Transportation Construction Inspector

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Dunmore (Lackawanna County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking a Transportation Construction Inspector to monitor highway and transportation construction projects, ensuring materials and workmanship meet approved standards. You will work closely with construction teams, review progress, and document field activities.

This full-time role focuses on field inspections, measurements, and collaboration with stakeholders to keep projects moving safely and efficiently across Luzerne County.

Qualifications

• Three years of highway or bridge surveying/inspection experience or related quality control exposure.
• Two years in construction inspection with blueprint/plan reading experience.
• Equivalent combination of experience and training accepted.

Responsibilities

• Inspect highway projects to verify compliance with plans, standards and specifications.
• Examine materials (concrete, asphalt, drainage) for quality and placement.
• Prepare and maintain inspection records, diaries, photos and sketches.

Skills

Highway surveying

Quality control

Blueprint reading

Education

Associate degree in civil/engineering tech

Job description

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is looking for a Transportation Construction Inspector who is ready to take an active role in transportation projects. You will work closely with construction teams, review project progress, and help maintain high standards for materials and workmanship. This position will offer you a unique mix of field work, teamwork, and technical responsibilities. Apply today and bring your skills to help deliver quality transportation improvements for the public!

As a Transportation Construction Inspector, you will help monitor transportation construction projects to ensure materials, workmanship, and project activities meet approved standards and specifications. You will support project documentation, communicate with a variety of stakeholders, and help keep projects moving forward safely and efficiently. As a Transportation Construction Inspector, you will perform the following duties:

• Construction Inspection: Inspect all phases of highway and transportation construction work to verify compliance with approved plans, standards, and specifications
• Material Verification: Examine construction materials such as concrete, asphalt, drainage products, and other project materials for quality and proper placement
• Field Measurements: Check grades, elevations, roadway layouts, and structure stake-out activities alongside contractors and surveyors
• Project Documentation: Complete diary entries, calculations, quantity estimates, cost estimates, photographs, sketches, and inspection records using manual or electronic methods
• Progress Tracking: Prepare reports, review project results, and track material quantities, testing activities, schedules, and overall project progress
• Team Collaboration: Communicate with department staff, agencies, legislators, contractors, and the public while helping address field issues and support project success

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You will work closely with vendors and work hours may change based on vendor availability.
• This position will cover projects in Luzerne County.
• Telework:This position may be eligible to telework part time, on an ad-hoc basis, outside of construction season. Specific details of the telework schedule will be discussed during the interview process. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you must have the option to report to the headquarters office in Dunmore. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of experience in highway or bridge surveying, design, construction, or inspection work; or
• Three years of experience in quality control of materials or building or construction industry experience, which includes reading and interpreting blueprints, plans, or schematics; or
• One year as an Engineering Technician; or
• Two years as a Transportation Technician or Construction Cost Technician 1; or
• One year of construction inspection experience, and an associate’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geotechnical engineering, surveying engineering technology, or a closely related engineering technology;or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• You must possess an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C Driver’s License or equivalent.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

This position is subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Recruitment Methods:

• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy:
  • Promotion Without Exam
  • Reassignment(Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment.).
  • Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and
  • (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
  • Voluntary Demotion

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE):

• Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications:
  • Transportation Technician
  • Engineering Technician
• Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.
• The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.
• Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.
• Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.