Public Works Inspector

City of Portland; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Portland BES is seeking a Public Works Inspector to enforce codes on public works construction projects, ensuring quality, safety, and contract compliance on sites from underground utilities to street repairs.

In this full-time, on-site role you will review engineering plans, observe contractor work, prepare daily reports, coordinate materials testing, and conduct final walk-throughs with project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with construction equipment and practices.
• Ability to establish working relationships with diverse groups.
• Ability to read and comprehend technical construction documents.
• Understanding and application of construction safety practices.
• Skill in performing area, volume, and percentage calculations.
• Effective oral and written communication for reports and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Provide reviews of engineering plans, specifications and contract documents for civil construction projects.
• Observe and verify contractor compliance with plans, drawings, and stipulations.
• Inspect and prepare daily reports on methods, quality of work, and safety on site.
• Coordinate and monitor testing of materials for quality of work.
• Prepare and conduct final walk-throughs and documentation for progress payments and as-builts.

Skills

Construction equipment knowledge

Diversity & collaboration

Reading technical docs

Construction safety practices

Math calculations (area, volume, %)

Oral/written communication

Job description

Job Appointment: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.

Work Location: 2615A NW INDUSTRIAL ST, PORTLAND OR 97210

Union Representation: AFSCME 189 -- City Wide

To view current labor agreements, please visit https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking a Public Works Inspector responsible for on-site inspection to enforce regulations and codes relating to public works construction projects and municipal specifications and contract requirements, ensuring quality of construction, monitoring safety on project sites. Specific public works projects may include underground utility installations, sewer or water pipeline construction, pumpstation and wastewater treatment plant construction, water quality facility construction, stream restoration, trench and street paving, concrete curbs and driveways, sidewalk and ADA ramps. Work is performed within a project team. Must be willing to work long hours in a noisy construction environment under potentially hazardous conditions and possess sufficient physical mobility, vision, hearing and speaking abilities related to the construction work requirements. All work performed must adhere to established safety procedures and utilize compliant PPE to mitigate workplace hazards within the construction environments.

What you’ll get to do:

• Providereviews of engineering plans, specifications and contract documents related to a wide variety of civil construction projects.
• Observe and verifycontractor compliance with accuracy and consistency with plans and drawings.
• Inspect and prepare daily reports on public works projects for methods of construction utilized by contractors, quality of work and material, for proper line, grade, slope, placement, and for adherence to stipulations and specifications, including to ensure contractor, personnel, and public safety.
• Coordinate and monitortesting of materials for quality of work.
• Prepareandprovide final walk-through and measurement of work performed for project documentation including progress payments and As-builts.

About the Bureau of Environmental Services

This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together we are reimagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:

• We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
• We value our customers and partners.
• We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
• We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.
• We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
• We urge respectful communication and transparency.
• We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.

Applicants should specifically address and demonstrate in their cover letter and résumé how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications:

1. Experiencewith the characteristics and capabilities of construction equipment and practices.
2. Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a diversity of others, interacting effectively, problem solving and partnering with citizens, community groups, designers, project/contract managers, and/or contractors.
3. Experience understanding and retaining oral and written construction related information such as progress, dimensions, quantities, and instructions.
4. Experience reading and comprehending technical documents such as survey notes, standard drawings, construction plans, specifications, codes, laws, contracts, procedure manuals, and inspection reports.
5. Experience applying safety practices to be followed during construction.
6. Experience using math calculations associated with the computation or estimation of construction progress such as area, volume, and percentages.

Applicants must also possess:

• A valid state driver's license

BOLI: Equal Pay for Workers: State of Oregon

Every worker must get equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, race, age, or other protected characteristics.

An Equal Opportunity Employer