E093 Construction Inspector I/II
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Job overview
The Construction Inspector I/II inspects construction methods and workmanship to ensure roadways, bridges, traffic signals, airports, and related structures meet plans and specifications. The role may work independently or support large, complex, district, or statewide projects, and reports to a licensed professional engineer with approval authority. It involves contact with contractors and may include materials testing and inspections at fabrication sites.
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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/or 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 materials tests and manufacturing process inspections at fabrication sites. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details. Construction Inspector I Essential Duties:Advises supervisor of inspection activities and problems at plants and assists in coordinating inspections.Calculates payments due contractors for work completed.Ensures adequate levels of equipment and materials are assigned to projects; ensures material tests are performed and materials meet required standards.Observes and inspects ongoing construction work.Documents work progress and issues arising throughout scope of project. Construction Inspector II (including Construction Inspector I) Essential Duties:Coordinates inspection schedules, traffic control needs, and access issues directly with district personnel.Attends pre-construction meetings and answers questions from contractors and other attendees.Ensures contractors build roadways, bridges and related highway structures and/or airport improvements in accordance withplans and specifications.Monitors project phasing and traffic control plans or airport closure plans and ensures compliance with approved safetystandards; inspects barricades; as required moves traffic control devices and barricades.Resolves differences in interpretation of plans and specifications.Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 779 open Construction Inspector jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$76–115K/yr131 salary ranges
- US median$36–56/hr256 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 76 open Construction Inspector jobs in Texas and 779 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)21 open
- HNTB12 open
- Parsons Corporation8 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 (529 postings).
- Education
- 90 of the 779 open Construction Inspector jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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