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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/16/18

Applications Due03/26/18

Vacancy ID49679

AgencyTransportation, Department of

TitleTransportation Construction Inspector (Region 3)

Occupational CategoryI.T. Engineering, Sciences

Salary GradeHourly

Bargaining UnitNone listed

Salary RangeFrom $13.32 to $16.46 Hourly

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 10%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Onondaga

Street Address NYS Department of Transportation

Construction

City Syracuse

StateNY

Zip Code13202

Minimum Qualifications Transportation Construction Inspector 1:

A. One construction season (minimum of 3 months) of work experience in highway, bridge or other civil engineering related construction inspection, as described in the TCI duties, or;

B. Completion of at least one year (minimum of 27 semester credit hours) of college course work as part of an Associate's Degree program in engineering, engineering science, engineering technology, construction technology, drafting/CAD, heavy equipment operations or surveying technology, or;

C. Completion of at least one year (minimum of 27 semester credit hours) of college course work as part of a Bachelor's Degree program in engineering, engineering management, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, construction management, construction supervision, construction technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology or forestry.

Transportation Construction Inspector 2:

D. Two separate construction seasons (minimum 6 months total) of work experience in highway, bridge or other civil engineering related construction inspection, as described in the TCI duties, or;

E. Completion of an Associates Degree program in engineering, engineering science, engineering technology, construction technology, drafting/CAD, heavy equipment operations or surveying technology, or;

F. Completion of at least 2 years (minimum of 54 semester credit hours) of college course work as part of a Bachelor's Degree program in engineering, engineering management, engineering technology, environmental sciences or environmental technology, construction engineering or construction engineering technology, construction management, construction supervision, construction technology, transportation planning, mathematics, physical science, architecture or architectural technology, landscape architecture, surveying, physics, geology or forestry, or;

G. Completion of one construction season of work experience, as described in TCI 1 above, plus minimum of 27 semester credit hours of college course work as part of an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree program as cited in E or F above.

Duties Description Tasks and Duties Under the supervision of a Department of Transportation Engineer-in-Charge, a Transportation Construction Inspector will be physically assigned to one or more construction projects to perform the following construction or materials inspection or inspection-related tasks:

Earthwork Inspection: Inspects contractor’s operations in building earth or rock embankments that serve as foundations for pavement; conducts gradation tests, compaction tests and moisture contact tests to ensure material is of correct size and density; checks thickness of the layer of materials placed and the type and suitability of compaction equipment; assists in survey, layout and measurement activities.

On-Site Concrete Inspection: Inspects contractor's operations in placement of concrete for pavements and for bridge piers and abutments; conducts air content tests, slump tests and obtains cylinders for subsequent load tests; inspects contractor's method of handling and placing concrete to minimize segregation, the finishing of the concrete, and the method of curing, inspects paving trains to ensure a smooth concrete pavement.

Structural Inspection: Inspects contractor's erecting of steel to ensure correct placement; inspects field welds; inspects surface preparation and the painting of steel.

Drainage Inspection: Inspects contractor's operations in the installation of culverts, sewers and ditches; ensures that excavation of trenches is done in a safe manner for proper alignment and grade, that 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 correct, lift thickness is in conformance with specifications, and the asphalt is properly compacted.

Materials Inspection: Inspects production at a batch plant of Portland cement concrete or bituminous concrete; ensures that ingredients are from an approved source (i.e., stone, sand, asphalt or cement), that they are mixed in correct proportions for a specified time period; that automation features of the plan are working properly; maintains documentation of tests and delivery; performs materials test, quantity calculations and related activities in the Materials Unit.

Project Support Activities: Calculates actual construction project length, areas and volumes to support authorization of payments to the contractor; performs technical checking activities in support of administering the contract; performs other technical and engineering-related functions as required.

Miscellaneous Inspection Assignments: Construction inspection assignments may also include: inspection of curbing, sidewalk, signs, guide railing, pavement markings, landscape items, water, sanitary, traffic signals, maintenance and protection of traffic, highway lighting, fencing, crack sealing, joint filling.
TCIs may be assigned to a Construction Support Group such as Soils (stockpile testing), Independent Quality Assurance Testing (IAST) or Construction Survey.

Materials Analyst: Perform design, verification, or acceptance testing of construction materials at the central laboratory. Duties vary based on assigned lab groups, which are focused on geotechnical applications, strength of materials, geologic characterization, concrete asphalt, or chemical analysis.

Additional Comments Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Kimberly Morford, Secretary 1

Telephone

Fax (315) 448-7362

Email Address kimberly.morford@dot.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation

333 E. Washington St.

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13202

 

Notes on ApplyingAlong with a letter of interest, qualified candidates should submit an Application for Employment Part 1 and the Availability Questionnaire for the Transportation Construction Inspector (TCI) Position.
The application and questionnaire may be found online at www.dot.ny.gov/jobs/applic_employment

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