Bridge Safety Inspection Team Assistant in Allentown, Pennsylvania at Larson Design Group

About Us

Larson Design Group (LDG) is an award-winning, employee-owned Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. Guided by our core values, we’re expanding our team, opening new offices, and adding new offerings to provide responsive, innovative solutions to clients nationwide.

Being 100% employee-owned directly impacts our culture: it drives our decision-making, motivates our teams, increases our productivity, improves retention, and contributes to the future success of our company. Our culture is one where we work hard for our clients and for each other – and we have fun collaborating, sharing experience and expertise, and learning along the way. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional quality, elevating client relationships, enriching the careers and lives of our employee owners, and enhancing the communities where we live and serve.

At LDG, we strive to create an organization where people want to work. We offer a flexible work environment, paid training for required licensures, competitive benefits, bonus plans, and a company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) while supporting your professional and personal growth.

Your Opportunity + Impact

The Bridge Safety Inspection Team Assistant is responsible for performing bridge safety inspections and other structure related inspections in accordance with NBIS and PennDOT Pub 238. This position will work closely with other team members to ensure inspections are completed accurately and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspects structures in accordance with NBIS and Pub 238.
• Evaluates the conditions of structures, identifies deficiencies and properly codes structure in I-forms.
• Records and maintains records of conditions of structures using i-forms and BMS2.
• Utilizes hand tools to remove defective materials in order to properly evaluate conditions on individual parts of a structure.
• Uses ladders, hydraulic man-lifts, and under-bridge cranes to access portions of structures that are otherwise inaccessible.
• Uses measuring devices and other non-destructive testing methods.
• Prepares preliminary draft inspection reports from field inspection data using i-forms.
• Compiles maintenance needs from structure inspections.

Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field strongly preferred.
• Experience: 1-5 years experience preferred.
• Licensure/Certification: CBSI certification or ability to obtain CBSI. Valid Drivers License required

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet project deadlines effectively.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a project team.

EEO Statement

Larson Design Group, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.