Transportation Construction Inspectors (seasonal positions)

Job Duties:
Seasonal Transportation Construction Inspectors (TCIs) are hired during the construction season. Working under the guidance of a Project Engineer, TCIs perform inspection or inspection-related tasks on Thruway construction projects, ensuring conformance with the contract plans and specifications such as:

Field Office Activities: Calculates and verifies lengths, areas, and volumes to support authorization of payments to the contractor and performs other technical and engineering-related functions as required.

Earthwork Inspection: Inspects contractor’s operations in building earth or rock embankments which serve as foundations for pavement; conducts gradation, compaction, and moisture content testing to ensure materials are in compliance with the specifications and are properly placed and compacted; checks thickness of the layer of material placed and type and suitability of compaction equipment.

Concrete Inspection: Inspects contractor’s operations in placement of concrete for pavements, bridge piers, abutments and footings; conducts air content tests, slump tests, and obtains cylinders for subsequent compressive strength tests; inspects contractor’s method of handling and placing concrete to minimize segregation; ensures proper finishing and curing of the concrete; inspects paving train to ensure a smooth pavement on concrete paving operations.

Structural Inspection: Inspects contractor’s erection of steel to ensure correct placement; inspects field welds, bolted connections and painting of steel; inspects placement of reinforcing steel prior to placement of structural concrete.

Drainage Inspection: Inspects contractor’s operations in the installation of culverts, drainage ditches, etc.; ensures excavation of trenches is done in a safe manner and to proper alignment and grade; ensure correct material is placed and properly shaped to “bed” the pipe, and that backfill over pipe is of correct material and properly compacted.

Asphalt Pavement Inspection: Inspects contractor’s placement of asphalt pavement; ensures temperature for placement is within specified limits, lift thickness is in conformance with specifications and asphalt is properly compacted.

Competitive Pay:
The Thruway Authority offers a competitive salary in all parts of the state. The hourly rates for TCIs range from $23 to $25 commensurate with experience.

Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and meet the minimum qualifications for appointment as described below:

Transportation Construction Inspector 1: One construction season (minimum of three months) of work experience in highway, bridge, or other civil engineering related construction inspection; or completion of at least a minimum of 27 semester credit hours of college course work as part of an associate degree program in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, engineering science, surveying technology, drafting/CAD, or heavy equipment operations; or completion of at least 27 semester credit hours of college course work as part of a bachelor’s degree program in engineering, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction management, construction supervision, engineering management, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology, or forestry.

Transportation Construction Inspector 2: Two construction seasons (minimum of six months total) of work experience in highway, bridge, or other civil engineering related construction inspection; or completion of an associate degree program in engineering, engineering technology, construction technology, engineering science, surveying technology, drafting/CAD, or heavy equipment operations; or completion of at least 54 semester credit hours of college course work as part of a bachelor’s degree program in engineering, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction management, construction supervision, engineering management, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology, or forestry; or completion of one construction season of work experience, as described in TCI 1 above, plus a minimum of 27 semester credit hours of college course work as part of an associate or bachelor’s degree program as cited above.

Transportation Construction Inspector 3: Completion of six months as a Transportation Construction Inspector 2; or completion of three months as a Transportation Construction Inspector 2 and completion of at least 81 semester credit hours of college course work as part of a bachelor's degree program in engineering, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction management, construction supervision, engineering management, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, construction technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology, or forestry.

A valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State is also required.

Additional Comments:

If you meet the minimum qualifications and are interested in working as a Construction Inspector for the New York State Thruway Authority, please complete an Employment Application, noting which geographic area(s) you are interested in, and return it to the email address or mailing address identified above.