Bridge Inspection Team Leader

Job Description

  Are we the road to your future? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.  We are currently searching for an experienced Bridge Inspection Team Leader to support our Carolinas Region located in Raleigh, NC. The successful candidate will have experience in conducting field inspections and preparing inspection reports. Work will primarily be in the county where the bridge is located based on assignments and needs of NCDOT and will require traveling for out-of-town assignments.  The field work requires work in situations that are hazardous in their nature such a traffic congestion, working on slopes, climbing of high steel, working in confined areas, and working above water on scaffolds or the snooper crane at considerable heights. What you’ll be doing:

• Advanced level in-depth safety inspection work as the Team Leader of a 2 man bridge inspection team that conducts inspection on all types of structures in North Carolina
• Work in an outside environment at considerable heights, exposure to snakes, spiders, insects, and poisonous plants
• Safety shoes will be required as a condition of employment
• Preference will be given to applicants with bridge safety inspection experience and progressive experience in the inspection, construction, design or maintenance, major steel or concrete bridges or other structures
• Responsible for carrying out in-depth inspections on bridges, light standards, culverts, pipes, sign supports & overhead walkways and preparation of reports detailing conditions found during the inspection process. These reports are used in an evaluation process that determines the structural integrity and the capability of structures to support loads imposed on them by the traveling public and/or natural forces.

• Training new inspectors, scheduling, and plans the team's activities in conformance with bridge priorities
• Leading a team of inspectors in the field during inspections 
• Scheduling and coordinating inspections, personnel, vendors, stakeholders, and maintenance of traffic
• Operating access equipment and other equipment to perform inspections

 What you need to have:

• The successful candidate will have experience in conducting field inspections and preparing inspection reports. Candidates should possess a strong working knowledge of NBIS and have advanced writing and communication skills.
• Must have NBIS Bridge Inspection Course
• NHI Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges course with Refresher Training within the last 5 years
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in bridge inspections with a minimum of 1 year service as a qualified NBIS Team Leader 
• NHI Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges and Inspection and Maintenance of Ancillary Highway Structures Courses preferred but not required
• EIT or P.E. license preferred but not required 
• In-State Travel required
• Strong knowledge of NBIS and have advanced writing and communication skills

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Characteristics of a successful Volkert team member:
  1. Be a brand ambassador for the company who engages in diversity and inclusion,
  2. Be self-motivated to meet individual goals and maintain accountability in a team environment
  3. Exercise initiative and independent judgement in the solution of work problems
  4. Be able to communicate effectively- verbal and written
  5. Be able to multi-task in a team environment

 Volkert Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility and a positive work/life balance
• Challenging and innovative projects
• Employee referral program
• Professional development
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Additional voluntary benefits

 The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.  “For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Volkert does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.North Carolina