Assistant District Bridge Inspection Engineer (MassDOT Bridge Inspector III)

State of Massachusetts - Taunton, MA

Full-time - Entry Level

Taunton, MA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Incumbents of positions in this series conduct inspections and maintain and administer the Divisions' inspection program for MassDOT and municipally owned bridges in accordance with the requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, 23 CFR Part 650 Subpart C. They also inspect bridges that do not meet the NBIS definition of a bridge and can be assigned to inspect other ancillary and appurtenant highway structures and perform other inspection related engineering duties on an as needed basis. The primary purpose of this work is to perform the inspection of bridges and ancillary structures in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to ensure that they are safe for traveling public to use.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a Bridge Inspection Team Leader and performs all types of bridge inspections required by NBIS on all types of bridge structures.
• Prepares for assigned bridge inspections by obtaining and reviewing all available plans and inspection records for structures that are to be inspected and by ensuring the availability of equipment and tools needed by all team members for each inspection assignment.
• Maintains the safety of bridge inspection teams and the public by ensuring that the proper safety equipment is available and that it is used correctly; ensuring that all safety procedures are in place; ensuring that proper procedures are used for inspections over water and railways.
• Ensures the quality of inspections and prepares inspection reports.
• Acts as the Assistant Bridge Inspection Unit Supervisor.
• Assists the bridge Inspection Unit Supervisor with reviews of inspection reports from bridge inspection teams to ensure quality control.
• Assists the Bridge Inspection Unit Supervisor in maintaining inspection unit files for all bridges covered by that unit, including all information required by NBIS and supplemental information required by Department policies and directives.
• Assists the Bridge Inspection Unit Supervisor in maintaining the inspection units' equipment inventory and coordinating all repair and maintenance activities required to keep the equipment in good working order.
• Assists the Bridge Inspection Unit Supervisor to maintain a file for all inspection unit personnel containing basic personnel data and titles, duties, qualifications, training, and education.
• Represents MassDOT and/or attends meetings and conferences as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
• Engineer-In-Training certification or Professional Engineer registration.
• At least two (2) years of bridge inspection experience.
• Possess the minimum qualifications to be in charge of a bridge inspection team as specified in 23 CFR Part 650 Subpart C.

Nice-to-haves

• Possession of a Professional Engineer registration and successful completion of a Federal Highway Administration approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
• A minimum of five (5) years experience in bridge inspection assignments in a responsible capacity and successful completion of a Federal Highway Administration approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
• Certification as a Level III or IV Bridge Safety Inspector under the National Society of Professional Engineers' program for National Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) and a successful completion of a Federal Highway Administration approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.
• An Associate's Degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology and four (4) years of bridge inspection experience and successful completion of a Federal Highway Administration approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course.

Benefits

• Five-thousand dollar ($5,000) signing bonus for newly hired employees.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.