Bridge Inspector

City of Richmond, Virginia; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Language Incentive

Referral Bonus

Tuition Assistance Program

Job summary

The City of Richmond is actively recruiting for a Bridge Inspector in the Bridge and Structure Maintenance Division. You will inspect bridges and culverts, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and city codes, and coordinate with consultants.

This role involves working at heights and may require extensive travel within the city. Minimum qualifications include an associate degree in engineering or related field, plus several years of inspection experience.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in engineering or related area.
• 4 years of experience related to inspections.
• 5 years of active bridge inspection experience; preferred.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be used to meet qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Bridge Safety Inspection reports with photos and repair recommendations.
• Inspect structures by reviewing reports and documenting current conditions.
• Plan inspections including traffic considerations, lane closures, and equipment needs.
• Coordinate with consulting engineers and maintain city databases on structures.
• Perform duties as essential employees during emergencies or inclement weather.

Skills

Effective oral/written communication

Mathematical calculations

Computer proficiency

Problem solving

Customer Service

Documenting

Education

Associate's degree in engineering

4 years inspections experience

5 years bridge inspections experience (preferred)

Equivalent training/experience

Job description

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About

This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• T uition Assistance Program

Description

The anticipated hiring range is $64,621 - $94,000.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position of Bridge Inspector in the Bridge and Structure Maintenance Division. The incumbent is responsible for examining bridges and related structures, ensuring conformity to the federal, state, and city codes, regulations, and engineering specifications. This class inspects bridges and culverts owned by the City of Richmond as required by the Federal Highway Administration and the Virginia Department of Transportation. Incumbents may: prepare reports; make repair recommendations; ensure structures are properly rated and evaluated; coordinate with consultant engineering firms; and maintain city databases on structures. This position performs occasional work at extensive heights and requires the ability to operate at high altitudes.

Duties include but is not limited to

• Preparing Bridge Safety Inspection reports based on state and federal guidelines to include documentation with photos, verbal descriptions, and repair recommendations and updating City databases
• Inspecting structures by reviewing previous reports and documenting current conditions to include assessing, photographing, measuring, and recording all deficiencies and determining if any deficiencies require immediate action
• Planning inspections of structures to include monitoring traffic conditions and requesting necessary lane closures, rental of equipment such as boats, noting special features that may require extra scrutiny, operating other equipment needed such as lights and ladders, and requesting encroaching vegetation removal
• Performing other related duties as required such as monitoring progress of consulting engineering firm assignments, gathering data for consultants, providing repair recommendations, and preparing miscellaneous reports
• City of Richmond Department of Public Works employees who perform duties in this class are considered essential employees and may be required to work during times of emergencies, natural disasters, and inclement weather.

Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate's degree in engineering or related area
• Four (4) years of experience related to inspections
• Five (5) years of active experience and signature authority related to bridge inspections; preferred
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department ) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, And OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires completion of Federal Highway Administration engineering-based classes.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some Combination Of The Following)

• Federal, state, and local codes and regulations related to bridges and culverts
• Traffic regulations pertaining to inspections and closures

Skills (some Combination Of The Following)

• Effective oral/written communication
• Mathematical calculations
• Computer proficiency
• Problem solving
• Customer Service
• Documenting

Abilities (some Combination Of The Following)

• Work autonomously
• Self-manage
• Safely operate aerial access equipment
• Organize

Americans With Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly stand, walk, push, pull, finger, talk, see, hear and use repetitive motion; frequently feel, grasp, finger and see; frequently talk and hear; and occasionally balance, stoop, crouch, stand, pull, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at [e-mail].

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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