Construction Inspector Series - Clinton

Job Location

Clinton Project Office (1057 E Gaines Drive, Clinton, MO 64735)

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 career advancement without the competitive selection interview process.

• Coordinate and perform construction inspections verifying that contractors’ activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles.
• Inspect routine construction items, including asphaltic or Portland cement concrete plants, asphaltic or concrete paving (grading and base), small bridges, concrete box and pipe culverts; also inspect general or special items such as utility adjustments, signing, traffic signals, and lighting.
• Perform measurements, computations, or other work in preparing final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
• Maintain required construction documentation, records and files; prepare progress and other reports, keeping the supervisor fully informed of activities or unusual conditions on the job.
• Provide field checks for contractor surveying operations; serve as party chief on routine layout and staking; serve as instrument operator on staking of large bridges, other critical structures, or complex interchanges.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field OR
• Eight years of experience in construction inspection or a related field.
• Certification to operate nuclear gauges may be required.
• Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical‑physical examination.

• Entry salary – $57,762.48
• Intermediate salary – $62,383.68
• Senior salary – $68,803.68

• 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.

• 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.

• Entry salary – $67,307.04
• Intermediate salary – $72,691.68
• Senior salary – $78,506.88

MoDOT values team members who align with our preferred employee qualities, including teamwork, adaptability, and commitment to safety.

MoDOT offers a defined pension plan, generous leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.

Southwest District Human Resources