Inspector 2 - Water Utilities

Salary: $26.94 - $42.36 Hourly
Location : Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2023-00483
Department: Public Works
Division: Water/Wastewater
Opening Date: 01/10/2024
Closing Date: 2/14/2024 5:00 PM Central
Job Summary
Join our dynamic team as an Inspector-2 for Water Utilities! In this integral role, you will play a key part in leading critical and complex projects in both public and private construction for the city, ensuring accurate and timely installation. Your responsibilities include coordinating activities, reviewing plans, and serving as a primary contact between the city, contractors, and citizens. Additionally, you will lead inspections to guarantee work quality and materials comply with standards, training lower-level inspectors and addressing citizen concerns. Seize this opportunity to make a lasting impact on our city's infrastructure and contribute to its growth! Apply now to be part of our dedicated team.
Essential Job Functions

• Inspects workmanship, materials, and construction of private development and public works infrastructure including excavation, paving, roadways, bridges, drainage, water, sewer, and utility work to ensure compliance with all plans and specifications, and no damage to adjacent properties has occurred. Assures that specifications for public infrastructure and material testing requirements are met; and obtain necessary sampling for verification of quality control in accordance with Municipal and State regulatory organisms; monitors traffic control devices, stabilization of disturbed areas, and Trench Safety Systems; enforce regulations of Confined Space Entry and Rescue.
  
• Performs plan review and record keeping by reviewing plans and specifications with the Supervisor; attending pre-bid and pre-construction meetings; obtaining quantities and estimates for assigned projects; reviews testing reports from field obtained samples for accuracy and to ensures conformation with existing codes, standards, and specifications and in accordance with regulatory bodies; and maintaining documentation of work performed on the job and other events related to the projects.
  
• Coordinates activities between the project engineers, supervisor, contractor, superintendent, developer, franchise utilities representatives, other City departments, and other agencies by ensuring proper communication; scheduling events between each entity; issuing work orders and supplemental agreements to construction activities; and serving as a primary source of contact between the City and the contractor, citizens, and other agencies in order to answer questions and/or resolve issues that may arise.
  
• Provide information in response to public inquiry, which includes investigating requests and complaints.
  
• Based on increased level of experience, lead more complex projects and serve as reference for other inspectors under lower designation.
  
• All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.
  
• Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.
  
• Utility Inspector
  1. The Utility Inspector Level II performs skilled professional inspections for construction, inspection and/or repair of underground utility projects located in public ROW that impacts the public works utilities and related infrastructure.
     
  2. Conducts inspections in an assigned public works construction projects to determine compliance with safety, structural, zoning, plans, and/or applicable codes and ordinances; investigates alleged violations of federal, state, and local codes, ordinances, and regulations; ensures corrections are made for deficiencies and assists in determining methods to achieve conformance.
     
  3. Coordinate water utility activities with Capital Improvement Program (CIP) inspections during projects and to evaluate completion of new installations; operate valves as needed to support contractor installations; prepare accurate data and reports of inspections.
     
  4. Work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) staff to update water and sanitary sewer maps after work is completed; verify data.
     
  5. Ensure the safety of assigned crew, which includes erecting appropriate work barricades, shoring, confined space entry equipment, hydro-excavating and attending safety classes for first aid, defensive driving, and CPR.
     
  6. Prepare reports regarding project status and/or employee performance.
     
  7. Test water quality.
     
  8. Maintain inventory of supplies.
     
  9. Repair equipment needed to perform duties.
     
  10. Assist in conducting studies and surveys.
      
  11. Ensure regulatory standards and requirements for water and wastewater systems are followed.
      
  12. Respond to after-hours trouble calls on emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED required. Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes.
  
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years in a related field.
  
• Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.
  
• Certifications Required:
  1. Utility Inspector: TCEQ Water Distribution Class B or Wastewater Collections Class III

The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide.
01
What is the highest level of Education obtained?

• Some high school, no diploma or GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College, no degree
• Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
• Technical or Trade School (Completed)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree

02
Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you possess a TCEQ Water Distribution Class B or Wastewater Collections Class III?

• Yes
• No

04
How many years of experience do you have working with water utility and construction related projects?

• No experience
• Under 1 year
• 1 year under 2 years
• 2 years under 3 years
• 2 years under 4 years
• 4 years under 5 years
• 5 years under 6
• Over 6 years

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