Structural Steel Bridge Inspector

About the Position

We’re seeking a Structural Steel Bridge Inspector to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, and transit (bus and rail) projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. This role covers structural steel on bridges and transportation structures in the field, including erection, field welding, bolting, coatings, and specialty systems such as bearings, expansion joints, and cable and post-tensioning hardware. You’ll verify delivered and erected steel against approved shop drawings, welding procedures, and contract specifications, and document what is needed to accept, pay for, or reject the work.

This is a full time, long term, on-site position located in the greater Savannah, GA region.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Inspect field erection of structural steel, including fit-up, alignment, camber, connection installation, and erection sequencing against the contractor’s approved erection plan.
• Verify delivered steel members and connection material on arrival, including material traceability, mill test reports, dimensional conformance to approved shop drawings, and damage sustained in shipping or handling.
• Review welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, welder qualification records, and mill test reports before field welding begins, and confirm the work is performed to the approved procedures.
• Verify field-welded and high-strength bolted connections, including bolt installation, tensioning, and verification testing, with added rigor on fracture-critical members.
• Confirm the contractor’s quality control program is being followed rather than described, and verify the approved fracture control plan is applied to fracture-critical work in the field.
• Coordinate and witness nondestructive testing, including ultrasonic, magnetic particle, penetrant, and visual methods, and evaluate results against project acceptance criteria.
• Verify installation of bearings, expansion joints, and cable or post-tensioning system components, including anchorage hardware, corrosion protection, stressing operations, and installation sequencing.
• Monitor coating and corrosion protection work, including field touch-up and repair of coatings damaged in shipping or erection, and evaluate surface preparation, environmental conditions, and application against specification before the surface is closed out.
• Document nonconforming work, coordinate corrective action with the contractor, and verify the correction before the connection is covered or the member is loaded.