Construction Inspector Supervisor

Overview

District 61 - Unit 216 - West Baton Rouge Parish
Construction Inspector Supervisor

This is a promotional opportunity for permanent DOTD employees only.

The overall function of this position is to assist the Project Engineer (Engineer
6) in the activities of the Project Engineer's office by supervising a team of construction inspectors engaged in construction inspection duties. Incumbent is responsible for assuring high quality construction work in accordance with plans, specifications and special provisions. This position is located in District 61/Unit 216/West Baton Rouge Parish of the Department of Transportation and Development and reports directly to the Engineer 6/Project Engineer.

The incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties many times with or with minimal supervision and also be able to interpret unforeseen conditions as they may arise. The incumbent will participate in appropriate DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attend all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks.

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Possession of a high school diploma or GED plus five years of experience in construction inspection or experience in the maintenance of public streets, roads, bridges, highways, or associated structures; OR

• Six months of experience in sub-professional engineering, heavy mobile equipment operation, or mobile equipment maintenance plus five years of experience in construction inspection or experience in the maintenance of public streets, roads, bridges, highways, or associated structures; OR
• Thirty semester hours in one of the following specialized fields: architecture, cartography, construction management, construction technology, drafting, engineering, engineering graphics, engineering technology, industrial technology, landscape architecture, math, or physics; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management, or construction technology; OR
• Possession of an engineer intern certificate.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here
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• Supervises a team of employees engaged in inspection of construction projects which may include PCC Pavement, Asphaltic Concrete, Embankment and Base Course, Pipe Conduit, Pile Driving, Bridge Construction, and Asphaltic and PCC Plant Operations. Assigns work, reviews and approves work for subordinates. Oversees subordinate personnel engaged in monitoring the work of contractor's personnel for compliance with plans and specifications. Supervises the necessary surveying required to compute earthwork quantities.
  
  Coordinates subordinate scheduling with contractor's work schedules. Able to perform these duties for multiple projects at once.
• Supervises the establishment of documentation on projects including daily diaries, Asphaltic and Concrete Plant Data, Miscellaneous Testing reports, and field books. Reviews computations for pay quantities through daily measurement and record keeping in order to compile monthly pay estimates. Conducts project close-out procedures, project origination procedures, assists in creating change orders, reviews construction schedules.
• Conducts performance evaluations, approves requests for leave, determines schedules and resolves disputes between employees.
• Instructs and trains subordinates in proper construction techniques and Sampling and Testing procedures for quality and quantity of materials including in situ testing with a Nuclear Density/Moisture Gauge.
• May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities. May be required to manage projects outside of typical roadway construction, including facility construction, maintenance activities, utility installation, installation of ITS, lighting, and signalization systems, etc.

Appointment Type: Promotional, only open to current permanent employees of DOTD.

Compensation: Starting hourly rate for the…