Roadway Construction Inspector – Career Ladder Opportunity

Missouri DOT; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation in Saint Joseph, MO is seeking a Construction Inspector to verify contractor conformance to plans and specifications under moderate supervision. MoDOT will place candidates at entry, intermediate, or senior levels through CAREER-LADDER progressions, with promotion opportunities as skills and experience grow.

The role involves coordinating inspections, verifying activities, preparing estimates and reports, maintaining records, and assisting with surveying

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum

Job description

Missouri Department of Transportation in Saint Joseph, MO is seeking a Construction Inspector to verify contractor conformance to plans and specifications under moderate supervision. MoDOT will place candidates at entry, intermediate, or senior levels through CAREER-LADDER progressions, with promotion opportunities as skills and experience grow.

The role involves coordinating inspections, verifying activities, preparing estimates and reports, maintaining records, and assisting with surveying