Inspector 4

Initial Posting Date: 12/19/2023 Application Deadline: 01/09/2024 Agency: Department of Transportation Salary Range: $4,586 - $7,114 Position Type: Employee Position Title: Inspector 4 Job Description: Civil Engineering Specialist 1 – Inspector 4 Oregon Department of Transportation Delivery & Operations Division – Region 1 Sylvan Construction Office Portland The role: Join our team in Portland as an inspector 4! In this role, you will work daily at construction sites, work closely with contractors and other staff and ensure that maintenance and improvement projects are constructed according to plans and specifications.
You’ll also provide support and training to the field inspection team.
Apply today! We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions.
Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are.
To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website.
Before applying, click here to visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process.
If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life: Review pre-award contract documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Interpret contract documentation, anticipate potential problems and propose solutions.
Inspect and monitor construction and reject work or materials that don’t meet contract requirements.
Measure and record contractor work and prepare source documents to justify payments.
Represent the agency in communications with contractors, the public or other interested parties.
Monitor project safety procedures and methods.
Monitor traffic control and spot check survey stakes, grades, stations, locations and alignments.
Ensure that all required tests are performed and results are documented.
Complete timely commercial useful function reviews to identify any potential concerns regarding the disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE).
Attend technical training and provide training to others.
Hybrid remote work options available! Requires working long and flexible hours, being on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays, working outdoors at least 50% of the time, occasional travel with overnight stays and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Work is performed near traffic and construction equipment, in adverse weather conditions, near hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials and requires climbing ladders, moving around rough terrain and working at heights.
To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.
oregon.
gov.
What’s in it for you: Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, remote work opportunities, paid leave and so much more.
Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.
Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education.
The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate.
If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%.
Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
Want to know about new job postings? Subscribe to receive weekly email notifications! Minimum qualifications: Four years of para-professional engineering or surveying experience.
One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group.
OR An associate's degree in engineering technology or surveying from a recognized community college or technical school of engineering and two and one-half years of engineering or surveying experience.
One year of this experience must have been working independently or as a senior member of a team or work group.
OR A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, surveying, or transportation-related engineering and one year civil engineering or surveying experience.
OR An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special qualifications: Driving is an essential function of this position.
You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record.
We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s).
Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.
What we’d like to see: If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position.
We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.
Highway or transportation related construction experience.
Experience overseeing construction sites and interpreting and applying contract plan and specification requirements.
Experience providing construction documentation such as preparing daily reports, inspection reports, field measurements and interpreting quality documentation.
Experience leading a team of inspectors.
How to apply: Complete the following required steps: Fill out the application or attach a resume.
Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document.
Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
Complete questionnaire.
Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire.
This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process.
If you are an employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
If you are a veteran, you may receive preference.
The task to upload your documents will come before the public records request and gender identity questionnaire tasks.
For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
Need help? For questions, call 503-586-6863 or email ODOTRecruitmentNH@odot.
oregon.
gov.
Additional information: We do not offer visa sponsorship.
If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US.
We are not an E-Verify participating employer.
We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees.
All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
You will be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices.
Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process.
For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT).
This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700.
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