Join Our Team as an Assurance Inspector – Based in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Are you passionate about quality, safety, and making a real impact on transportation infrastructure? We’re looking for a dedicated Independent Assurance Inspector to oversee Independent Assurance (IA) across a significant portion of Wyoming. In this pivotal role, you’ll evaluate testing technicians, oversee materials sampling and testing, and provide hands-on training in the field. Your work will directly support the delivery of a safe, high-quality, and efficient transportation system across the state.

This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to shape the standards of transportation in Wyoming while working outdoors, traveling the state, collaborating with skilled professionals, and making sure every road and bridge is built to last.

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities (deferred compensation)
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

• Evaluates certified technicians performing acceptance testing, including WYDOT personnel, contractors, and consultants, in the performance of test procedures in each area of certification in which they are testing
• Independently communicates with field offices to monitor project schedules and progress, tracking construction activities to determine when work is occurring
• Travels weekly to job sites to evaluate technicians testing aggregate, asphalt, concrete, plant mix pavement, and other materials
• Conducts split sampling with technicians and observes on-site testing procedures to verify both contractor and WYDOT field test results
• Transports split samples to the Central Laboratory for testing and comparison of results to ensure the project sampling and testing is valid
• Observes field testing technicians performing materials tests at project sites and verifies practices are in compliance with testing procedures
• Provides assistance and training to field testing technicians on field testing procedures
• Serves as a member of the Materials Testing Manual committee and gives recommendations for changes to the manual
• Assists in providing instruction at materials testing training seminars in the Materials Laboratory and with the Wyoming Materials Tester Technician Certification Seminars
• Cleans, maintains, repairs, and calibrates testing equipment
• Makes recommendations for supplies needed/inventory, and equipment maintenance

PREFERENCES:


Preference may be given to applicants who have a Wyoming Materials Technician Certification in Soils and Aggregate, Asphalt Cement, Portland Cement, and/or an American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Testing Technician Level 1 Certification.


KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of testing procedures
• Knowledge of testing equipment operation and maintenance
• Knowledge of specifications, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of materials characteristics
• Knowledge of construction practices
• Knowledge of laboratory safety
• Knowledge and skills in the evaluation of materials and direction of work activities
• Skills in written and oral communication and computer use
• Ability to evaluate test results, give recommendations, and direct activities
• Ability to adjust to changing schedules, procedures, and policies

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to stand for long periods
• Ability to travel throughout the State of Wyoming to various construction projects
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.

• FLSA: Non-exempt
• E-Verify: WYDOT uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
• The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a Drug-Free Workplace.
• Qualifying Reasons
  • Acceptance of a permanent full-time non-exempt/exempt position posted for public recruitment
  • Temporary employees accepting a full-time or part-time permanent position
  • Current employees accepting a promotional opportunity - recruitment must have been opened to the public
  • One year of service to WYDOT must be completed; failure to complete this requirement will forfeit the hiring incentive; funds will be recouped from final pay.
  • Internal candidates would be required to remain in the position for a minimum of one (1) year from their promotion date.
  • Employees would only be eligible for one (1) hiring bonus in a 12 month period.
  • If the employee elects to downgrade through an active recruitment and/or appointment during the twelve (12) month period, they would be required to pay the bonus back.

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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.