Senior Inspector
Quick facts
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Lexington, KY
- Industry
- Engineering — 297 open jobs
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.
JMT is seeking a Senior Inspector to join their Kentucky Construction Management Team. The successful candidates will apply standard inspection procedures to ongoing activities during and after construction for structural quality, general safety and conformance to plans, specifications and codes.
Immigration sponsorship or support (e.g. H1B, F-1 CPT/OPT/STEM OPT) is not available for this position, except for qualified candidates eligible for the TN visa classification.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Review and interpret plans, site layouts, specifications and construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations
- Performs routine tests on concrete, soils and other materials
- Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, and elevation of structures, fixtures, grades and/or pavement to ensure compliance to plans and codes
- Coordinate and supervise project inspection activities to ensure contractor compliance of plans, contract documents, specifications and standards
- Assign, schedule and maintain subordinate inspection staff throughout all phases of the project
- Work on behalf of the Client to draft project correspondence, facilitate project meetings, and resolve construction related field issues
- Gathers and maintains record documents
- Makes field notes and computations
- Interact with the general public, government agencies, contractors, sub-contractors, and other internal and external parties to respond to inquiries
Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Required Skills
- Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening
Required Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 10+ years of Roadway Construction Inspection Experience
- Client requested certifications
- ACI Level I
- Grade & Drain Level I
- Structures Inspection
- Aggregate Sampling Technician
- KEPSCI-RI
- Asphalt Field Technician
Preferred Experience
- Associates or bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering (may be substituted for experience)
- Supervisory experience in construction management/inspection situations
- Ability to act in an Owner’s Agent/Responsible in Charge role
- KYTC Policies and Procedures
- AASHTO SiteManager/SiteManager Materials
Working Conditions
Work is performed in the field. Ability to extensively perform bending, kneeling, standing, shoveling, and lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 25 lbs as needed. Work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Qualifications:
- Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening
Visa sponsorship record: Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | 1 | — | — | — |
✔ Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. filed 17 H-1B applications for this kind of role (Civil Engineers) in the period above.
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Full sponsorship history of Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. →
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051).
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Engineer” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Civil Engineers · Lexington-Fayette, KY. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $73,112 | ~15% |
| Level II | $90,147 | ~31% |
| Level III | $107,182 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $124,218 | ~61% |
The listing has no salary, so we can't place it on a wage level. Ask the employer which wage level they'd file at: Level III–IV registrations get 3–4 entries in the H-1B lottery.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.