
E094 Construction Inspector I/II-North Bexar AO
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Job overview
The Texas Department of Transportation seeks a Construction Inspector I/II for roadway, bridge, traffic signal, airport, and related construction projects. The inspector checks workmanship and compliance with plans and specifications, monitors progress, and may advise contractors on resolving issues. Depending on level and assignment, the role may involve working independently, supporting complex district projects, or conducting statewide airport inspections under a licensed professional engineer.
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Full job description
Inspects construction methods and workmanship to ensure contractors build roadways, bridges, traffic signals, airports and related structures in accordance with plans and specifications; acts as consultant regarding work progress and problem resolution; may serve as the only inspector on a construction project or assist in overseeing construction inspection activities for very large and complex projects within a district or conduct statewide construction inspection activities for ongoing airport improvement projects. Responsible to a licensed professional engineer who has full authority for approval of all work. Work requires contact with contractors. May perform material tests and manufacturing process inspections at fabrication sites. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details. Essential Duties: Construction Inspector ICalculates payments due contractors for work completed.Ensures contractors build roadways, bridges and related highway structures and airport improvements in accordance with plans and specifications.Monitors project phasing and traffic control plans or airport closure plans and ensures compliance with approved safety standards; inspects barricades; as required moves traffic control devices and barricades.Observes and inspects ongoing construction work.Oversees construction record-keeping activitiesDocuments work progress and issues arising throughout scope of project.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.Construction Inspector IIIn addition to the duties listed abovePrepares monthly and final estimatesResolves differences in interpretation of plans and specificationsPrepares and reviews correspondencePerforms other job responsibilities as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 755 open Construction Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$76–115K/yr123 salary ranges
- US median$37–55/hr254 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 61 open Construction Inspector jobs in Texas and 755 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (this employer)16 open
- HNTB11 open
- Parsons Corporation5 open
- Experience
- Construction Inspector postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 9 years (503 postings).
- Education
- 85 of the 755 open Construction Inspector jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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