Transportation Inspector​/Senior Transportation Inspector

Transportation Inspector / Senior Transportation Inspector (Full‑Time)

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Do you have progressive field inspection experience across transportation and building projects and enjoy coordinating with contractors, agencies, and clients while keeping projects on track and well‑documented?

MBP is looking for a Construction Inspector II to support field compliance, quality assurance, and documentation on active construction projects. Ideal candidates bring demonstrated growth in responsibility inspecting similar work and are ready to represent MBP in daily interactions with contractors, agencies, and project stakeholders.

Serve as a key MBP representative on active construction sites, verifying conformance with specifications and codes while supporting quality assurance and progress monitoring. Coordinate with agency personnel, contractors, and MBP team members to address discrepancies and recommend corrective actions. Exercise sound judgment in documenting project activities and advising on field issues that affect schedule, budget targets, and compliance. Support development of pay applications and contribute to project record strategies and reporting approaches.

Work independently with periodic guidance from senior engineers or project leaders as scope and complexity increase.

• Perform field checks of red‑line as‑built plans to verify completeness of the plans.
• Conduct on‑site field compliance inspection, quality assurance, and progress monitoring for conformance to specifications and codes at various construction projects.
• Develop payment applications.
• Verify that maintenance and new construction conform to contracts, plans, specifications, approved shop drawings, approved material lists, and permit requirements; communicate discrepancies to contractors and advise on actions to meet requirements.
• Perform required materials testing.
• Perform basic to moderate surveying and take measurements to check line, grade, and dimensions of roadway and structural elements; advise contractors of discrepancies.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with agency, contractor, and MBP personnel.
• Perform final inspection, prepare punchlists, and verify punchlist items are completed or corrected by the contractor.
• Maintain project records, including daily diaries documenting contractor work (locations of work, workforce, equipment, materials), project photos, and inspection reports; incorporate algebraic, geometric, and trigonometric calculations and associated sketches as needed.
• Track submittals and requests for information and maintain project correspondence.
• Perform administrative duties required of MBP team members.
• Inspect grading projects, paving projects, demolitions projects, special design bridge projects, signal projects, signing projects, coating projects, utility projects, and other special projects as assigned.
• Research proper inspection and construction methods to prepare for inspection requirements.
• Review performance of, and assist in the oversight, training, and development of Inspector I, Inspector Trainee, and Interns/Co‑ops; provide daily advising of necessary corrective actions to support teamwork, partnering, and project success.
• Review and/or prepare daily reports for entries to the project diary, as‑built plans, materials books, and work books.
• Prepare and check construction project reports and monthly project estimates; make corrections and forward to appropriate parties.
• Assist in constructability and biddability reviews.
• Monitor project budget and schedules.
• Assist in contractor’s monthly evaluations.
• Provide customer service and courteous communication to the traveling public, adjacent property owners, and other project stakeholders.
• Complete administrative tasks including daily timesheets, monthly expense reports, and monthly mileage reports.
• Obtain training and professional development and participate in marketing introductions, including professional association involvement.
• Participate in shortlist interviews as requested.
• Perform limited project management responsibilities when…