CEI Roadway Inspector - S&ME, Inc.

CEI Roadway Inspector

Requisition Number: 2024-1610-05B

S&ME is hiring a CEI Roadway Inspector to join our Transportation team in Columbia, South Carolina helping us provide engineering solutions to our clients.

What You Will Do:

As a CEI Inspector, you will play a key role in overseeing, administering, and inspecting transportation projects, including roadways, bridges, railways, pedestrian pathways, ports, and aviation facilities. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that contractors meet all contract requirements, plans, and specifications. This position involves both indoor and outdoor work, exposing you to diverse weather conditions and field environments. Flexibility is essential, as extended hours, including weekends and holidays, may be required.

• Monitor contractor activities, including earthmoving, paving, bridge construction, and traffic control. Ensure all work adheres to project plans and permits.
• Keep thorough records by preparing daily diaries, material reports, and field books for contractor payments. Your documentation will be crucial for project success.
• Conduct materials sampling, verify line and grade with survey equipment, and perform key calculations to ensure accurate construction processes.
• Perform DBE and EEO compliance surveys and verify that erosion control devices meet all environmental and permit requirements.
• Attend meetings, interact with third-party construction teams, and report to higher-level technical staff for project reviews.

Pay rate is based on the level of experience. Additional incentives are available for existing applicable certifications.

Who You Are:

• You have a High school diploma/GED
• You have 2 or more years of highway-related construction or inspection experience or a 2-year technical degree in Civil Engineering Technology or Surveying Technology or higher with 2+ years of highway-related construction or experience
• You have the ability to supervise crew and/or a separate program function of moderate complexity
• You have one or more SCDOT-based certifications
• You have experience with SCDOT resurfacing projects including pavement markings, a plus
• You have American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certification, or other materials certifications, a plus

Working Conditions and Physical Demands:

You are willing and able to perform the physical demands of this position with the use of Company-provided Personal Protective Equipment such as:

• Working outdoors the majority of the time in varying weather conditions
• Routinely lifting and carrying 40-50lbs, (field/laboratory samples and equipment)
• Maneuver field equipment safely, such as a loaded wheelbarrow, on uneven ground and around active construction sites
• Traveling out-of-town (typically overnight) for assignments as necessary
• Working outside of normal business hours when necessary

We Are S&ME:

For over 50 years, our collaborative approach to geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials has offered innovative solutions to solve our clients' most complex challenges. Together, our work results in lasting positive community impacts across the country.

Collectively, we are 1000+ proud employee-owners across 10+ states and value eager, passionate, honest, and hard-working employees who strive to make positive impacts on our communities. With employee ownership at our foundation, we are all vested in the success of each other and S&ME. We know that creating an environment where employees can grow and flourish, both professionally and personally, leads to our collective drive for success. That's why we put our employees first in everything from safety to opportunity.

What We Offer:

We offer a generous benefits package with a full suite of options, including well-being programs to support you and your family, as well as the development resources you need to advance in your career. We also believe in a flexible working environment, allowing you and your manager to determine how you can work most effectively and collaboratively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments.

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans with HSA and FSA options
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401K with Company Matching
• PTO with Rollover
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Credential Incentive Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Vehicle with Gas Card for Project-Based Work
• $2,000-5,000 Referral Bonuses
• & More!

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career with a firm committed to our employees and providing quality service to our clients, join us!

This is a full-time position with competitive pay based on experience. The successful candidate must meet the requirements of the company's Fleet Management Program, Substance Policy, and Reference Check Program. Submit resume, cover letter, and salary expectations for consideration. Only qualified candidates with acceptable employment eligibility verification (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not provided. S&ME reserves the right to fill this position with an internal or external candidate at any time during the search. S&ME is not responsible for unauthorized job postings or submissions of resumes using external links/websites.

No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.