Local Programs Construction Inspector
Listed on 2026-08-18
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Engineering
Civil Engineering -
Construction
Civil Engineering
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.
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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
Coordinates and performs construction inspections verifying that contractors activities are in compliance with contracts, specifications, and engineering principles and performs measurements, computations, or other work in preparing final plans, change orders, contractor payment estimates, and engineering costs.
- Attends preconstruction conferences, site visits, and semi-final inspections and communicates LPA project progress with Area Teams, including any potential traffic impacts.
- 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 contract documents for federal and state compliance, approves Change Orders, including determination of federal aid eligibility and reviews applicable final documents for project closeout, issues final acceptance report, and submits final reimbursement request.
All You Need For Success
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
- ABET accreditation assures confidence that a collegiate program has met standards essential to prepare graduates to enter critical STEM fields in the global workforce. You can use the following link to determine ABET accreditation. Home - ABET
- Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.
Successful candidates with the above qualifications will be considered for one of the three levels based on knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Salary Levels
- Entry salary- $67,307.04
- Intermediate salary- $72,691.68
- Senior salary- $78,506.88
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.
- A postsecondary degree is the best measure to ensure candidates possess required engineering knowledge, including in applied physics and mathematics, drafting, engineering processes and procedures, project management, industry ethical standards, and analyzing and modeling data.
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Minimum Qualifications - Non-ABET
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field. OR
- 8 years of experience in construction inspecting or related field.
- Certification to operate nuclear gauges may be required.
- Successful completion of a work simulation examination and a medical-physical examination.
Successful candidates with the above qualifications will be considered for one of the three levels based on knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Salary Levels
- Entry salary- $57,762.48
- Intermediate salary- $62,383.68
- Senior salary- $68,803.68
Note for internal applicants: Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final…
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