JOB DESCRIPTION
WHO WE ARE

Supported by more than 3,400 employees in over 90 locations across the United States, we provide a full continuum of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction, and program management. Our clients include U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, and a wide range of private commercial and residential development clients. Michael Baker is committed to delivering a standard of excellence that fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve our clients' complex challenges.

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction, and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation, and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration, and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable, and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver a quality of life.

#We Make a Difference.

CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Michael Baker International’s Construction Services staff supports clients by acting as their trusted on-site agent through all phases of construction, from pre-design to close-out, by providing qualified construction managers, inspectors, constructability reviewers, schedulers, estimators, and safety experts. As new technologies evolve throughout the construction industry, innovative ideas are required to maintain and deliver successful construction projects.

The Construction Inspector II will serve as a key member of the firm’s growing construction management discipline by working as an employee of the Louisville office on inspection projects throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The successful candidate will perform testing and inspection services on road and bridge projects for KYTC, INDOT, and other clients, as well as inspection for improvements to airport airside and landside projects. Between field assignments, this position may involve design tasks such as constructability reviews of plans for upcoming projects as well as assisting technical staff during plan preparation.

• Inspect construction crews’ work to ensure compliance with the contract documents including plans and specifications on active construction contracts
• Identify and inform the project engineer or project supervisor of observed problems
• Work with supervisor to address public and contractor questions
• Make measurements and observations of work being performed to ensure accurate quantities are tracked for completed work
• Monitor material testing needs and perform various INDOT Certified Material tests when needed.
• Electronically document pay quantities, material requirements, and contractor staff in a daily work report using SiteManager.
  

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED; Associate degree in Construction Technology or related field of study is preferred
• 8+ years of KYTC and/or INDOT construction or related experience
• Possess a valid driver’s license
• Ability to pass a background check
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Good interpersonal, communication, and conceptual thinking skills
• Possess strong math skills, including algebra and geometry for determining areas and volumes
• Willingness to commute to construction projects in varying locations, work in all weather conditions, varying shifts, and weekends
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work independently for periods of time
• Ability to prioritize project assignments to meet competing deadlines
• Attention to detail and effective decision making and organizational skills
• Ability to provide support to local office, as well as availability to occasionally travel to other offices
• Past KYTC and/or INDOT experience is preferred
  

• • KYTC and/or INDOT Final Construction Record (FCR) and Project Closeout experience is preferred
  • ATSSA and/or KYTC Work Zone Traffic Control Certification
  • ACI Level I Certification
  • KYTC Aggregate Sampling Technician Qualification
  • KYTC Grade & Drain Level I Technician Qualification
  • KYTC Structural Inspection Level I Qualification
  • KEPSC-RI Qualification
  • KYTC Asphalt Best Management Practices Certification
  • KYTC SiteManager Training and/or experience
  • Ability to pass INDOT’s SiteManager certification

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $27.00 to $32.00 per hour. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.

BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL EEO STATEMENT

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

ABOUT US
Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. As a covered federal contractor, Michael Baker International is required to comply with Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, and its implementing guidelines. If the federal vaccine mandate is found to be valid and enforceable, this will include ensuring that all covered employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, except in limited circumstances where there is a legal entitlement to an accommodate. In addition, you may be subject to current or future state or local COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could become a condition of your employment based upon your work location or involvement on a project. Accordingly, Michael Baker encourages you to provide satisfactory proof that you are "fully vaccinated" for COVID-19 so as to ensure compliance with any potential applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.