Field Transportation Inspector - Grow Your Career

Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering; Staunton (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, LLC (ICE) is hiring Transportation Construction Inspectors for the Staunton District, Virginia. The team supports highway construction and maintenance projects, ensuring quality and compliance with plans and specifications.

Positions range from trainee to lead, with responsibilities including field inspections, documentation, measurements, material testing, and coordination with contractors and agency staff.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with VDOT projects and facilities required.
• Knowledge of roadway, structure, and bridge construction/maintenance methods, materials, standards and specifications.
• Experience with: VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications, Road and Bridge Standards, Construction Manual, Inspector Manual, and MUCTD; Construction plans, symbols, and terminology; State and federal environmental, safety, and EEO guidelines and regulations.
• Ability to use the Project’s contract management software.
• Functional computer usage including familiarity with Microsoft Office suite software and all construction management software systems used by the Client.
• Read and interpret roadway, structure and bridge plans and specification.
• Apply mathematical formulas and field management principles to determine minor field adjustments.
• Maintain detailed records.
• Perform and document required materials testing.
• Communicate with the agency and contractor personnel and the general public.
• A valid Driver's License is required with a safe driving record and must complete a pre-employment screening.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• ICE is a drug-free workplace.
• Asphalt Field Level I and II, Concrete Field, ACI Level 1, Pavement Marking CCWA, Nuclear Gauge Training plus Hazmat, Soil and Aggregate Compaction CCWA, Surface Treatment, Slurry Surfacing, Guardrail Installers Training, DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Level, and DEQ Storm Water Management Inspector Level desired.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the work of contractors to ensure quality control and contract compliance for roadway, structure, and bridge construction/maintenance projects of routine to moderate complexity.
• Inspects and monitors contractual field work including excavations, drainage facilities, road surfaces, and structures.
• Observes and documents Contractor’s daily production rates.
• Schedules work and inspection phases with Contractor’s superintendent and agency personnel.
• Observes, documents and communicates with Contractor's regarding completion of all elements of project work to include identifying non-compliant work.
• Takes field measurements of pay items.
• Reviews placement of and performs tests on construction materials.
• Reviews lines, grades, dimensions, and elevations using standard survey and field engineering equipment.
• Oversees and enforces the installation of erosion/siltation controls and highways work zones and traffic control devices.
• Recommends changes to construction plans to meet field conditions or provide project cost savings.
• Maintains project records; including daily diaries, materials notebooks, as-built plans, pay quantity records, and monthly estimates.
• Review and monitor Equal Employment Opportunity/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) documentation and compliance with Federal labor requirements/regulations for Federal-aid construction projects.

Skills

Read and interpret plans

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mathematical reasoning

Education

High school diploma

VDOT specifications knowledge

Construction plans interpretation

Contract management software familiarity

Tools

Contract management software

Microsoft Office

Construction management software

Job description

Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering, LLC (ICE) is hiring Transportation Construction Inspectors for the Staunton District, Virginia. The team supports highway construction and maintenance projects, ensuring quality and compliance with plans and specifications.

Positions range from trainee to lead, with responsibilities including field inspections, documentation, measurements, material testing, and coordination with contractors and agency staff.