Senior Transportation Inspector

Senior Transportation Inspector (Full-Time)

Job Location s: US-VA-Chesapeake | US-VA-Hampton

EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATION:

Do you bring VDOT or other DOT inspection experience and a strong understanding of roadway and bridge construction methods?

MBP is looking for a Senior Transportation Inspector to support transportation projects by providing on-site compliance inspection, quality assurance, and progress monitoring, with a focus on VDOT or other DOT work.

What You'll Do:

Serve as a key on-site contact to coordinate with clients, contractors, adjacent property owners, and project stakeholders while representing MBP. Provide guidance to contractors regarding conformance with plans, specifications, and codes. Oversee quality assurance and progress monitoring for assigned operations and recommend corrective actions within project scope. Exercise sound judgment in field conditions and support MBP objectives through professional communication and coordination.

Offer mentorship to less experienced inspectors and contribute to a safe and compliant work environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide on-site compliance inspection, quality assurance, and progress monitoring for conformance to plans, contracts, specifications, and applicable codes; advise contractors of discrepancies and facilitate corrective actions
• Maintain project records including daily diaries, materials notebook, permit compliance, and civil rights compliance; perform algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric calculations and prepare associated sketches in daily diaries
• Check materials and review material documents to verify testing and coordinate additional samples to clients or testing laboratories for verification
• Review payment applications, provide final inspections, and create and track punchlists
• Communicate professionally with the client, contractor, traveling public, adjacent property owners, other project stakeholders, and MBP team members
• Provide oversight of less experienced construction inspectors and assist with training
• Verify that highway work zones and traffic control conform to current standards
• Perform work of basic to moderate difficulty including materials testing and basic surveying
• Complete administrative tasks including a daily timesheet, monthly expense report, and monthly mileage report
• Work on project sites, including standing and sitting as needed, climbing ladders, working at heights, working outdoors in a wide range of weather conditions, and safely navigating uneven terrain

Who We Are Looking For

Experience:

• Construction work experience with advanced understanding of construction means and methods for transportation projects
• VDOT or other DOT experience inspecting projects including roadway widening, intersection improvements, signalization, bridges, roadway maintenance, streetscape, utilities, and similar work activities
• Construction-related training and/or experience or coursework in road/bridge construction, civil engineering, materials, and tools utilized in transportation projects

Education/Knowledge:

• High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• Basic mathematics including algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric computations based on field measurements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Email, Internet navigation, project management information systems, and web-based tools

Preferred

Certifications:

• OSHA 10-hour or OSHA 30-hour certification required or obtainable within 3 months of hire
• Certification(s) from VDOT such as Intermediate Work Zone Protection, Asphalt Field Level I and II, Soils and Aggregate, Pavement Marking, Nuclear Gauge Safety, Guard Rail Inspector Training, ACI Concrete, and DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management (required)
• Other relevant certifications including WACEL, ICC, NICET, or MARTCP

Skills and Abilities:

• Professional and effective communication with clients, contractors, stakeholders, and team members
• Mentorship and training support for less experienced inspectors
• Attention to detail in documentation, calculations, and compliance verification
• Safe field practices including working at heights, outdoors in various weather,…