Construction Inspector, Principal - Wastewater Collections

City of Richmond; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond's Wastewater Collections division seeks a Construction Inspector, Principal to oversee assignments, ensure daily reporting, and drive project closeout.

Responsibilities include inspecting mains and service installations, reviewing permits and inspection reports, coordinating schedules, and maintaining field notes. Night/weekend/on-call work may be required.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in engineering technology, construction management, or business management.
• Five years of construction inspection, land development, or contractor operations experience.
• Equivalent combination of training and experience may be used to meet qualifications.
• Valid Virginia driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.

Responsibilities

• Inspect main and service installations within the City of Richmond.
• Assign work, ensure daily reporting, and project closeout completion by the team.
• Review construction permit applications and inspection reports for equipment and facilities.
• Investigate and mediate inspection-related disputes.
• Ensure safe operation and code compliance within the work zone.
• Coordinate inspection schedules and write daily reports.
• Conduct inspections and prepare field notes; submit as-builts for closeout.

Skills

Water mains installation

GIS mapping

OSHA/VDOT standards

Microsoft Office

PDF reading

Oral and written communication

Education

Associate's Degree in engineering technology, construction management, or business management

Tools

GIS software

MS Office

Job description

The anticipated hiring range is $64,621 - $82,979.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Wastewater Collections is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Construction Inspector, Principal position. The selected candidate will be responsible for assignment of work, compliance with daily reporting, and project closeout completion by the team.

• Inspecting main and service installations within the City of Richmond;
• Assigning work, ensuring compliance with daily reporting, and project closeout completion by the team;
• Reviewing and evaluating construction permit applications and inspection reports regarding equipment and facilities, such as drop inlets, ditches, proper backfill, manholes, and pipe installations;
• Investigating and mediating inspection-related disputes;
• Ensuring safe operation and code compliance within the work zone;
• Investigating accidents;
• Ensuring compliance with construction standards, methods, and safety requirements;
• Coordinating inspection schedules, writing and reviewing daily reports;
• Conducting inspections and preparing field notes;
• Making judgements, corrections, and recommendations based on knowledge, experience, and expertise; submitting as-builts as part of the project closeout process.

This individual may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays or on-call, as needed.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Associate's Degree in engineering technology, construction management, or business management
• Five years of construction inspection, land development, or contractor operations experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge of Municipal Utility Mains and services Installation practices;
• VDOT Certifications in the following: Soils, Asphalt, Concrete, Aggregate and Pavement Markings is a plus.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record within 30 days of hire
• Virginia Department of Transportation certifications in Soils, Asphalt, Concrete, Aggregates, and Pavement Markings, as assigned.
• Requires Operator Qualification for all gas related tasks, as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Considerable knowledge of installation of water mains, structures and service;
• City's GIS system in reference to reading water maps; and testing procedures for sanitary sewer and stormwater mains/services per DPU standards and specifications.
• Knowledge of applicable local agency standards to ensure compliance with standards, construction guidelines and specifications (e.g. DPU Design and Construction Standards, OSHA, VDOT traffic control and Utility Designation Colors) and computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Demonstrated skill reading PDF documents and reading comprehension;
• Managing construction site (e.g. Tracking deliveries, contractor and citizen safety measures, tracking equipment and personnel on site);
• Effective oral and written communication.

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Demonstrated ability to fill out appropriate City forms;
• Conduct pre-construction meetings with local jurisdictions before construction;
• Learn new information and interact with technical and non-technical audiences.

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. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to balance, climb, crouch, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), talk, see, hear and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is frequently required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, and feel. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, walk, push, pull, lift, and feel. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.