Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transportation Infrastructure Construction Inspectors (2023) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction Construction inspectors represent the workforce that ensures the delivery of quality transportation infrastructure projects by ascertaining whether the work meets or exceeds contract requirements. Performing quality construction work helps state transportation agencies (STAs)
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2 Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transportation Infrastructure Construction Inspectors 1.1 The State of the Construction Inspector Workforce Since the end of the Great Recession, nearly all sectors of the U.S. construction industry have identified significant workforce shortages, training challenges, and the need to attract new and diverse employees.
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Introduction 3 inconsistencies in construction inspector training and certification. Currently, most STAs use consultants for inspections to some degree.
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4 Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transportation Infrastructure Construction Inspectors 1.3 How to Use the Guide This Guide has been designed for STAs to either read through page by page or choose specific chapters depending on which aspects of construction inspection development the STA considers essential. Implementation and use of the Guide follow five chapters and the associated construction inspector development flowchart shown in Figure 1.1: • Chapter 1 provides an overview of the project and information on using the Guide.
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Introduction 5 Path I: Needs Assessment and Recruitment (Chapter 2) Path II: Core Competencies and KSA Assessment (Chapter 3)
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6 Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining Transportation Infrastructure Construction Inspectors Step 2 is to advertise and recruit potential candidates based on the education, experience, and skill sets required for a construction inspection position. As candidates apply, their education and experience are evaluated to determine whether to hire them and what inspection role they can fill, depending on the competencies needed and the candidate's associated skills.
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Introduction 7 STA. However, if proficiency is not achieved (e.g., failing proficiency exams)
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