// National Engineering Staffing

CEI & Construction
Inspection Recruiter

Premier national staffing for materials testing, bridge and roadway inspection, resident engineering, and construction contract administration across all 50 states. We help firms hire certified inspectors, resident engineers, and QA/QC specialists.

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Materials Testing✦Bridge Inspection✦QA / QC✦Resident Engineering✦DOT Compliance✦Contract Administration✦NICET Certified✦Field Oversight✦Materials Testing✦Bridge Inspection✦QA / QC✦Resident Engineering✦DOT Compliance✦Contract Administration✦NICET Certified✦Field Oversight✦

// National expertise

National CEI & inspection recruiting

Metro Associates provides specialized staffing on a national scale, supporting firms working with state DOTs, municipal agencies, and construction managers on materials testing, bridge and roadway inspection, and contract administration coast to coast.

Recruiting expertise

Construction Engineering & Inspection (CEI)
Materials Testing & QA/QC
Bridge & Roadway Inspection
Construction Contract Administration
Resident Engineering & Field Oversight
Utility & Underground Inspection
Environmental & Erosion Control Compliance
State DOT Construction Standards Compliance

// What we screen for

Skills & certifications we recruit for

Beyond licensure, every candidate is evaluated against the specific certifications and methods your team actually works in.

ACI Concrete Field Testing CertificationNICET Certification (Construction Materials Testing)State DOT / NETTCP CEI CertificationsNuclear Density Gauge CertificationAASHTO / State DOT Inspection ManualsBridge Inspection (NBIS) CertificationOSHA 30-HourErosion & Sediment Control Certification (CESSWI)Bluebeam Revu (as-built markups)Primavera P6 / MS Project (schedule review)Professional Engineer (PE) licenseResident Engineer certificationTraffic Control Technician (TCT) certificationMaterials testing (soils, asphalt, concrete)Punch-list & closeout documentationConstruction contract administration (DOT specs)

// Markets we serve

CEI & inspection recruiting by city

Explore our specialized recruiting in these metros, with more markets added regularly.

New York, NYNYSDOT Region 11 / Port Authority of NY & NJ Los Angeles, CACaltrans District 7 / LA Metro Chicago, ILIDOT District 1 / Illinois Tollway Houston, TXTxDOT Houston District Phoenix, AZADOT Philadelphia, PAPennDOT District 6-0 / PA Turnpike Commission Dallas, TXTxDOT Dallas District Atlanta, GAGDOT District 7 / State Road and Tollway Authority Miami, FLFDOT District 6 Seattle, WAWSDOT Denver, COCDOT Region 1 Boston, MAMassDOT Highway Division / MBTA Minneapolis, MNMnDOT Metro District Detroit, MIMDOT Metro Region Charlotte, NCNCDOT Division 10 Nashville, TNTDOT Region 3 Portland, ORODOT Region 1 Las Vegas, NVNDOT District 1 Columbus, OHODOT District 6 Salt Lake City, UTUDOT Region 2 Kansas City, MOMoDOT Kansas City District Indianapolis, ININDOT Greenfield District Milwaukee, WIWisDOT Southeast Region Richmond, VAVDOT Richmond District Baltimore, MDMDTA / MDOT SHA District 4 New Orleans, LALADOTD District 02 Louisville, KYKYTC District 5 Oklahoma City, OKODOT Division 4 Charleston, SCSCDOT District 6 Newark, NJNJDOT / Port Authority of NY & NJ San Francisco, CACaltrans District 4 / SFMTA San Diego, CACaltrans District 11 / SANDAG San Antonio, TXTxDOT San Antonio District Austin, TXTxDOT Austin District Jacksonville, FLFDOT District 2 Orlando, FLFDOT District 5 Pittsburgh, PAPennDOT District 11-0 Cincinnati, OHODOT District 8 / OKI Regional Council Cleveland, OHODOT District 12 St. Louis, MOMoDOT St. Louis District Raleigh, NCNCDOT Division 5 Washington, DCDDOT / VDOT / MDOT SHA Hartford, CTConnDOT District 1 Albuquerque, NMNMDOT District 3 Birmingham, ALALDOT Region 3 Memphis, TNTDOT Region 4 Omaha, NENDOT District 1 (Nebraska)Boise, IDITD District 3 Providence, RIRIDOT Buffalo, NYNYSDOT Region 5

// Roles we place nationwide

Roles we place

01CEI Inspector

02Senior Construction Inspector

03Resident Engineer

04Materials Testing Technician / QA Manager

05Construction Contract Administrator

06Bridge Inspector

07CEI Project Manager

08Field Office Engineer

09Utility Inspector

10Director of Construction Engineering & Inspection

2026 national compensation trends

CEI Inspector (Entry)$55,000 – $75,000

Senior Inspector / Resident Engineer$85,000 – $120,000

CEI Project Manager$115,000 – $155,000+

Director of CEI Services$150,000 – $210,000+

// Why partner with us

Why firms partner with Metro Associates

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Access to a vast database of 50,000+ pre-vetted engineering professionals.

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NICET, ACI, DOT, and bridge-inspection credentials confirmed before a candidate reaches you.

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Our recruiters reach high-performers who are not actively on job boards.

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From a single inspector to an entire CEI field team for a multi-year DOT program.

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Fluency in AASHTO, NBIS bridge-inspection standards, and state DOT construction specifications.

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// Award-winning clients

The awards our clients’ work wins

We recruit for firms whose projects are entered, and recognized, in the programs below. Metro doesn’t enter them; a recruiting firm isn’t eligible. We place the engineers who deliver the work that does, which is why we track what these juries reward.

ACECEngineering Excellence AwardsThe engineering profession's flagship project competition, judged on innovation, complexity and social value. Categories include Building/Technology Systems, Energy, Water and Transportation.State → national

ACECACEC state & metro member organizationsNational entries must come up through one of 51 state and metropolitan organizations, so every state runs its own Engineering Excellence competition first.All 50 states + DC

ENRBest Projects & Best of the BestRegional project awards across every state, DC and Puerto Rico, judged in 18 categories from airport/transit to sports/entertainment, plus special awards for safety and sustainability. Regional winners advance to the national round.Regional → national

AASHTOAmerica's Transportation AwardsState DOT projects judged on quality of life, operations excellence, innovation and safety, regional rounds feed a national Top 12.Regional → national APWAPublic Works Project of the YearRecognises the agency, the consulting engineer and the contractor together, in four cost divisions and five categories.Chapter → national

Every US state and Washington, DC runs its own Engineering Excellence competition. See the state-by-state list.

Each logo is the trademark of the organization that runs the program, shown to identify it. Metro Associates is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a winner of any of them; our clients are the entrants.

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