Construction Inspector IV-VI - Amarillo Area Office

Position Overview

Join the Amarillo District’s Amarillo Area Office as a Construction Inspector IV/V/VI and help shape Texas infrastructure!

This is your chance to take on a role where every day you make a visible difference, ensuring quality and safety on roadways, bridges, and other meaningful projects that keep Texas moving forward. You’ll work side‑by‑side with contractors, lead inspections on complex projects, and tackle real‑world challenges with confidence and creativity. From hands‑on material testing to fabrication site inspections, you’ll gain experience that sets you apart while contributing to projects that millions of Texans rely on.

If you’re detail‑driven, safety‑focused, and passionate about building excellence, this is more than a job, it’s your opportunity to leave a lasting mark on Texas transportation. Don’t miss your chance to be part of something big!

• Ensures inspectors turn in monthly estimates in an accurate and timely manner to facilitate payments to contractors.
• May serve as a lead worker or project leader.
• Attends pre‑construction meetings and answers questions from contractors and other attendees.
• Conducts project reviews and coordinates inspections with various inspectors and other district/division project managers.
• Consults with project engineers, resident project representatives and contractors' superintendents on work progress and construction problems; reviews equipment utilization data and time/cost estimates.
• Ensures adequate levels of equipment and materials are assigned to projects; ensures material tests are performed and materials meet required standards.
• Ensures contractors build roadways, bridges and related highway structures and/or airport improvements in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Handles problem calls from producers, suppliers, inspectors and construction project field personnel.
• Informs plant personnel of material or production problems, rejects substandard material and assists in determining cause for material problems.
• Interprets plans and specifications and negotiates with producers and suppliers to resolve differences.
• Monitors project phasing and traffic control plans or airport closure plans and ensures compliance with approved safety standards; inspects barricades; as required moves traffic control devices and barricades.
• Prepares monthly and final estimates.
• Resolves differences in interpretation of plans and specifications.
• Reviews construction records, inspection reports and records audits to ensure contractors build roadways, bridges and related structures in accordance with plans and specifications.
• Documents work progress and issues arising throughout scope of project.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

• Rejects substandard material and informs producers and suppliers of material and production problems.
• Trains and makes training‑related recommendations to staff on new operations.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

High School Graduate or equivalent in general high school studies.

Construction Inspector IV: 3 years of experience in construction, construction inspection, engineering support, maintenance and repairs, materials or process inspection; or transportation engineering support related experience.

Construction Inspector V: 4 years of experience in construction inspection transportation engineering.

Construction Inspector VI: 5 years of experience in construction inspection.

(Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

• Applicable plans, specifications and estimates preparation, review, processing and compliance requirements
• Construction engineering policies and procedures
• Applicable inspection methods, procedures and techniques
• Applicable testing methods, processes and procedures
• Basic traffic management and control…