Transportation Inspector Supervisor - Various Co.
State of West Virginia
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Job summary
The State of West Virginia is seeking an Inspector Supervisor to lead and oversee inspection and investigative operations across 26 counties. The role balances field expertise with supervisory leadership, mentoring inspectors and advising leadership on complex regulatory matters.
This remote position requires traveling to sites, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, and providing strong regional oversight and process improvements for consistency and efficiency.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Experience in inspections, investigation, or safety-related roles is preferred.
- Strong supervisory and team-development skills are required.
Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise inspection and investigative operations across multiple counties.
- Mentor inspectors and oversee high-priority inspections and investigations.
- Provide regulatory guidance and ensure compliance with laws and standards.
- Maintain accurate records and reports of inspections and investigations.
- Travel to on-site inspections and investigations as needed (valid driver's license required).
Skills
Education
Job description
Disclaimer-this position will be considered classified‑exempt and “at will.” As an Inspector Supervisor, you will lead and oversee inspection and investigative operations, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and specifications while fostering team excellence and operational efficiency. In this role, you will balance technical field expertise with supervisory leadership—mentoring inspectors, managing high-priority inspections and investigations, and advising leadership on complex regulatory matters.
Disclaimer-this position will be considered classified‑exempt and “at will.” As an Inspector Supervisor, you will lead and oversee inspection and investigative operations, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and specifications while fostering team excellence and operational efficiency. In this role, you will balance technical field expertise with supervisory leadership—mentoring inspectors, managing high-priority inspections and investigations, and advising leadership on complex regulatory matters.
Disclaimer-this position will be considered classified‑exempt and “at will.” As an Inspector Supervisor, you will lead and oversee inspection and investigative operations, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and specifications while fostering team excellence and operational efficiency. In this role, you will balance technical field expertise with supervisory leadership—mentoring inspectors, managing high-priority inspections and investigations, and advising leadership on complex regulatory matters.
This is a remote position that involves the direct oversight and inspection of operations across 26 West Virginia counties spanning the Northern Panhandle, North-Central, Eastern Panhandle, and Eastern Highlands regions.
Northern Panhandle & North-Central: Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Taylor, Upshur, Webster, and Wetzel counties. Eastern Panhandle & Eastern Highlands: Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker counties.
- Supervision & Team Development: Assign, monitor, and evaluate routine investigations conducted by lower-level inspectors while delivering training on proper inspection techniques and complaint resolution.
- High-Priority Inspections and Investigations: Conduct complex, specialized, and high-priority inspections, analyzing findings to recommend or execute appropriate action.
- Regional Oversight: Provide remote leadership, coordination, and regulatory oversight across the designated multi-county service area. Process Improvement: Evaluate current inspection procedures and recommend operational enhancements to management to increase consistency and efficiency.
- Regulatory Advisory & Compliance: Apply advanced knowledge of governing laws and regulations to provide guidance to management, resolve standard inquiries, and verify compliance with licensing, safety, security, sanitary standards, and legal requirements.
- Reporting & Record Keeping: Maintain accurate inspection records, assist staff with report preparation, and ensure high quality and accuracy across all submitted reports.
- Field Engagement: Travel is required to perform on-site inspections, investigations, and evaluations across the assigned 26 counties. (valid driver's license required).
- Preference may be given to Candidates with these qualifications** TRAINING/EDUCATION
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Eight (8) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in purchasing, law enforcement, corrections, investigation, safety inspection, weights and measures, transportation, highway construction or maintenance, industrial maintenance, or responsible public contact work.
- Substitution: Successful completion of coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience through an established formula.
- Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required.
- Candidate Contact Name: Brenda Hill
- Phone Number: 304-352-5944
- Email Address: brenda.g.hill@wv.gov
Permanent, full-time employees of the State of West Virginia, receive a wide variety of financial and personal job benefits. Specific information about benefits is available from the hiring agency.
Direct deposit (twice a month) Promotion Opportunities - With over 20,000 classified positions in state government, there are many opportunities to compete for transfer or promotional appointment.
- Major medical, surgical, prescription drug, and other medical expenses. Choice of plans. The state pays the major part of the premium.
- Mountaineer Flexible Benefits (Optional Insurance) The Mountaineer Flexible Benefits program allows tax-free deductions for dental, vision, and disability insurance, as well as medical expenses not reimbursed by regular insurance coverage.
- The state provides a $10,000 decreasing term life policy with accidental death and dismemberment benefits. Additional group insurance is available.
- The state offers an outstanding defined benefit pension plan. Employee contributes 4.5% of salary (tax-deferred).
- State employees have a unique opportunity to build retirement savings and reduce today's taxes by participating in a Section 457 deferred compensation plan. A 457 plan is similar to the 401K plans offered by private companies.
- The annual increment is $60 for each full year of qualifying service, and is paid in July of each year. This is available to employees with 3 or more years of service.
- Twelve (12) paid holidays in each year.
- 15 to 24 days per year depending on length of service.
- We offer an outstanding paid sick leave benefit. Employees earn 1.5 days each month or 18 days per year. There is no limit to the amount of sick leave an employee can accumulate. Full compliance with Family Medical Leave and WV Parental Leave Act. Employee to Employee Leave Donation Program.
- We offer many formal in-house training classes. Many agencies also offer tuition reimbursement for job-related training and education provided by approved technical schools and colleges.
- Employees may receive monetary award up to 20% of the first year savings for any approved and implemented work improvement suggestion.
- Day Care - State approved child Day Care facilities are located at the Capitol Complex.
- Many state agencies provide special wellness and health related services to employees. Examples include: free health screening, special seminars and presentations, organized health related activities, health contact information, wellness promotion events, and healthy lifestyle information.
We offer challenging jobs with competitive benefits. But most of all, we offer the opportunity to further your career, meet your personal goals, and make a real difference in peoples lives.
For more information about benefits visit our Benefits Web Site.
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