01655894

Monograph

http://www.domesticscan.o...nt/uploads/FR_DS.15-01.pdf

This report summarizes findings from a domestic scan of construction inspection competence within transportation agencies and other organizations. The purpose of this scan was to investigate what agencies are doing to develop and maintain a skilled construction inspector (CI) workforce in the face of an aging workforce, changing missions, shifting priorities, and shrinking budgets. A construction inspector is defined as one whose primary responsibility is to verify that contractor work meets standards and specifications by observation and measurement. Another commonly used title is construction technician. A construction technician is a broader term that could include testing lab, survey, and office personnel involved in performing testing and processing payments for the contractor. The scan investigated the following topics: (1) Organizational knowledge transfer/knowledge management initiatives; (2) Training programs; (3) Qualifications and certifications; (4) Career path management (employee cross-training); (5) Expand innovations and new technologies; (6) Consultant engineering inspection (CEI); and (7) Organizational hiring (recruiting) and retention practices.

NCHRP Project 20 68A, Scan 15-01

English

165p

2017-5

Digital/other

Appendices; Figures; References; Tables

Construction management; Contractors; Inspection; Inspectors; Personnel management; State departments of transportation; Training

Administration and Management; Construction; Education and Training; Highways

TRIS, ATRI, USDOT

Dec 21 2017 9:24AM