Construction Documentation Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 11265
- Class code
- 11265
- Pay scale group
- ST 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Construction Documentation Specialist is $53,008 to $80,646 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 11265.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/27/1992.
What the state says the job is
This is technical and specialized work in the coordination and control of an Engineering District's field construction projects/records control function. An employee in this class serves as the District's Project Documentation Officer and independently performs a variety of responsible technical duties associated with the use, coordination and control of automated and manually kept records in construction management on all highway construction projects. Work involves familiarizing and training Construction Inspectors and Finals Unit personnel on the operation of microcomputers for the Computerized Documentation System [CDS] to include the education of personnel on the proper use of various programs. An employee in this class also provides microcomputer and mainframe programming for the needs of the construction offices.
Examples of the work
Ensures field project estimate books are properly prepared and set up in accordance with contract requirements. Checks work orders to ensure costs deducted or transferred from one fund to another are properly annotated and documented. Receives, reviews, and analyzes construction cost breakdowns, by station, from the Bureau of Construction to determine sources of financing such as Federal Aid, State Highway and Bridge Authority and one hundred percent state. Audits field project records, estimates and item quantity books to ensure proper procedures of recording and revision cost breakdowns are being adhered to.
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience as a Construction Cost Technician 2. or Three years of construction materials record keeping experience on construction projects in the computation of construction quantities; and graduation from high school; or One year of experience and an Associate Degree in surveying, engineering, drafting, design or other closely related technology; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.