Senior Construction Inspector

Standard hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; a four 10-hour day schedule may be available.

The Senior Construction Inspector works under general direction and is responsible for administering CIP maintenance contracts, inspecting public and private construction projects, performing utility locates, managing citywide right-of-way and traffic control permits, and conducting related inspections. Responsible for the Engineering Department projects, serving as a liaison to utility companies, explaining and enforcing City policies, procedures, and specifications; and performing other technical work, including the documentation of engineering plans, drafting, and production of charts, maps and drawings.

Provides project management and engineering support services for the City’s capital maintenance projects. Employees will coordinate the completion of maintenance projects to ensure conformance with City standards and specifications, and work within City rights-of-way.

• Employee possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform all the essential duties of the job safely and satisfactorily, including, but not limited to municipal governance, teamwork, problem-solving, relationship-building, customer service, detail oriented, technology/equipment proficiency, policy adherence, time management, result-orientation, research and analyzing data, decision-making, self-motivation, stewardship, integrity, and upholding our EDGE core values.
• Ability to listen to, read, understand, and communicate the English language both orally and in writing so others can understand, such as correspondence, report writing, and emails.
• To support consistent high-quality service for our community and each other, it is the expectation of all employees to be punctual and have good attendance and to communicate effectively for scheduling conflicts or when taking leave according to city policy.
• Responsible for contract administration, management, oversight, organization, development, and data collection of engineering contracts specifically related to the City Capital Improvement maintenance programs.
• Estimates quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility. Monitors construction project progress and ensures conformance to design, specifications, standards, and safety on project/construction sites. Awareness of OSHA trenching and shoring safety, and confined space entry requirements.
• Assists in the review of proposed Development Plans for general conformance with the overall City Master Plans and specific conformance with City Engineering Standards and Details.
• Conducts utility locates, research City and County records for existing ownerships, deeds, easements and right-of-way easements and utility locations.
• Conducts construction inspections of capital improvement projects, private development projects, capital maintenance projects, and traffic control setups. Conducts construction plan reviews and assists with the upkeep of the City’s standards and specifications.
• Conducts initial and final acceptance walkthroughs of all public and private infrastructure projects. Tracking developer performance bonds, developer contributions, and asset acceptance post two‑year warranty acceptance.
• Provides surveying, construction, right-of-way easements and technical advice regarding design and construction.
• Analyzes pavement management data and computes results and maps to assist with decision making for various maintenance projects. Working knowledge of PAVER or similar pavement management software relating to pavement lifecycle management is beneficial to this responsibility.
• Demonstrates an understanding of traffic zones and M.U.T.C.D. standards to reviewall traffic control plans and ensure that submitted plans are adequate for the safety of the public.
• Conducts review of all Right of Way Permits, all access permits, and all site plan submittals.
• Performs field reviews of constructed buildings to ensure appropriate drainage and conformance with lot grading practices as requisite for the issuance of residential Certificates of…