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Asphalt Lab Technician
Area Engineer
Material/Process Inspector
Construction Records Auditor
Accounting Specialist
Asphalt Lab Technician
Starting range: $38,000 – $55,000. Responsible for hot mix quality control, including roadway testing duties to ensure production and placement meets or exceeds expectations. Ensures that products meet or exceed quality standards as defined by TxDOT and various other local entities.
Area Engineer
Salary range: $101,600 – $171,800. This position involves keeping abreast of current transportation design innovations, modifications, laws, regulations, policies and procedures; overseeing: construction operations in the area office to include review of shop drawings, compliance with regulations, approval of letting advertising and conducting pre-construction meetings and public hearings.
Material/Process Inspector
Salary range: $36,970 – $58,400. A Material/Process Inspector performs advanced material tests and manufacturing process inspections in laboratories, plants and/or at points of supply. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives.
Construction Records Auditor
Salary range: $36,976 – $68,900. This position audits construction project records; verifies contractor compliance with state and federal requirements and trains others. Auditors advise contractors’ bookkeepers on record-keeping procedures and monitor material testing requirements, results and reports for compliance with specifications and standards.
Accounting Specialist
Salary range: $32,976 – $52,045. An Accounting Specialist performs general accounting work to include the review, audit, reconciliation, examination, reporting and processing.
