Construction Inspector, Principal - Water Distribution

City of Richmond, Virginia; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond is seeking a Construction Inspector, Principal for its Department of Public Utilities. The role involves supervising water distribution projects, ensuring compliance with standards and safety regulations, and managing inspection activities. Candidates should have a background in engineering technology and substantial experience in construction inspection.

Benefits

Virginia Retirement System (VRS)

Language Incentive

Referral Bonus

Tuition Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Five years of construction inspection or contractor operations experience required.
• Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License is necessary.
• Certification in Soils, Asphalt, Concrete, and other VDOT certifications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspecting water main and service installations within Richmond.
• Assigning work and ensuring compliance with daily reporting.
• Conducting inspections and preparing field notes.

Skills

Knowledge of water mains and services installation practices

Effective oral and written communication

Reading comprehension for PDF documents

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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Description

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Water Distribution 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.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Inspecting Water 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.

Qualifications, Special Certifications And Licenses

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

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.

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); and effective oral and written communication.

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

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.
  
  

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.
  
  

Preferred Training And Experience

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

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. 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.

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 Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager 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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