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Bridge Inspector 1
State of Iowa
645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Location
Iowa, 50319
Salary
$22.49 - $33.33
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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February 26, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working outdoors as part of a team to inspect bridges and highway structures in Iowa, checking for safety issues and documenting any problems to keep roads safe for drivers.
You'll use tools to examine parts of bridges up close, measure things, take photos, and enter data into a system.
It's a good fit for someone who enjoys hands-on work, doesn't mind traveling or climbing in tough spots, and has a positive team attitude.
Key Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to complete comprehensive bridge inspection training per National Bridge Inspection Standards
- Pass a pre-employment physical verifying ability to perform duties, including lifting up to 65 pounds
- Willingness to travel, climb, and work in difficult or hazardous conditions with occasional overnight stays
- Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions, including Fall Protection Classes
- Experience or ability to use inspection tools and techniques for visual, audio, and mechanical assessments
Full Job Description
Do you like to work outdoors? How about serving the traveling public by ensuring, through inspections, the safety of structures on the highways?
Our Bridges & Structures Bureau (BSB) is looking to hire a full-time Bridge Inspector 1 to be part of a team inspecting bridges for the state and national transportation systems in Iowa.
You will have the opportunity to work in an environment where teamwork, customer service, and a positive attitude are valued!
Location: Atlantic, IA
Shift Requirements: Days, Monday through Thursday, 6:45am to 5:15pm
Travel Requirements: The person selected must be willing to travel and be able to climb and work under difficult and potentially hazardous conditions; occasional overnight travel.
As a Bridge Inspector 1, your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing for and participating in bridge inspections.
- Measurement of dimensions, angles, and distances, which is accomplished using various devices such as transit, level, surveyors' chain, level rod, and tape, and the recording of measurements.
- Preparation of sketches and taking of photographs with digital cameras.
Determining the condition of various bridge components, including identifying deficiencies.
This is accomplished by visual and audio inspection techniques using various mechanical and electronic devices, such as magnetic particle and dye penetrant testing equipment, hand grinding tools for locating and evaluating fatigue cracks in steel members, calipers, incremental bores, pachometer, and electronic depth finder.
Documenting the inspection findings in SIIMS (Structure Inventory and Inspection Management System Database.) by completing bridge inspection report forms.
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) codes, AASHTO Bridge Element condition states, and any written descriptions must convey mental images of field conditions that are consistent with the photographs and sketches of deterioration.
Additional Requirements:
- Successfully complete a comprehensive bridge inspection training course required by the National Bridge Inspection Standards within a period of time designated by the appointing authority at the time of appointment.
- Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
- Prior to starting employment, all persons are required to have a post-offer pre-employment physical verifying the physical ability to perform the duties described.
- A pre-employment physical verifying the physical ability to perform the duties described. Click the video link for a demonstration: OPC Webinar Chapter 4 PCP Demo Test (youtube.com)
- Learn and understand the occupational hazards and safety precautions related to the job through Fall Protection Classes.
- Lifts and loads items weighing up to 65 pounds.
Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation.
To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:
- Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
- Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment, and costs can be reviewed here.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
- Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).
We encourage you to learn more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website!
You have the freedom to flourish in Iowa – Apply today!
The Iowa Department of Transportation is an equal-opportunity employer.
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us.
Reasonable accommodation, such as an interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.
The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.
For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree in civil or construction engineering technology, and experience equal to one year of full-time work in engineering survey, bridge safety inspection, bridge/road construction inspection, bridge/road maintenance, or bridge/road/building construction.A total of three years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in civil or construction engineering technology equals one year of full-time experience.Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work in engineering survey, bridge safety inspection, bridge/road construction inspection, bridge/road maintenance, or bridge/road/building construction.For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
Additional Information All positions in this class require successful completion of a Federal Highway Administration approved comprehensive bridge inspection training course required by the National Bridge Inspection Standards prior to appointment or within a period of time designated by the appointing authority.All positions in this class are required to have and maintain a minimum of a valid Class C Non-Commercial Operator's License.Designated positions in this class require possession of a valid Commercial Learner's Permit upon hire.
Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority, a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License with the required endorsements and applicable restrictions must be obtained and subsequently maintained in order to continue employment.In conjunction with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (parts 40 and 382), designated positions in this job class require a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer's random drug and alcohol testing program and will be subject to the regulations regarding the Federal drug and alcohol testing program.Prior to starting employment, all persons are required to have a post-offer, pre-employment physical verifying the physical ability to perform the duties described.Travel, including overnight travel, may be required for positions in this class.
Employees must arrange transportation to and from assigned work areas.Within a timeframe as determined by the appointing authority, employees in designated positions are required to reside within 30 minutes driving time, during normal conditions, from the assigned work location.Employees must respond to emergency situations as required, and may be required to work up to 16 consecutive hours.
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