Bridge Specialist 1 - Cuyahoga County - 20057028 at STATE OF OHIO in Cleveland, Ohio

Job Description:

Works under direction of
Prof Engineer qualified to perform inspection of bridges & culverts.  Receives training in how to visually &
physically conduct bridge & culvert inspections to include climbing
structures & operating bridge inspection equipment & assists higher
level bridge specialists in physically & visually inspecting bridges &
culverts (e.g., visually inspects all components of bridges; sounds bridges
using hammer or sounding rod; assists in making sketches & taking
photographs of areas of deterioration; climbs bridges;  enters & crawls through culverts; wades
in water &/or operates boat to determine scour holes;  positions, lifts, carries &/or climbs
ladders; takes measurements; records data) to determine existence & extent
of damage, deterioration & potential hazards. Works independently or with a higher level
Bridge Specialist as a team in performing bridge inspections during training
period (e.g., uses 50/60 lb. ladder to set up against structures, & climb
ladder with hammer, camera, clipboard, etc. to get within arm’s length of
bridge in order to inspect bridge & successfully complete BR86 form; walks
or crawls into culverts to inspect bridge; walks across catwalks &/or beams
of bridge to inspect; inspects bridge from snooper bucket truck; inspects
hairline cracks of bridge structure; sounds bridges to determine the condition &
know the condition of the bridge structure). 
Operates rowboat, wades through water to check soundness & condition
of bridge structure with probing rod, inspects bridge to determine &
evaluate extent of structural condition damage & deterioration &
potential hazards.  Operates a variety of
bridge inspection equipment (e.g., measures quality & strength of existing
concrete with Swiss hammer, operates ultrasonic thickness gage to measure
thickness of steel & other metals to detect cracks & corrosion activity
in steel imbedded in concrete not otherwise visible, performs core sampling
using coring machine).  Sketches &
photographs area of deterioration in structural components.  Operates state vehicle (e.g., pickup truck or
van) to perform bridge or culvert inspection & transport bridge inspection
equipment (e.g., coring machine, pin tester, rebar locator & chain drag) to
& from bridge sites.

Receives training in
preparing & maintaining records of bridge & culvert inspection &
inventory.  Prepares reports on culverts,
damage to structure of bridges & assists in making recommendations
regarding condition & rehabilitation, drafts, & sketches plans for
bridge repair & painting & collects & records input data regarding
bridge analysis & rating system & bridge management system.  Must operate computer &/or laptop to
input & retrieve bridge data.

2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in reading & interpreting plans & specifications to determine basic dimensions & bridge terminology.

2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in position applying knowledge of bridge design, construction & maintenance to complete daily assignments.

Valid driver's license. 

-Or possess National Institute for Certification of Engineering Technologies Level I or Level II inspection certification (i.e., under National Society of Professional Engineers); valid driver's license. -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

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