Field Construction Inspector - Career Ladder Path

State of Missouri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri, Missouri Department of Transportation, is seeking a qualified Construction Inspector to oversee routine construction items for conformance to plans and contracts across multiple counties in the St. Louis region.

The role offers entry to senior levels depending on experience. You will perform inspections, prepare reports, and maintain documentation, with a path for career ladder advancement within MoDOT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
• ABET accreditation assures confidence that a collegiate program has met standards essential to prepare graduates to enter critical STEM fields in the global workforce.
• 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.

Skills

Construction inspection

Engineering principles

Documentation & records

Field surveying

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Engineering degree OR related field

Tools

Nuclear gauges operation

Job description

State of Missouri, Missouri Department of Transportation, is seeking a qualified Construction Inspector to oversee routine construction items for conformance to plans and contracts across multiple counties in the St. Louis region.

The role offers entry to senior levels depending on experience. You will perform inspections, prepare reports, and maintain documentation, with a path for career ladder advancement within MoDOT.