Transportation Construction Inspector Supervisor (Field)

About the role

Lead the way on transportation projects that make a lasting difference in communities across Pennsylvania! As a Transportation Construction Inspector Supervisor (Field) with the Department of Transportation, you will guide inspection teams and help ensure highway construction work meets high standards for quality and safety. This position offers the opportunity to combine leadership, technical expertise, and problem-solving in a fast-paced field environment. Take pride in supporting projects that keep people and goods moving every day!

This position supervises a construction inspection team and performs technical inspection work on transportation construction projects. The role helps ensure projects are completed according to approved plans, specifications, standards, and contract requirements. As a Transportation Construction Inspector Supervisor (Field), you will perform the following duties:

• Project Oversight: Direct construction inspection activities and oversee assigned operations on highway construction projects
• Quality Compliance: Monitor materials and workmanship to verify compliance with contract requirements, standards, and specifications
• Technical Review: Check grades, stakeouts, cuts, fills, material placement, calculations, and field conditions to support project accuracy
• Documentation Management: Prepare reports, work orders, estimates, and project records while tracking material certifications and project documentation
• Team Leadership: Assign, prioritize, review, coach, and develop staff while supporting hiring, performance management, and training activities
• Stakeholder Coordination: Communicate project expectations, resolve field issues, coordinate resources, and provide guidance on project requirements

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You will work closely with vendors, and work hours may change based on vendor availability.
• Travel and overtime as needed
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 5 days in a 10 day pay period, after successful completion of the probationary period and training program. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the assigned Headquarters or Job Site in District 5. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• One year as a Transportation Construction Inspector (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of construction inspection experience and an associate’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geotechnical engineering, surveying engineering technology, or a closely related engineering technology; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Conditions of Employment

• This position requires possession of a valid non-commercial Pennsylvania Class C Driver’s License or equivalent.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.