Senior Construction Inspector
NOTE: TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY, ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE AT EXTERNAL LINK PROVIDED
Graduation from high school or equivalent and four years civil engineering, road design, survey, or road construction inspection experience; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the minimum education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.
A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7; Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment. If, in the past 24-month period, the applicants Motor Vehicle Record has more than three (3) moving traffic infractions or three (3) or more at fault motor vehicle accidents (or combination of both and /or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence) or is in violation of any standard mandated by Federal or State Law or Regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen & physical examination and successful completion of all applicable background checks pre-hire and ongoing are required.
Position Summary:
This is advanced technical work in road construction inspection, design, and contract administration in the Alachua County Department of Public Works.
An employee assigned to this classification will perform field verification of contractor's survey and layout work involving the Public Works inspection of major engineering construction projects to insure compliance with legal regulations and prescribed specifications.
Work is performed under the direction of a higher level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained.
Examples of Duties:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.
Exudes a positive customer service focus.
Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with core values including integrity, honesty, respect, diversity, innovation, accountability and communication.
Performs construction survey and layout for construction or design purposes, acting as party chief.
Performs, or assures performance of, inspection and testing on all construction within County right-of-way.
Assures compliance to all applicable construction standards, or insures reasonable resolution, with engineering concurrence where required.
Interfaces with contractors, utility company representatives, and engineers as necessary to promote timely completion of construction.
Performs contract administration of County contracted construction projects, acting as a representative of the County Engineer, in the acceptance or rejection of the completed work, and processing of required documentation.
Provides limited day-to-day work direction to lower level co-workers.
Acts as party chief on surveys and layout work.
Assures completion of necessary material testing.
Assists with in-house design projects as necessary.
Obtains resolution of deficiencies identified during inspection.
Drives a County and/or personal vehicle to perform required duties.
Performs the duties assigned, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.
NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Considerable knowledge of roadway and drainage construction and standards.
Considerable knowledge of construction materials testing and sampling.
Skill in dealing with a variety of citizens, coworkers and county officials.
Ability to perform complex math calculations and perform construction surveying.
Ability to provide written and oral communication with citizens, contractors, and engineers to obtain resolution of deficiencies or coordinate construction activities.
Ability to document activities in a clear, concise manner and initiate documentation at appropriate times, when required by construction contracts.
Ability to perform duties of the supervisor when required.
Ability to review design plans and layout, and perform inspection in order to identify potential deficiencies.
Ability to coordinate the work of lower level inspectors on an as needed basis.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather); risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.