Civil Inspector

QUALIFICATIONS:

Educational requirements - High School Diploma or State Equivalency Certificate.

Years of Experience - Minimum of three years of specific field construction inspection experience (preferred) in the specified areas listed below.

Inspection skills - Applicants must have demonstrated inspection experience in one or more of the following categories:  1) Building construction (New & Renovations) including maintenance facilities, garages and office/administrative buildings  2) Roadway & bridge construction including related storm drainage/SWM facilities; 3) Water-wastewater treatment plants including pumping stations; 4) Water and sewer pipeline construction including pipeline rehabilitation and in situ repair technologies and; 5) Underground utility construction including installation of electrical conduits, electrical ductbanks, manholes and fiber optic cables; and related new construction or rehabilitation projects requiring monitoring a contractor’s work for conformance to the design plans, specifications and general permit requirements; experience tracking daily quantities, completing daily inspection reports, reviewing payment requisitions and maintaining field sketchbooks and as-built drawings.

Additional Training or Certifications - Sediment & erosion control certifications (i.e. MDE Green/ SHA Yellow Card) required. OSHA 10, MARTCP, NICET, WACEL, NASSCO or VDOT certifications desirable including (Concrete, Asphalt, Soils & Aggregate, Manholes/Pipelines, C-900., etc.), Temporary Traffic Control and Basic First Aid certifications also required for any assigned contracts involving monitoring Contractor MOT or Lane Closures. Confined Space Certification required for all manhole/pipeline inspection assignments. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and personal vehicle for travel to and from assigned construction sites. Other skill-sets required include:  good communication skills; the ability to read/interpret plans and specifications; writing and drawing skills necessary to complete inspection reports and sketch books.   In addition, basic computer skills (Word & Excel) are required for completing electronic inspection reports and familiarity with construction management software (e.g. Primavera Construction Management or CPM Scheduling software, Sharepoint, CM-14, MCMS).

Construction Inspector duties:

·         Inspect the work of contractors on rail, highway, street, bridge, conduits, water and waste water systems facilities or other minor construction projects to ensure compliance with specifications, standards and codes.

·         Maintain a daily inspection log.

·         Perform field tests on materials used such as slump test, air content test and dye test, and record results; takes samples of construction materials used and forward samples to laboratory.

·         Identify damaged conduits, document nature of problem and facilitates locating intact conduits.

·         May inspect excavation and fill operations, placement of forms for concrete, concrete mixing and pouring and asphalt paving.

·         Draws, reads and interprets diagrams and sketches of inspection sites including the location of utilities and obstructions.

·         Performs related work as required.