Field Technician

Post Date

May 18, 2026

Location

Forest Park,
Ohio

ZIP/Postal Code

45240
US
Jul 18, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Environmental Engineering

Req #

COL-c1d3ba62-6d48-4bcc-8152-ccfe97034db5

Pay Rate

$16 - $20 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Additional Information:
- Projects are typically located within 60–120 minutes of the Cincinnati office.
- Meet at the office daily and a company vehicle will be provided to take to the job sites, based on the assignment or milage reimbursement
- This position will include a mix of primarily field and laboratory work with some office work.
- Frequent travel within this region is expected.
- Training will be provided on testing and inspection as well,
Hiring Manager mentioned he has hired a few contractors from a geologist background! And they a lot of their guys on their team did not have experience but they have the training bandwidth to train them up.

Day to Day:
- Perform construction engineering technician (inspection) services related to earthwork, concrete, asphalt and utility construction for INDOT, municipalities, and private sector clients.
- Perform engineering and construction field testing primarily roadway/bridge projects.
- Inspect and report on specific aspects of construction works in progress, such as concrete pours, rebar placement, pipe replacements as examples.
- Inspect and sample construction materials.
- Perform computations with formulas, plots data and draws simple curves and graphs.
- Assist Engineers in field during soil and materials investigations.
- Ensure that job site tests/observations, including quality control, quality assurance, and verifications are performed in accordance with the standard test/observation methods, project specifications and other contract documents.
- Perform lab testing and observation of soils, concrete and asphalt.
- Perform inspections for construction projects to ensure contractor compliance with state specifications, plans, and/or proposals for primarily roadway work, roadway, pavement.
- Verify plan quantities and calculations as bid plans.
- Prepare and maintain project records and reports.
May assist with notifying the Contractor or the Project Engineer of non-conforming work.

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Required Skills & Experience

- Willing to travel
- Education Highschool, Trade school, or GED
- 0-2+ years' experience in construction inspection and testing.
- Must have a valid driver license and reliable transportation
- Comfortable with a flexible schedule

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Familiarity with highway construction specifications and previous field experience is a plus/not required.
- Previous experience working for a testing company
- Experience with concrete, asphalt, earthwork, and utility construction engineering services and inspection/testing is nice to have but not required.
- Experience with field and laboratory testing of soil, concrete, asphalt, aggregate, masonry, structural steel and fireproofing, etc. is a plus but not required.
Preferred certifications: ACI Grade I, DOT Asphalt Tech, NICET Level II Soils, ICC Special inspections and/or CWI/NDT inspectors – good to have but not required.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.