Senior Construction Inspector

Title: Senior Construction Inspector

State Role Title: Engineering Technician III

Hiring Range: $54,986-$89,352

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem, Harrison Ave

Agency Website: https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Transportation Civil Rights Division seeks to hire a dynamic Senior Construction Inspector who will coordinate, schedule and inspect all phases of routine and complex highway construction projects to ensure construction quality in accordance with plans and specifications and provide a quality transportation system for the traveling public.

DBE Compliance:
Ensure the prime is complying fully with regulatory and contractual requirements of the DBE Program. The incumbent will monitor the work of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) to ensure the firm is fully performing the designated work items according to their subcontract

Contract Compliance:
Ensure construction activities are performed in accordance with contracts, plans and applicable documents to include environmental, erosion and sediment controls, safety, traffic controls, and EEO and DBE guidelines, regulations and permits. Ensure project contract compliance using checklists, spreadsheets, manufacturer recommendations, construction directives, traffic engineering memoranda and materials memoranda to ensure project quality requirements are met.

Project Documentation
Track and maintain materials documentation for project and maintain detailed DWRs and diaries and correlate to the contractor's scheduled construction activities so VDOT can track individual activities, resources, productivity and efficiencies. Document daily occurrences, meetings, and communications and correlate to contract documents to provide information on changes in the contractor's scope of work.

Project Oversight
Monitor project schedule through progress meetings; notify supervisor when contractors incur schedule variance outside contract allowances. Conduct, document and distribute minutes of project and progress meetings. Review and maintain project budget. Review project item quantities and costs to ensure on-budget project delivery. Project remaining work costs to complete. Ensure all submittals for associated work items have been submitted and approved prior to start of work by reviewing project submittals to verify approval. Determine support equipment needed for project and ensure proper maintenance, use and return.

New Mobilizations
Prior to the DBE firm mobilizing to a project, the position will review the DBE firm Safety Plan and proposed mobilization plan with the District Safety Officer and Prime Contractor (if DBE firm is not the prime) to ensure that DBE Safety Plan and practices are OSHA-compliant, and that the DBE firm understands the requirements to safely mobilize to the project site and perform the work.

Communication
Communicate with VDOT and external support staff. Manage project public relations and respond to public concerns. Proactively notify project support staff and the public of traffic changes, project phase start and finish. Address landowner, business owner, and traveling public concerns regarding project. Work with the contractor to resolve issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in program and project management.
• Ability to perform physically demanding work in field conditions such as using test equipment, lifting, climbing, stooping, working at heights, in confined spaces and making visual observations.
• Ability to work independently.
• Skill in identifying measures or indicators of program performance and in operating computers and applicable software.
• Experience in the construction or transportation industry.
• OSHA 10-Hour training with the ability to obtain OSHA 30-Hour within a reasonable timeframe acceptable to the District Civil Rights Manager.
• Considerable knowledge of state and federal safety, environmental, and EEO and DBE guidelines and regulations as they relate to transportation construction.
• Ability to read, interpret and analyze roadway, structure and bridge plans, specifications and contract documents.
• Knowledge of construction estimating and scheduling.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; to devise solutions to problems; to prepare reports; and to develop, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with VDOT and contractor personnel and the general public.
• Ability to maintain detailed records, prepare reports and maintain project files.
in program and project management.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Possession of or ability to obtain required certifications within 12 months of employment.
• Knowledge of DBE program, labor compliance, related Acts, equal employment opportunity guidelines and regulations.

The following licenses/certifications are required for this role:
• Asphalt Field Level I
• DEQ: Inspector for Erosion Sediment Control (ESC IN)
• DEQ: Inspector for Storm Water Management (SWM IN)
• Radiation Safety USDOT HAZMAT Certification (Nuclear Gauge)
• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety
• Soils & Aggregate Compaction
• CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course
• Guard Rail Installer Training (GRIT)
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Level I (CCWA) OR WACEL Concrete I Certification
• Pavement Marking
• Flagger

Additional Considerations

• Possession of current certifications and completion of fall protection and confined space training.
• Experience in a broad range of road and bridge construction inspection activities with a DOT or a DOT consultant inspection firm.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Site Manager or other project management software.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within district boundaries, including those that administratively report to Central Office, may be assigned to emergency response duties at the discretion of the District Engineer or Administrator.
Safety shoes are required.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Contact Information

Name: Audrey Phillips

Phone: 804-837-4748

Email: audrey.phillips@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.