Senior Field Inspector – Transit Facility Construction

Urban Engineers; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Prescription

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

401K and company match

Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development

Certification Bonus

Flexible Working Hours

Job summary

Urban is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors to support the construction management and inspection team on new facility projects in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. This is a client-facing consultant role providing daily field oversight on behalf of the transit agency/grantee, ensuring contractor compliance with specifications, approved plans, and applicable transit facility standards.

Urban is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors with 10–15 years of experience in heavy civil or

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of construction inspection experience.
• PennDOT/transit agency inspection experience preferred.
• NICET Level III or IV in Highway/Transportation Construction or engineering degree or equivalent.
• Valid PA driver’s license.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
• Proficient with field documentation platforms (e.g., ECMS, PPCC, CDS NextGen, KAHUA, Procore).
• NECEPT Concrete and/or Bituminous certification; ACI certification.
• Experience with bus/rail fleet facility construction.
• Familiarity with utility coordination for large facility service upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily inspection of construction activities: sitework, foundations, structural steel, building envelope, MEP, and transit systems.
• Interpret contract documents and specifications; issue field clarifications and resolve constructability issues with the design engineer.
• Oversee QA/QC materials testing (concrete, soils, steel/welding); coordinate independent testing labs.
• Maintain detailed daily inspection reports, photographic documentation, and diaries per PennDOT/client standards.
• Track RFIs, submittals, NCRs, and change orders; recommend corrective action.
• Review contractor pay applications against verified quantities installed.
• Serve as primary point of contact between contractor, transit agency client, and PennDOT BPT project staff.
• Support commissioning/startup of specialty systems and close-out/as-built documentation.

Skills

Field inspection

Heavy civil

NICET certification

PA driver_license

OSHA 30

Procore

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ECMS

PPCC

CDS NextGen

KAHUA

Procore

Job description

Urban is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors to support the construction management and inspection team on new facility projects in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. This is a client-facing consultant role providing daily field oversight on behalf of the transit agency/grantee, ensuring contractor compliance with specifications, approved plans, and applicable transit facility standards.

Urban is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors with 10–15 years of experience in heavy civil or