Construction Inspector III

City of Norfolk, VA; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Pension plan (employer paid)

Medical and dental

Section 457 deferred compensation

Parking

Job summary

The City of Norfolk is seeking a Construction Inspector III within the Field Engineering Branch of the Engineering and Technology Division. The role involves overseeing water and wastewater construction projects, documenting work, and ensuring compliance with regulations and plans.

This position is based in Norfolk, VA, requires Virginia certification, and includes responsibilities such as site inspections, project administration, and training junior inspectors.

Qualifications

• Requires two-year associate degree or equivalent.
• Three years' experience preferred.
• Virginia Certification in Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection required.
• OSHA 10 Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction projects by visiting and inspecting job sites, ensuring compliance with plans and specs.
• Review processes, budgets, invoices, and contracts; coordinate with engineers and inspectors.
• Provide information to citizens, homeowners, contractors and city agencies; prepare correspondence and reports.

Education

Two-year associate degree or equivalent

Three years' experience

Virginia Certification in Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection

OSHA 10 Certification

Job description

Description
The City of Norfolk's Department of Utilities is seeking qualified Construction Inspector III within the Field Engineering Branch of the Engineering and Technology Division. This person will be responsible for overseeing construction projects involving water and wastewater systems to include documenting work performed, monitoring compliance with construction documents and with regulations, and interfacing with contractors, citizens, and city representatives. Performs other duties as required.

Essential Functions

• Manages construction projects by visiting and inspecting job sites, ensuring compliance with plans and specifications, reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications, and contracts, monitoring project status, resolving problems, meeting with engineers, consulting with inspectors regarding contractor claims, attending construction and progress meetings, reviewing design changes and conducting final inspections.
• Performs project administration by reviewing process payment applications, reviewing invoices for accuracy, conducting progress meetings, coordinating projects with utility companies and other agencies, providing information to citizens, homeowners, contractors and other city agencies, preparing correspondence, evaluating existing street conditions, developing reconstruction plans, evaluating cost estimates, managing budgets and accounts and generating project documentation.
• May supervise personnel by providing inspectors with project plans, specifications and product information, scheduling and assigning work and providing information and advice.
• Serves as a senior inspector within Field Engineering. Project assignments will typically be of higher complexity than those assigned to other inspectors. Will assist in training new inspectors and be assigned additional collateral duties such as safety coordinator, training coordinator, etc.
• Performs on-site inspections by reviewing utility cuts, roadway conditions, curbing and sidewalks at various locations, coordinating performance testing, and reviewing pavement conditions and determining compliance with City and erosion and sediment control standards.
• Performs other duties by responding to complaints, performing research, compiling information, preparing reports, reviewing emergency conditions, and inputting updated data.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two-year associate degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Three years' experience.

This position requires Virginia Certification in Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection.

The desired candidate will possess an OSHA 10 Certification.

Additional Information & Requirements

Valid Driver's License

Work Hours

Monday through Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Work Location

Combined Operations; 1316 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia 23504

This position is designated as an 'Essential' position and you may be required to work extended, rotating, after hours, weekends, and/or holiday shifts in response to emergencies and severe weather.**

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending on funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

Note

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of 'Non-City' are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.