Qualified Team Leaders - District Bridge Inspection Coordinators (BICs) or Bridge Inspection Specialists in a District or Division
The TxDOT personnel assigned to these positions are directly responsible for bridge inspection operations within Bridge Division or a district. Under general guidance from the Bridge Inspection Program Manager, the District Bridge Engineer, or from the District Engineer, they perform a variety of tasks. If the individual filling the District Bridge Inspection Coordinator position is not an engineer, then they must meet the minimum requirements of a Bridge Inspection Specialist.
Some of the major bridge inspection responsibilities and duties of these positions include:
- Implement and monitor the bridge inspection program in a district
- Maintain and review files which indicate the condition of the bridge inventory and document compliance with bridge inspection policies
- Inspect and appraise bridge structures according to the FHWA Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual and the TxDOT Bridge Inspection Manual.
- Coordinate the bridge load posting program in the district
- Conduct immediate inspection of damaged bridges, determine necessity of temporary or permanent repairs, and notify maintenance personnel of these findings; make recommendations to close bridges when appropriate
- Prepare and implement a Bridge Maintenance Program for a district
- Review bridge inspection follow-up action items and give instructions for recommended actions
- Monitor follow-up actions taken by TxDOT maintenance forces.
- Work with local government officials to load post, repair, or close bridges
- Work with design and construction personnel to determine new structures to be added to the National Bridge Inventory
- Determine extent of deterioration as the basis for planning bridge replacement and rehabilitation programs.
- Prepare and analyze summaries of bridge inspection data
- Monitor inspection contract work authorization performance; evaluate deliverables; review billing documentation; monitor the consultant compliance with the terms of the contract; and evaluate the consultants’ performance
- Perform NSTM inspections (Bridge Division Bridge Inspection Specialist)
- Maintain bridge inspection and diving equipment
- Research plan sets for use in underwater, NSTM, complex feature, and routine bridge inspections (Bridge Division Bridge Inspection Specialist)
- Perform underwater bridge inspection requiring diving
- Ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards
- Perform Quality Control reviews on the work performed by consultants and other TxDOT staff
- Track and manage bridge maintenance and repairs for Critical Findings
- Manage scour documentation and analysis