Inspector 4

Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled and dedicated construction inspector to join our team in the Sylvan office. In this role, you will inspect construction work at project sites, work with contractors and internal staff, manage the field inspection team on larger projects and ensure contractor compliance on plans and specifications. Check out our current projects on OR217 and the Saint Johns Bridge. Make a significant impact by joining ODOT! We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review contract documentation and propose solutions to anticipated problems.
• Inspect and monitor construction work to make sure it is in compliance with plans, specifications, permits and biological requirements.
• Measure and record work and prepare source documents to support payment.
• Act as an agency representative in communications with contractors, the public and other interested parties.
• Monitor safety procedures and traffic control.
• Perform contract administration duties, including the preparation of documents such as daily progress reports.
• Provide project information to internal staff, and oversee field and office personnel in documentation, payment and record assembly duties.
• Ensure that required tests are performed and documented.
• Ensure that contractors and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) subcontractors meet contract requirements.
• May be on call 24/7, including weekends and holidays.
• May travel, occasionally overnight.
• Work is performed outdoors 50% or more of the time.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Four years of para-professional engineering or surveying experience. One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group; OR An associate’s degree in engineering technology or surveying from a recognized community college or technical school of engineering and two and one-half years of engineering or surveying experience. One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group; OR A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, surveying, or transportation-related engineering and one year civil engineering or surveying experience; OR An equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Special qualifications: Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications: What we’d like to see: If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Construction experience, preferably in highway or transportation.
• Experience with construction site oversight, interpreting and applying contract plans and specification requirements.
• Experience providing construction documentation, such as preparing daily reports, inspection reports, field measurements and interpreting quality documentation.
• Experience leading a team of inspectors.

Compensation: $4,586 - $7,114 per month

Apply Online: https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Inspector-4_REQ-169087