Lead Senior Field Technician - Construction Observation
Minneapolis, MNFull-time$99–125K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
SRF Consulting Group is seeking a lead senior field technician to perform quality assurance inspections and ensure contract compliance on public infrastructure projects in the Minneapolis or St. Paul area. The role leads inspection work, supports junior staff, and verifies construction against plans, specifications, and owner policies. Candidates are sought with extensive inspection experience, relevant MnDOT certifications, and proficiency in project requirements and labor compliance.
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Job Type
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Description
SRF Consulting Group, Inc. creates lasting solutions to strengthen communities. SRF's engineers, planners, and designers collaborate with our clients and their partners to ensure meaningful results for the most challenging projects and enrich everyday experiences. Our award-winning projects range from designing roadways, trails, and bridges to planning statewide transportation systems, to revitalizing neighborhoods and urban spaces. At SRF, our employee-owners help shape the culture and future of our business and our communities. As a 100 percent employee-owned company, team members share in the company's growth and prosperity and receive stock ownership on a vesting schedule for their retirement. Our culture offers frequent companywide events, clubs, and sports teams, as well as opportunities to give back to the community. SRF also provides employees with the following:
401(k) and company match plan, Comprehensive health benefits package.
Competitive salaries, Paid professional certifications and memberships.
Flex-time scheduling, Generous time-off programs, and Vacation time carry-over.
Multiple professional development programs.
SRF's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a cornerstone of our culture and success. Individual differences, life experiences, and talents drive our innovation and our approach. Everyone is welcome, differences are celebrated, and horizons are limitless.
We are currently seeking a Led Senior Field Technician - Construction Inspection to join our growing Construction group in our Minneapolis, MN or St. Paul, MN office. This role is responsible for performing quality assurance inspections and ensuring contract compliance for various public infrastructure projects. SRF has a long tradition of partnering and contributing to construction projects of significance across the Twin Cities Metropolitan area.
Responsibilities:
Perform construction inspection for highway/municipal/roadway/transit projects.
Serve as the lead inspector on a single large and complex transportation or transit projects, or several smaller projects.
Manage and mentor junior inspection staff on assigned projects and within the region.
Complete daily diaries and other project documentation.
Ensure compliance of contractors' work with plans, specifications, and policies of the owner.
Track project quantities for monthly payments and assemble monthly pay estimates. Project quantities are to be tracked per applicable funding categories.
Oversee materials inspection, certification, and testing to ensure compliance with project requirements.
Serve as a trusted technical resource and demonstrate sound judgement.
Assist with preparation and documentation of minor construction contract changes.
Read and interpret plans and specifications.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates have fifteen or more years of roadway, municipal utilities, transit, and/or bridge inspection experience, excellent communication, and record keeping skills, and the ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
Inspector level MnDOT Technical Certifications in grading and base, bituminous street and concrete field.
MnDOT Technical Certification in bridge construction and other technical certifications is preferred.
Proficient with Federal Aid and State Aid project requirements, including project close-out procedures.
Proficient with labor compliance verification.
Valid Driver's License, with an acceptable motor vehicle record.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, stand / walk for long periods of time, and to work in a variety of outdoor weather conditions.
Salary Range: $99,000 - $125,000
Compensation is determined by various factors, including education, experience, skills, job location, internal equity, market analysis, and specific qualifications relevant to the role.
SRF Consulting Group values diverse talent and global experience. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for new employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
SRF Consulting Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals feel respected, acknowledged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our diversity drives our innovation; our inclusivity drives our approach. We encourage ALL qualified people to apply.
We will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of hair style or texture -race, genetic testing, military status or unfavorable discharge, citizenship or work authorization status, pregnancy, arrest/conviction and expunged or sealed convictions, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, ancestry, gender identity or expression, status about public assistance, or any other protected class.
SRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Experience Required
None
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$99,000.00 - $125,000.00 / Annually
Postal Code
55416
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
4654973
Job Benefits
Not specified
How this job compares
Set against the 1,963 open Field Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$99–125K/yr
- US median$62–91K/yr151 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $112K, is 44% above the US median midpoint ($78K) — in the top quarter of Field Technician salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 41 open Field Technician jobs in Minnesota and 1,963 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Braun Intertec Corporation11 open
- Mediacom Communications5 open
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- Experience
- Field Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (898 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 834 of the 1,963 open Field Technician jobs (42%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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