Sr Construction Inspector

Senior Construction Inspector Job Description

Safety Sensitive:
Yes. This position is safety‑sensitive meaning this is a position in which a momentary lapse of attention may result in grave and immediate danger to the public. Because of this, a pre‑employment drug screen is required.

Exempt:
No

Department:
Engineering Department

Reports To:

Chief Engineer

Location:

Engineering, City Hall. 300 S Church St.

The purpose of this safety‑sensitive (SS) position is to inspect construction projects to help ensure that public improvements and construction comply with local ordinances and standards.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on‑the‑job education in a specific skill area; e.g., data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc., plus 2 years related experience and/or training, and 2 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person‑to‑person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.

Valid driver’s license

Not indicated.

• Basic: 10‑Key, Accounting, Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Other, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

Under direction where a definite objective is set up and the employee plans and arranges own work, referring only unusual cases to supervisor.

Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work; may also occasionally assist in the planning of work assignments performed by others within a limited area of operation.

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision‑making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision‑making of major importance; the latter of which would affect the work operations of other employees and/or clientele to a moderate degree.

Moderate mental demand. Operations requiring almost continuous attention, but work is sufficiently repetitive that a habit cycle is formed; operations requiring intermittent directed thinking to determine or select materials, equipment or…