Career-Ladder Construction Inspector — Field Role

State of Missouri; Park Hills (MO); On-site; USD 73,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Park Hills, MO is seeking a qualified candidate for a CAREER-LADDER Construction Inspector role. The position offers progression from entry level to intermediate or senior based on knowledge, skills, and abilities and includes a starting salary at the advertised levels.

MoDOT emphasizes career advancement without traditional competitive interviews, with duties including inspections, measurements, and documentation to ensure conformance with plans

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
• Certification to operate nuclear gauges may be required.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and performs construction inspections verifying that contractors' activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
• Performs duties of inspector in charge of routine construction items, such as asphaltic or portland cement concrete plants, asphaltic or concrete paving, including grading and base, small bridges, concrete box and pipe culverts; inspects general or special items, such as utility adjustments, signing, traffic signals and lighting.
• Performs measurements, computations, or other work in preparing final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
• Maintains required construction documentation, records and files; prepares progress and other reports, keeps supervisor fully informed as to activities or unusual conditions on the job.
• Provides field checks for contractor surveying operations; serves as party chief on routine layout and staking; serves as instrument operator on staking of large bridges, other critical structures, or complex interchanges.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Park Hills, MO is seeking a qualified candidate for a CAREER-LADDER Construction Inspector role. The position offers progression from entry level to intermediate or senior based on knowledge, skills, and abilities and includes a starting salary at the advertised levels.

MoDOT emphasizes career advancement without traditional competitive interviews, with duties including inspections, measurements, and documentation to ensure conformance with plans