About the Role
Join Creighton Manning’s construction inspection team and help deliver transportation projects that improve how communities move. As a Construction Inspector II, you’ll play a hands-on role in the field supporting roadway, bridge, traffic signal, and roundabout projects across New York. This is an opportunity for an early-career to mid-level inspector to deepen technical expertise, expand leadership capability, and build a rewarding career on meaningful infrastructure work.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key field presence on active construction projects, documenting daily activities, quantities, materials, and progress.
- Inspect construction operations involving earthwork, paving, drainage, utilities, and structural components.
- Verify field conditions, material characteristics, and testing requirements to support quality and compliance.
- Review work zone traffic control setups for conformance with project plans and applicable standards.
- Prepare accurate daily reports and maintain organized project records.
- Flag issues promptly and communicate concerns about workmanship, safety, schedule, or constructability to the appropriate team members.
- Support preplacement inspections and assist with evaluating compaction methods and test results.
- Contribute to successful project delivery on small assignments or as part of a larger inspection team.
- Track quantities, material tickets, labels, and other field data used to support project records and payment documentation.
- Differentiate common soils and aggregates and identify material sampling requirements.
- Inspect earthwork, asphalt and concrete pavement, drainage, utilities, incidental construction, and concrete structural work at a basic to intermediate level.
- Confirm work zone traffic control is installed in accordance with the MUTCD and project plans.
- Conduct or support preplacement inspections and evaluate observed field conditions against specifications.
- Review compaction methods and test results to help determine acceptability.
- Monitor environmental components of project plans for compliance.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely field reports and supporting documentation.
Requirements
- Reliable, observant, and comfortable working in active field environments.
- A clear communicator who can raise concerns professionally and promptly.
- Organized and accurate when documenting field activity and project records.
- Motivated to build expertise in highway and bridge inspection and broaden responsibility over time.
- Strong computer skills required.
Skills
- Site Manager
- APPIA
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Early-career to mid-level
- 1-3 years of direct experience in highway construction inspection or a closely related field
Education Level
- High school diploma required
- Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology from an ABET/EAC-accredited program (or approved equivalent) is valued
- NICET Level II certification required, or an approved equivalent under NYSDOT policy
- Prior NYSDOT employment as a title SET or a qualifying associate degree as recognized by NYSDOT policy
- ACI, NETTCP Soils and Aggregate certifications, or comparable NYSDOT training, are a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $31.50/hour - $49.44/hour
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid licensing fees
- Competitive benefits
- Market based, competitive compensation
- Performance driven recognition and development bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability
- Company paid life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
- Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays
- An additional floating holiday
- Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- 401(k) with company match
- Support and rewards for professional development and certifications
About the Company
- Creighton Manning offers skilled professionals like you an exceptional place to work, grow, lead, and achieve.
- Explore an array of opportunities and join accomplished colleagues in tackling challenging projects for a range of markets.
- Enjoy work location and scheduling flexibility; your choice of comprehensive, personalized benefits; a range of employee wellness programs and discounts; and more.
- Feel good about being part of a collaborative team that’s committed to supporting the communities we serve.
- Join Creighton Manning and distinguish yourself in a company poised for unlimited growth.
