Transportation Construction Inspector

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania•Fayette County, PA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a Transportation Construction Inspector and support projects that keep our communities moving! This role gives you the chance to help make sure materials used in road and bridge work meet strict quality standards. Your efforts will help create safer, stronger transportation routes for everyone. Step into a position where your attention to detail truly matters! This role focuses on inspecting materials at asphalt, concrete, and aggregate plants to ensure they meet required specifications and quality standards. You will help maintain consistent testing and documentation practices that support transportation projects across the district.

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 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) ; or Two years as a Transportation Technician or Construction Cost Technician 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); 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.
Possession of an active non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C Driver’s License or equivalent.
Meet the PA residency requirement.
Able to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

Check materials at production plants to verify compliance with specifications and quality control requirements
Review testing procedures to make sure methods align with regulatory organizations’ standards
Observe material shipments and confirm that weigh slips and delivered materials are correct
Record sampling techniques accurately and report issues to supervisors as needed
Evaluate supplier testing practices including gradation, absorption, air content, and other standard tests
Enter sampling and testing information into a database and maintain required documentation systems