Public Works Construction Inspector II - RWRD

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** Job Description Summary
** Department - Regional Wastewater Reclamation#
** Job Description
**** OPEN UNTIL FILLED
**** Job Type: Classified
**** Job Classification: 5492 - Public Works Construction Inspector II
**** Salary Grade: 12
**** Pay Range
**** Hiring Range: $27.71 - $33.25 Per Hour
**** Pay Range: $27.71 - $38.79 Per Hour
**** Range Explanation:
*** Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
* Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
*** The first review of applications will be on 1/23/2026.
*** Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD) is seeking a detail-oriented, experienced professional to help ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of our public sanitary sewer projects. As a Public Works Construction Inspector II, you’ll play a vital role in monitoring construction activities, verifying adherence to plans and specifications, and collaborating with contractors, engineers, and project managers to deliver projects that serve our community for years to come.

If you’re passionate about building safe, reliable, and lasting public works, we’d like to have you on our team. The Public Works Construction Inspector II leads and participates in reviewing approved major complex technical public works construction plans and conducts on-site observations of construction projects to ensure that work is done in compliance with specifications. This is distinguished from the Public Works Construction Inspector I due to its responsibility of leading and training staff and inspecting major complex construction activity.
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* Essential Functions:

** As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.
* Leads, assigns work, trains staff, and interprets approved major complex construction plans, specifications, and special provisions as a basis for conducting all construction inspection activity;
* Inspects major construction of concrete structures such as bridges, overpasses, and box culverts for placement of concrete, false-work and forms, steel reinforcement, rebar, and caissons for general compliance with county specifications;
* Inspects earthwork operations, including clearing of construction site, roadway, drainage, and structural excavations, backfill operations and embankment fills or trenches, bedding, shading, backfill, and other elements of construction for compliance with county specifications and standards;
* Performs sub-grade and aggregate base course inspection for materials stability, width of roadway, and gradation;
* Inspects asphaltic concrete paving and chip seal operations or piping, aggregate base course, concrete, paving, and other construction materials for compliance with county specifications and approved plans;
* Oversees and participates in the coordination with contractors, architects, and various departmental sections in order to meet requirements and provisions set forth in the construction plans;
* Ensures traffic control and work-site safety measures are taken;
* Oversees daily site checks to review and monitor construction progress;
* Conducts informal pre-construction meeting with site foreman to review requirements and provisions set forth in the construction plans;
* Resolves issues with site foreman over identified noncompliance;
* Serves as departmental liaison with the project contractor, other agencies, and the private sector, and accompanies visiting inspectors representing public or other agencies having jurisdiction over the project and reports the outcome of such inspections to management;
* Works with utility companies to establish desirable locations for utilities, given…