Highway Construction Inspector

Highway Construction Inspector I

Department: Operations

Division: 7

Location: Anadarko, OK

Reports to: Engineering Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Basic

Purpose:

Positions in this job family are responsible for overseeing the construction of highways, roads, and related structures, ensuring construction conforms with the construction contract documents, plans and specifications.

• Performs sampling and field testing of materials used during construction projects, ensuring compliance with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) testing guidelines.
• Submits accurate test records and samples to the residency lab.
• Maintains current records in the Construction Management System and updates the system data.
• Inspects contractor’s work to ensure compliance with project plans and specifications.
• Communicates with stakeholders, such as businesses and landowners affected by the project.
• Maintains required documentation of project progress, including measurements, calculations, and documentation of all work events and conditions.
• Submits progressive estimates and time and diary reports.
• Operates agency-issued vehicles and other equipment safely.
• Conducts safety reviews.
• Resolves contract disputes and specification interpretation with contractors.
• Uses agency-provided software to accurately and completely document progress and required reports such as Daily Work Reports (DWR), Diaries, Material Testing, Estimates.
• Trains new employees.

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others. This is the basic level of the job family where incumbents learn techniques and methodologies for performing highway construction inspections, materials sampling and testing. Supervisors and higher-level Highway Construction Inspectors provide training and instruction for assigned tasks.

Supervision and monitoring of the work product will range from close supervision of the incumbent at the learning stage of a task or function to normal and routine supervision of the work product as the incumbent becomes proficient in and independently performs assigned tasks and functions.

Knowledge of basic construction materials and their typical uses; occupational safety practices; basic mathematics including geometry and algebra for routine job-related calculations. Ability to collect, maintain, and record field data; to communicate effectively with internal staff, contractors, and external partners in both oral and written form, including preparation of inspection reports; to use computer and standard office software. Work in conditions that may involve light or medium weight objects and tools, climbing, working from ladders, exposure to weather, confined, noisy or dirty environments, and unpredictable hazards.

Requires sustained concentration and sensory attention over medium durations.

High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED).

• Required certification in materials sampling and testing from an accredited state or national program within 12 months of hire.
• Positions may require working long hours, nights, and weekends.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license at the time of employment.
• Applicants must complete a drug test prior to employment.
• Willingness and ability to perform all job-related travel normally associated with this position.
• Able to sit, stand, walk, reach, talk, and hear; regularly lift 50 pounds.
• Vision requirements: close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Capability to work in a wide variety of environmental conditions ranging from extreme heat to extreme cold.
• Some positions are safety-sensitive as defined by 63 O.S.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.