Public Works Inspector

Essential Functions

• Inspects and observes construction activities on a daily basis, including inspecting safety measures and ROW restoration of municipal and franchise utility companies.
• Proactively documents construction progress and revisions to permitted scope of work.
• Coordinates with utility companies to schedule required inspections.
• Prevents and discontinues hazardous or unpermitted construction activity within ROW.
• Monitors administrative activities during and prior to active construction; meeting with utilities as necessary for discussion and review of construction activities and/or utility conflict resolution.
• Issues Wireless Permits and ROW Permits upon receipt, plan review, and acceptance of complete application.
• Performs and/or monitors the testing of backfill and construction materials as required.
• Collects and conveys information for city approval of revised plans during active construction.
• Responds to citizen concerns as they relate to construction sites and ROW.
• Enforces ROW Construction Management Ordinance, City Standard Specifications, Assists with the enforcement of franchise agreements, and similar regulatory material.
• Enforces SWPPP at construction sites, and coordinates with Watershed Protection staff as required.
• Attends and provides input during pre-design and pre-construction meetings for CIPs, subdivisions, or other developments with public improvements as required.
• Fosters positive utility coordination through technological advancement, research and organizational cooperation activities.
• Assists management in research or data collection for inspections activities and quality control.
• Maintains regular and punctual on-site attendance.

• Assists management in updating city ordinances, specifications, and other regulatory documentation.
  Performs other duties as assigned.

Overall Strength Demands:
The bold and italicized word describes the overall strength demand of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.

Sedentary lifting no more than 10 pounds
Light lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
Medium lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
Heavy lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
Very Heavy lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds

The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands during a typical workday and the overall frequency.
Codes for how often:
Y = Yes
N = No
E = extensive (100-70%)
M = moderate (60-30%)
I = infrequent (20-10%)
A = almost never (