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Position closes on 06/25/2024

This position will be filled at a salary no higher than the posted maximum salary.

Job Location: St. Louis District Office - Chesterfield, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

The construction inspector inspects routine construction items for conformance to plans, specifications, special provisions, and terms of the contract. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

 

MoDOT will bring candidates onto the team as entry-level, intermediate, or senior level, based on your skills and experience. This opening is for one of our CAREER-LADDER positions which offers the opportunity for career advancement without having to participate in the competitive selection interview process.  As you continue to learn, acquire new skills, and gain experience, you can be promoted to a higher-level position. 

 

What you’ll do:  

The Local Programs Construction Liaison - Construction Inspector Series assists cities and counties with federally-funded Local Public Agency (LPA) projects throughout the construction phase of the project.  Examples of work include: 

  • Reviews contract documents for federal and state compliance and indicates when LPA may issue "notice to proceed" to contractor.
  • Attends preconstruction conferences, site visits, and semi-final inspections.
  • Provides guidance to LPAs in the construction phase of a project regarding federal-aid requirements; including conveying information relative to subcontracts, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Commercially Useful Function (CUF), On-the Job Training (OJT), Value Engineering (VE), project diaries, erosion control, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America.
  • Reviews and processes invoices for repayment consistent with requirements in the Engineering Policy Guide (EPG).
  • Reviews and approves Change Orders, including determination of federal aid eligibility.
  • Communicates LPA project progress with Area Teams, including any potential traffic impacts.
  • Reviews applicable final documents for project closeout, issues final acceptance report, and submits final reimbursement request.
  • Coordinates and performs construction inspections verifying that contractors' activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
  • Performs duties of inspector in charge of routine construction items, such as asphaltic or portland cement concrete plants, asphaltic or concrete paving, including grading and base, small bridges, concrete box and pipe culverts; inspects general or special items, such as utility adjustments, signing, traffic signals and lighting.
  • Performs measurements, computations, or other work in preparing final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
  • Maintains required construction documentation, records and files; prepares progress and other reports, keeps supervisor fully informed as to activities or unusual conditions on the job.
  • Provides field checks for contractor surveying operations; serves as party chief on routine layout and staking; serves as instrument operator on staking of large bridges, other critical structures, or complex interchanges.

 

All you need for success:

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
  • Certification to operate nuclear gauges may be required.
  • Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.

 

Special Working Conditions:

  • Job requires moderate physical activity.
  • Job requires exposure to physical hazards, health and safety risks, and/or adverse or otherwise undesirable characteristics in the environment.
  • Job may require operation of vehicles to plow snow and spread ice control materials.