Senior Transportation Technician

Requisition Number: 2024-1178-02

S&ME is seeking an individual to join our CEI team in Cincinnati, Ohio as a Senior Transportation Technician - CEI Inspector and help us provide engineering solutions to our clients.

What You Will Do:

As a Senior Transportation Technician - CEI Inspector you will take charge of overseeing and inspecting a variety of transportation projects, including roadways, bridges, rail, pedestrian facilities, ports, and aviation infrastructure. Responsible for ensuring contractor compliance with project contracts, plans, and specifications, observing and inspecting diverse construction operations, and conducting materials sampling and testing. As a senior member of the team, you may supervise and provide technical guidance to junior staff, with your work subject to review by higher-level professionals.

• Preparing reports, diaries, and documentation, performing calculations, and inspecting erosion control devices.
• Verify line and grade using survey equipment, prepare field books for payment documentation, and attend meetings.
• Oversight and inspection of transportation projects, ensuring contractor compliance.

• Interaction with third-party construction personnel and performing compliance surveys.

Transportation Technicians encounter diverse environmental and field challenges, such as varying weather conditions, heights, uneven terrain, highway traffic, construction site hazards, and heavy machinery. They may work extended hours, including weekends and holidays. Must be capable of lifting and carrying 40-50lbs., maneuver field equipment safely, including loaded wheelbarrows, on uneven ground and around active construction sites. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided to ensure safety in these demanding environments.

We offer competitive pay based on experience, with additional incentives for applicable certifications.

Who You Are:

• You have a High school diploma/GED
• You have one of the following:
  • A minimum of 7 years of highway-related construction or inspection experience
  • 2-year technical degree or higher in Civil Engineering Technology or Surveying Technology with a minimum of 5 years of highway-related construction experience
• You have at least 4 active DOT-based certifications
• You have basic math and technical writing skills
• You have experience with Roadway and Structure projects
• You have American Concrete Institute (ACI) and/or other industry-related certifications (construction, CEI), a plus
• You have OSHA 10HR Construction Certification, a plus

Who We Are:

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.

Check out this video to hear directly from our employee-owners on what it's like working at S&ME.

What We Offer:

We offer competitive pay and benefits, including Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and well-being programs to support you and your family, and 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.

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! Please visit our website to learn more about 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.