Supervising Public Works Inspector
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Government
Emergency Crisis Mgmt/ Disaster Relief, Environmental/ Urban Planning
Introduction
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
THE AGENCY The mission of Public Works is to enhance the quality of life for the people of Alameda County by providing a safe, well-maintained, and lasting public works infrastructure through accessible, responsive and effective services. Public services provided by the Alameda County Public Works Agency include flood control planning and design, storm water pollution control, transportation planning and design, roadway and flood control maintenance and inspection, and construction and building inspections.
The goals of the Agency are to keep roads safe and well maintained, provide the highest level of flood protection, provide service levels that optimize infrastructure life cycles, minimize deferred maintenance, ensure that development and construction adhere to applicable State and County rules, optimize disaster preparedness, response and recover, ensure that the Agency’s operations and services minimize negative impacts on the environment, and sustain and advance County and Agency programs through a vital business and administrative support system.
For more information about the Alameda County Public Works Agency, please visit their website ov.org/pwa.
THE POSITION Under direction, to function as a supervisor of Public Works Inspectors performing construction inspections of road and flood maintenance and construction projects to assure contract compliance; and to perform related work as required. The Supervising Public Works Inspector classification is responsible for the supervision of field inspections of all the major road and flood maintenance and construction projects. This class is distinguished from the next lower class of Public Works Inspector III in that the former class is a first-line supervisor providing supervision and direction to a number of lower-level inspectors.
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Supervising Public Works Inspector (#9538)
TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMPETITIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, YOU MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BY FULFILLING ONE OF THE PATTERNS LISTED BELOW.
I
Experience:
The equivalent of two years’ full-time experience in the class of Public Works Inspector III, or an equivalent or higher-level class, in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
II
Experience:
The equivalent of two years’ full-time experience as a supervisor in maintenance and construction operations in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts) which provided the knowledge and abilities listed below.
III
Experience:
The equivalent of five years of full-time experience in road and flood control maintenance and construction work, two of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
AND License:
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver’s License.
NOTE:
The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
- Knowledge of:
- Principles of personnel supervision and training.
- Interpretation of plans, maps, and specifications for construction of road appurtenances, storm drains, flood control subdivisions.
- Engineering plans, maps and specifications.
- Construction practices and terminology.
- Methods, materials, and equipment used in the construction of pipelines, open…
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