CEI Roadway Inspector

CEI Roadway Inspector

Requisition Number: 2025-1610-08

Build Your Career. Own Your Future.

At S&ME, you're more than just an employee, you're an employee-owner of a 100% employee-owned company that has been solving complex geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials testing challenges for over 50 years. We're invested in your success and offer a career path with growth opportunities, training, and hands-on experience. Join a team that values safety, integrity, and teamwork while offering industry-leading benefits designed to help you thrive - on and off the job, including but not limited to:

• Medical, dental & vision plans with HSA and FSA options
• 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) with employer match
• PTO with rollover
• Maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company vehicle & fuel card for project-based work
• Employee recognition & credential incentive programs
• $2,000 referral bonuses and more!

Your Role: Hands-On, Impactful, and Fast-Paced

As a CEI Roadway Inspector in Columbia, South Carolina, you will play a key role in overseeing, coordinating, and evaluating transportation infrastructure projects-including highways, bridges, rail systems, walkways, ports, and airports. Your primary responsibility will be to verify that contractors comply with all contractual obligations, blueprints, and technical specifications. The position includes a mix of office and fieldwork, often in diverse weather and environmental conditions. Adaptability is important, as the role may demand long hours and occasional work on weekends or holidays.

What You'll Do:

• Supervise contractor operations such as earthwork, asphalt placement, bridge construction, and traffic control, ensuring all work meets design requirements and permitting conditions.
• Keep detailed records-such as daily diaries, material documentation, and field notes-to facilitate contractor compensation and monitor project progress.
• Take material samples, verify alignment and elevation using surveying equipment, and perform critical calculations to maintain construction precision.
• Conduct reviews for DBE and EEO compliance and verify that environmental and permit-related erosion control standards are properly implemented.
• Attend coordination meetings, work closely with external construction personnel, and report project status and findings to senior engineering staff.

Pay rate is based on the level of experience. Additional incentives are available for existing applicable certifications.

What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma/GED
• 2 or more years of highway-related construction or inspection experience or a 2-year technical degree in Civil Engineering Technology or Surveying Technology or higher with 2+ years of highway-related construction or experience
• Ability to supervise crew and/or a separate program function of moderate complexity
• One or more SCDOT-based certifications
• Experience with SCDOT resurfacing projects including pavement markings, a plus
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certification, or other materials certifications, a plus

What to Expect

With the use of Company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

• Outdoor, hands-on work in all weather conditions
• Walking over rough terrain and standing for long periods (up to 12 hours)
• Lifting and carrying 40-50 lbs. of materials and equipment
• Safely handling field tools and maneuvering equipment on active construction sites

Why Join S&ME?

At S&ME, your career growth matters. You'll receive professional training, work on exciting projects, and be part of a company that truly invests in its people. This is more than a job, it's a chance to build a long-term career in the engineering and construction industry.

Ready to Get Started? Apply today and take the first step toward an exciting future with S&ME!

This full-time role offers competitive pay based on experience. Candidates must comply with our Fleet Management, Substance Policy, and Reference Check requirements. Only candidates with valid employment eligibility (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not available. S&ME reserves the right to hire internally or externally at any time. No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.