Transportation Construction Manager

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. is seeking Transportation Construction Inspection professionals to join our Central PA Team.

The successful candidate will supervise project inspection activities, ensuring adherence to plans, specs, and safety standards on public works projects across Pennsylvania. Responsibilities include coordinating staff, preparing reports, and communicating with clients and contractors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of construction inspection experience.
• Supervisory experience in construction management/inspection.
• Ability to act in an Owner's Agent/Responsible in Charge role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise project inspection activities to ensure contractor compliance with plans and standards.
• Assign, schedule, and maintain subordinate inspection staff across all project phases.
• Review project documentation to detail construction progress and materials; monitor safety and EEO/DBE compliance.
• Prepare and submit project inspection reports, work authorizations, and estimates.
• Notify contractor of non-compliance and implement corrective action.
• Review, analyze, and evaluate contractor schedules and progress.
• Attend meetings and assist client with changes, claims, and updates on progress and issues.
• Draft project correspondence and facilitate project meetings; respond to inquiries.

Skills

Strong computer proficiency

Supervisory experience

Field inspection

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associates or bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

NICET Level 2+ in Transportation/Highway Construction

NECEPT-Bituminous and Concrete Field Technician

ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician

Job description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

JMT's is seeking Transportation Construction Inspection professionals to join our Central PA Team. Our primary clients are the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and other Local Government agencies throughout our Central PA Region. The successful candidate will perform as a principal inspector responsible for the supervision of projects in construction inspection engineering work.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise project inspection activities to ensure contractor compliance of plans, contract documents, specifications and standards.
• Assign, schedule and maintain subordinate inspection staff throughout all phases of the project.
• Review and maintain all pertinent project documentation and ensure that it accurately details construction progress, activities and materials, meets environmental permitting conditions, comply with safety policies and programs, and monitors EEO and DBE progress and performance
• Prepare, review and submit project inspection reports, work authorizations, work orders and estimates.
• Notify contractor of non-compliance and corrective action.
• Review, analyze and evaluate contractor schedules.
• Track project progress and advises parties of possible overruns, and critical project issues.
• Completes analysis of field tests
• Attend pre-bid, pre-construction and/or management level meetings throughout the course of the project, assist the client with change orders, claim defense, and provide updates to the client construction progress and issues.
• Interact with the general public, government agencies, contractors, sub-contractors, and other internal and external parties to respond to inquiries.
• Work on behalf of the Client to draft project correspondence, facilitate project meetings, and resolve construction related field issues.

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Strong computer Proficiency
• Client Requested certifications, including:
  • NICET Level 2 or higher in Transportation/Highway Construction
  • NECEPT-Bituminous and Concrete Field Technician
  • ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician
• Active driver's license and reliable motor vehicle
  • Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 8+ years of construction inspection experience
• Knowledge and experience in construction techniques, reading plans, procedures, methods, equipment and materials
• Supervisory experience in construction management/inspection situations
• Ability to act in an Owner's Agent/Responsible in Charge role

Preferred Experience

• Experience with local clients
• Associates or bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
• Previous PennDOT and or PA Turnpike Inspection Experience

Working Conditions

Work is performed in the field. Ability to extensively perform bending, kneeling, standing, shoveling, and lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 25 lbs as needed. Work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.