Environmental Projects Construction Inspector pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10020
- Class code
- 10020
- Pay scale group
- ST 05
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Environmental Projects Construction Inspector is $46,827 to $70,592 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10020.
- 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 07/26/2002.
What the state says the job is
This is technical work in the inspection of construction and materials for various civil, environmental, and mine reclamation projects. An employee in this class serves as a project inspector for a variety of construction projects which may include, but are not limited to, the following: flood control, such as concrete or riprap channels, retaining walls, pumping stations, and dams; sanitary facilities; park structures, including buildings, roads, and swimming pools; surface mine reclamation; exploratory drilling and subsidence control; entry closure and shaft backfilling; mine fire control; and water pollution abatement. Work requires the interpretation of contract requirements through the review and analysis of specifications and technical drawings, and the application of a variety of standard or specialized inspection techniques.
Examples of the work
Serves as project inspector on a variety of construction projects by inspecting, testing, and observing the placement of construction materials for an assigned project, sub-project, construction phase, or activity. Checks stakeouts, elevations, grades, slopes, excavations, drilling logs, and placement of materials for contract conformance. Reviews or conducts tests of materials, such as slump cone tests for concrete, size and grade of materials, soil compaction, and material moisture and viscosity. Checks that construction is in conformance with approved construction codes, plans and specifications, and erosion and sedimentation control requirements.
Minimum qualifications
Two years of construction inspection experience on heavy construction projects such as dams, flood control projects, mine reclamation projects, treatment plants, hazardous waste projects, airports, highways or utility installations; or An Associate Degree in Building Construction Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology, Construction Engineering Technology, or a closely related field; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special requirements
Possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver's license.
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.