Senior Transit Facilities Inspector — Field

Urban Engineers, Inc.; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Urban Engineers, Inc. is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors to support the construction management and inspection team on new facility projects in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.

This client-facing role provides daily field oversight to ensure contractor compliance with specifications and transit facility standards. Responsibilities include leading daily site inspections, reviewing documents, coordinating with labs, tracking changes, and supporting commissioning and close-out.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of construction inspection experience; geotechnical, transit, industrial, or heavy civil/vertical building project experience strongly preferred.
• Prior PennDOT and/or transit agency inspection experience highly preferred.
• NICET Level III or IV in Highway/Transportation Construction, engineering degree, or equivalent.
• Valid PA driver’s license.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
• Proficient with field documentation platforms (ECMS, PPCC, CDS NextGen, KAHUA, Procore).
• Experience with bus/rail facility construction and related systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily inspection of construction activities: sitework, foundations, structural steel, building envelope, MEP, and transit systems.
• Interpret contract documents and specifications; issue clarifications and resolve constructability issues with design engineer.
• Oversee QA/QC materials testing (concrete, soils, steel/welding); coordinate labs.
• Maintain daily inspection reports, photos, 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 contact between contractor, transit agency client, and PennDOT BPT staff.
• Support commissioning/startup of specialty systems and close-out documentation.

Skills

Geotechnical inspection

Transit inspection

Construction inspection

Field documentation

Education

NICET Level III/IV

Engineering degree

Tools

ECMS

PPCC

KAHUA

Procore

NECEPT/ACI certifications

Job description

Urban Engineers, Inc. is seeking Geotechnical/Facilities Inspectors to support the construction management and inspection team on new facility projects in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania.

This client-facing role provides daily field oversight to ensure contractor compliance with specifications and transit facility standards. Responsibilities include leading daily site inspections, reviewing documents, coordinating with labs, tracking changes, and supporting commissioning and close-out.