Transportation Engineering Technician II (61034260) **RE-ADVERTISMENT**
Laurens County, SCFull-time$45–77K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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The Transportation Engineering Technician II performs certified construction inspections for SCDOT projects. The role documents construction activities, measures and records contract quantities, tests construction materials, tracks sampling results, and maintains project records. It also monitors work zones for compliance with traffic-control standards, reports deficiencies and safety concerns, and verifies that issues are corrected.
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Performs duties as a certified inspector and maintains SCDOT/SCDHEC/ACI Certifications in the following: SCDOT Asphalt Roadway Technician, SCDOT Earthwork, Drainage & Base Inspector, SCDOT Concrete Field Technician & ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I, SCDHEC Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control Inspector. Thoroughly documents daily construction-related activities and accurately measures, calculates and records quantities of installed contract pay items in the field and enters the information into AASHTOWare Project daily work reports for accurate contractor payment. Takes samples and performs various field tests of construction materials for compliance with applicable specifications. Ensures that materials are sampled and tested at required frequency and manufacturer certifications are obtained prior to the installation or use of engineered construction materials, products, and devices. Enters sampling data into AASHTOWare Projects and Sample Log and tracks until results are received. Prepares all necessary construction reports and maintains construction records until completion of each assigned project. Monitors work zones on assigned projects as a certified Work Zone inspector to ensure traffic control devices are placed according to SCDOT and MUTCD standards and according to contract documents and plans. Notifies the contractor promptly of traffic control deficiencies and/or safety issues, and ensures deficiencies are corrected immediately. Notifies the Resident Construction Engineer of any areas of concern not corrected by the contractor. Performs other related duties as assigned.A high school diploma and one (1) year of experience that is related to the area of employment; or an approved acceptable equivalence. Necessary Special Requirement: A valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required.
The physical demands for the essential functions involves frequent bending, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to 50 lbs. Walking for extended periods, treading rough terrain, working in close proximity to motoring traffic, and in natural environmental hazards. May require occasional exposure to noise. May require working outside of normal work schedules and weekends. The South Carolina Department of Transportation is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
How this job compares
Set against the 774 open Construction Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$45–77K/yr
- US median$76–115K/yr133 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $61K, is 36% below the US median midpoint ($95K) — in the lowest quarter of Construction Inspector salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Construction Inspector jobs in South Carolina and 774 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Construction Inspector postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 535 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 438 of the 774 open Construction Inspector jobs (57%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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