Engineering Inspector II - Capital Projects

Overview

The newly formed Capital Projects Department seeks an Engineering Inspector II. Preference will be given to City Employees.

This position leads inspection functions by overseeing and administering inspections and ensuring conformance to contracts, plants, specifications, municipal standards, regulations, bylaws, and other related requirements. The Engineering Inspector II also performs technical work in the inspection of public works construction projects and private development projects. The employee is responsible for performing a wide variety of inspections in the engineering, infrastructure, and construction field to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, codes and other applicable regulations.

This job classification is subject to the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Fort Lauderdale and Teamsters Local Union 769.

• Closely coordinates with the project manager or plan reviewer on any construction issues and to offer solutions
• Projects assigned may include the construction of buildings, sanitary sewers, water lines, street paving, stormwater, sea walls, sidewalks, and other infrastructure construction projects
• Performs inspections of construction located in the City right‑of‑way to determine compliance with approved permits and accompanying plans
• Reviews approved construction schedules; verifies completed work of contractors
• Organizes data collected from the field; prepares organized technical reports of findings
• Reviews drawings for errors, omissions, and constructability
• Reads and interprets construction plans and specifications; reviews various construction related documents
• Determines quantities of materials used; verifies amount of work completed for pay request applications; maintains daily records for the purpose of estimating costs and payments to the contractor
• Investigates complaints, including road damage, stormwater issues, right‑of‑way, and utility construction
• Prepares and/or completes correspondence, documents, forms, reports, and other grant related field activities to meet local, state, and federal reporting requirements in accordance with project funding
• Electronically prepares reports and maintains inspection records of work performed and properly enters inspection data, including documents and images using provided hardware and software systems and equipment
• Inspects utility installations to determine compliance with approved permits, accompanying plans, and City standard details and specifications; areas include water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer piping and appurtenant facilities such as baffles, weirs, detention/retention areas, and exfiltration trenches
• Inspects all work pertaining to drainage for public roadways, according to plans and specifications
• Reviews as‑built drawings, and construction costs against actual field construction
• Performs related work as required

All employees may be required to work immediately before, during, and/or after an emergency. All employees must be available and able to work assigned shifts as determined by their Department Heads.

The position involves medium physical demands, such as…