Senior Transportation Construction Inspector
Job Summary
What Your Day Will Look Like:
As a senior transportation construction inspector you will support major transportation infrastructure projects throughout the Portland metropolitan area. You will provide extensive field inspection oversight on roadway highway transit bridge utility and multimodal transportation projects. You will be monitoring contractor operations ensuring compliance with contract documents specifications safety requirements quality standards and agency regulations. You will be a key liaison between contractors project managers owners and design teams to ensure successful project delivery. Salary: $70k-$120k
What Youll Do:
- Perform daily inspection of transportation construction projects including highways roadways bridges transit facilities utility relocations traffic control and ADA improvements.
- Verify contractor compliance with project plans specifications permits environmental requirements and agency standards.
- Inspect and document construction activities related to earthwork grading paving concrete placement drainage systems structures traffic signals illumination and utility installations.
- Review contractor schedules work plans material submittals and testing results.
- Monitor and document quantities for pay estimates and progress payments.
- Coordinate with project managers engineers contractors testing laboratories utility providers and agency representatives.
- Maintain detailed daily reports diaries photographs and field records.
- Identify and document non-conforming work and assist in resolution of construction issues.
- Conduct field measurements and verify construction staking and layout activities.
- Attend progress meetings pre-construction meetings and contractor coordination meetings.
- Support change order documentation claims avoidance and project closeout activities.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable safety policies environmental requirements and traffic control standards.
What Youll Need:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates or Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Construction Management Engineering Technology or related field preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of construction inspection experience on transportation infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience with ODOT construction projects and/or TriMet transit projects.
- Strong knowledge of:
- ODOT Standard Specifications
- ODOT Construction Manual
- TriMet design and construction requirements
- Oregon Standard Drawings
- MUTCD and temporary traffic control requirements
- ADA compliance standards
- Experience documenting contractor quantities and preparing inspector reports.
- Ability to read and interpret plans specifications standards and contract documents.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and electronic construction management systems.
- ODOT-certified Construction Inspector.
- Experience working as Lead Inspector or Senior Inspector on transportation projects exceeding $10M in construction value.
- Experience on light rail bus rapid transit transit facilities or major roadway reconstruction projects.
- Knowledge of construction materials testing and quality assurance processes.
What Benefits Youll Enjoy:
We invest in us. Because our team members go above below and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out) we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions contact .
- Career Growth & Development Tuition reimbursement program paid professional training major license achievement bonus extensive on-demand learning center and paid professional memberships.
- Work-Life Alignment Industry-competitive PTO seven paid holidays and two floating holidays flexible work schedules paid parental leave and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
- Wellness Medical dental and vision insurance employee assistance program fitness and wellness reimbursement and HSA and FSA options.
- Life Employer-paid STD and LTD employer-paid term life insurance and retirement 401(k) with company match.
- Community Quarterly social events paid group volunteering events and employee resource groups.
How Your Career Will Grow:
We know career growth is not always linear or streamlinedits often squiggly. You may want to explore a management track try a new technical track or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.
Why Youll Love Consor:
At Consor youll work with a network of water and transportation professionals who specialize in planning engineering design structural assessment and construction services. Across geographies youll have access to the resources and nationwide expertise found in a large consulting firm while experiencing a community feel at the local level. Youll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together.
How We Support Diversity:
Consor welcomes and celebrates equality and diversity in the workplace. Throughout our teams and across leadership Consor pursues an environment in which each employee and prospective employee is treated respectfully valuing the uniqueness of individuals and differing perspectives and experiences. At the heart of this is ensuring employment practices at Consor provide and promote equal employment and development opportunity for all employees and prospective employees in accordance with all local state and federal laws and regulations governing personnel activities. As such Consor is an equal opportunity employer and pursues a program of affirmative action across its offices and worksites.
If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency contact Human Resources at ext. 55214. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia Relay Service a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD.
If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance contact us at ext. 55214.
Notice: The above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the positions responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Consor is an engineering firm offering planning & design, structural assessments, construction services, and other specialized services.