large Employer to Work for in America and residing in the Top 400 on Engineering News Record (ENR)'s List of Top Design Firms in the nation,TPDis currently hiring experienced Certified Bridge Safety Inspectors. This position can be based out of any of our Pennsylvania offices, including Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Doylestown, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, or West Chester.

Our ideal candidate has minimum of 2 years of experience, a strong work ethic, a desire to learn, the willingness to work cohesively within a team, and the ability to work on multiple projects. Additionally, we offer a creative, flexible, supportive and fun environment!

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in the planning and preparation of bridge inspections by collecting existing bridge reports and data, gathering equipment, coordinating inspection routes, etc.
• Review and interpret plans and site layouts to obtain information about the bridges.
• Assist in inspecting bridge superstructures, substructures, approach roadways, safety features (guide rail), stream channels, and signing as required for structural integrity, general safety, continued conformance to specifications and codes, and compliance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards NBIS and FHWA bridge inspection metrics.
• Assigning Condition and Appraisal ratings to the various components of bridges in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Collection of bridge inspection data and entry into PennDOT’s BMS3 Bridge Management.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is desirable but not required.
• Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI) or willingness to complete a 3-week training course and pass the test to become a Certified Bridge Inspector (CBI)
• A willingness and ability to work both indoors and outdoors during all types of weather and year-round. Inspections may be performed day or night, with work periods longer than 8 hours.
• The ability to navigate in and around bridge structures, which may require traversing rugged terrain with thick vegetation, working at heights, climbing, wading in waterways, working from a boat, and working in and around traffic.
• Willingness to travel within PA (Travel time is paid)
• Valid Driver’s License

Don't meet every qualification or skill in the description? That's ok! We are fully committed to expanding our staff and culture to best serve our clients and our communities. If you are interested in this position but don't completely align with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. You may be what we are looking for, for this role or maybe for another open position.

At TPD we exist to improve the quality of life for the public, and are dedicated to MovingForwardTogether®