Construction Inspection Intern: Highways & Bridges

GAI Consultants Inc.; Town of Colonie (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Creighton Manning, a GAI company, seeks a Construction Inspection Intern to learn inspection methods on highway, roundabout, traffic signal, and bridge projects in the Albany area. You will follow technical instructions, work with an inspection team, and gain hands-on exposure to field operations.

Responsibilities include locating points from drawings, performing basic math, measuring against plans, using PPE properly, and preparing clear reports.

Qualifications

• Field experience or successful completion of NICET Level I testing and requirements.
• Previous employment by NYSDOT as a title ET/TCI preferred.
• Completion of one year in a program leading to an associate degree in Civil Engineering/Civil Engineering Technology from an ABET/EAC accredited program or an approved equivalent including eight (8) credit hours in Math and eleven (11) credit hours in Civil Technology.

Responsibilities

• Locate points on the worksite using project drawings.
• Identify construction operations and correlate with standards, specifications, and plans.
• Perform basic math computations (areas and volumes of simple shapes, multiplication, addition and subtraction of various measurements).
• Accurately measure and compare measured values with plans.
• Identify common tools and equipment used for inspection, testing and measuring.
• Properly identify and use PPE on the construction site.
• Identify work zone traffic control components.
• Prepare accurate and understandable reports of operations.

Skills

Point locating

Basic math

Measurement & comparison

Reporting

PPE usage

Traffic control

Field inspection

Tools & equipment

Education

NICET Level I certification

One year toward an Associate degree in Civil Engineering/CE Technology (ABET/EAC)

Job description

Creighton Manning, a GAI company, seeks a Construction Inspection Intern to learn inspection methods on highway, roundabout, traffic signal, and bridge projects in the Albany area. You will follow technical instructions, work with an inspection team, and gain hands-on exposure to field operations.

Responsibilities include locating points from drawings, performing basic math, measuring against plans, using PPE properly, and preparing clear reports.