Construction Inspector

JOB POSITION REPORTS TO: Construction Manager and Deputy Director of EngineeringPOSITIONS SUPERVISED: None.
BLS COMPARABLE: 47-4011, Construction & Building Inspectors LEADERSHIP: Provides co-worker leadership to others through motivation, team building, and providing feedback.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTSubject to post offer, pre-employment drug screen.
Subject to a pre-employment criminal background check.
Subject to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check.
As a position directly affecting the safety of others, the employee will be required to comply with all provisions of City of Enid’s substance abuse policy, including random drug and alcohol testing.
Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
POSITION PURPOSE: To ensure safety and well being of the general public by inspecting, reporting, and ensuring adherence to building and construction codes on all municipal projects.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES Coordinate with various agencies to perform required tests.
Use tape measures, distance wheels, temperature sensors, engineering scales, and read gauges to perform tests.
Inspect highways, water lines, streets, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and holding basins during and after construction for structural quality, general safety and conformance to specifications and codes.
Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, and construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements, city standards, and safety regulations.
Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to specifications.
Monitor general contractors project management including all subcontractors for job compliance, work production, and performance.
Advise and confer with general public concerning problems resulting from construction or repair activity.
Prepare reports and maintain records of inspection activity and the status of the work in progress.
Compute estimates of work completed or of needed renovations or upgrades, and approve payment for contractors.
Act as a liason between the Engineering Administrator and the Contractor, and advise the Director of Municipal Works & Development of project status.
Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
Perform other duties as required.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS The employee’s job-related performance promotes the smooth and efficient operation of the Construction division of the Engineering Department.
Construction inspections are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
Rules and regulations of the City of Enid Specification Book are communicated clearly to contractors.
Adequate communication between contractors, the general public, and Engineering results in maximum efficiency and timeliness for construction projects.
Effective working relations exist with City personnel.
New employees are well trained and assisted.
Management is appropriately informed.
Employee understands and adheres to applicable safety policies.
The City’s professional reputation is maintained.
QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High School diploma or GED; and three to four years related experience and/or training.
CERTIFICATES/LICENSES: Improving Public Works Construction Inspection Skills Course (within 6 months).
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of structures such as highways and roads, water lines, sewer lines, and driveways.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology.
This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment in the inspection of various municipal projects.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
Computers: Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record-keeping, routine database activity to include development of spreadsheets, formulas, record tracking applications, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
SKILLS/ABILITIES: Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Accurate and attentive to detail.
Excellent communications and public relations abilities.
Strong typing and computer application skills.
Ability to assist and support others.
Able to operate telephone, PC, copier, and other basic business machines.
PHYSICAL & MENTAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION FINGER DEXTERITY: Manual dexterity sufficient to work with the fingers.
VISUAL ABILITIES: Normal vision, with or without corrective lenses.
PHYSICAL STRENGTH: PDC Level: Medium Employee lifts/carries 25 lbs.
occasionally (less than 33% of the time or 1-100 times per day).
Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.
Frequent walking, standing, and occasional climbing, shoveling, squatting and balancing.
LANGUAGE/COMPREHENSION: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
Ability to write information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.
MATHEMATICS ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
WORK SCHEDULE/HOURS: Regular – 8 hour shift, typically 8:00 a.
m.
to 5:00 p.
m.
, Monday - Friday, but may be varied to accommodate construction schedule.
Other–Variable lunch period and breaks in coordination with construction activities.
WORK CONDITIONS: Outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, rain, sun, snow, wind, etc.
)NOISE LEVEL: Very loud.
Hearing protection required.
OTHER WORK CONDITIONS: Occasional work above ground where possibility of falling exists.
Occasional exposure to vibration, air contamination, moving mechanical parts, heavy machinery, and an improperly illuminated and confining workspace.
ADVANCEMENT CRITERIAINTERMEDIATE: 5-7 yrs related experience.
Additional coursework in related field.
Act as a trainer of new and current inspectors.
Ability to fill in for Construction Manager for short period.
Advanced knowledge of safety.
Conversational Spanish.
Advanced knowledge of standard specifications.
Specialized coursework/training in construction of streets, water, and sewer mains.
Valid CPR certification.
ADVANCED: 8+ yrs experience.
Associate’s Degree in related field.
Develop a training program to enhance inspector capabilities.
Ability to fill in for Construction Manager for extended period.
Expert knowledge of safety.
Bilingual.
Expert knowledge of standard specifications.
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All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included.
Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded.
Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions.
In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all inclusive.
Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals.
However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
I have reviewed this job description and I can perform the essential functions of this position, with or without, reasonable accommodations.
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