Job Description
Salary: $44,573.23 – $55,715.79
Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. (EST)
*Hours may vary due to work assignments, or projects.*
FLSA Status: This is a Non-Exempt position
Department: Public Works, Transportation Division
Location: 1250 Market Street (DRC Building), Chattanooga, TN 37402
SUMMARY:
Incumbents in this classification are responsible for serving as a lead and inspecting paving and roadway construction materials, right-of-ways, streets, sanitary and storm sewer systems and other related infrastructures to ensure compliance with relevant codes. Lead duties include assigning work and providing guidance, and training inspectors. Works under limited supervision.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities.
- Serves as a lead to lower-level construction inspection staff including assigning and monitoring work, training staff on work methods and procedures, and providing direction.
- Performs on-site inspections of on-going construction sites on all types such as Vertical Building Construction, Interior Building Renovations, HVAC Systems Redesign and Replacement, Roof System Replacements, Interior Environmental Building Abatements, and higher level of electronically sophisticated projects as well as other project types to ensure activities are being performed according to design standards, specifications, and City ordinances, which includes: verifying proper bedding material type, depth, and width for sanitary and storm sewers; ensuring proper backfill material type depth and compaction; inspecting materials for compliance with established plans and specifications; verifying the quality of work during the installation of materials and products; verifying proper trench construction; verifying proper construction of sub-base, base stone, asphalt binders, and asphalt toppings for road construction; verifying proper land management, including clearing, grubbing, and grading; verifying traffic control systems are in place; ensuring legal and engineering aspects of site work have been met in a timely and appropriate manner; and, performing other related activities.
- Measures and calculates material needs for repair and construction of streets and roadways.
- Identifies and reports City infrastructure, roadway, and/or other related construction and repair needs to proper authorities.
- Performs project coordination activities, including: scheduling; initiating contractor payments; maintaining project records; verifying proper bonding to execute projects in public right-of-ways; and, corresponding with engineers, developers, contractors, and geotechnical engineers.
- Records inspection visits and results in applicable databases and logbooks to update job lists and site files.
- Conducts review meetings with engineers, contractors, and utility companies to ensure work coordination and scope of work is in compliance with standards, specifications, and City ordinances.
- Schedules and conducts final inspections and prepares punch lists; perform follow-up inspections to ensure completion and proper construction of all site work and infrastructure prior to final platting.
- Enforces applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, specifications, and standards; initiates corrective actions to correct deviations or violations.
- Participates in/on a variety of meetings, task forces, and/or other related groups in order to receive and convey information.
- May participate in conducting code enforcement activities, including: initiating stop work orders; preparing written notices of violation and, performing other related activities.
- May be required to use, carry, and answer their cell phone as determined by their job duties and the department head.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Vocational/Technical degree with training emphasis in roadway construction, design and inspection; supplemented by seven years of progressively responsible construction inspection experience OR nine years of progressively responsible construction inspection experience.
LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License;
Special Police Commission Certification;
Tennessee Department of Transportation Certifications Required:
Hot Mix Asphalt Roadway Certification
Concrete Certified Field Technician
Concrete Plant Quality Control Technician
Soils & Aggregate Certified Testing Technician
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Knowledge of applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures related to a variety of construction activities; materials, methods, and techniques used in construction activities; basic surveying principles; basic construction principles; recordkeeping principles; composition and properties of construction materials; and, customer service principles.
Skill in prioritizing and assigning work; interpreting and applying applicable ordinances, codes, regulations, laws, policies, and procedures; coordinating projects; conducting inspections of a variety of construction projects to ensure compliance with applicable codes and specifications; using computers and related software applications; preparing reports, notices, and/or field notes; reading and interpreting blue prints and specifications; recognizing faulty construction and equipment or hazardous conditions; conducting investigations and research and making appropriate recommendations based on findings; providing customer service; and, communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, extreme temperatures, and intense noises.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Safety Sensitive: N
Department of Transportation – CDL: N
Child Sensitive: N
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
All employees must maintain Tennessee residency from the date of hire.
This position requires a pre-employment background check, and a new hire physical (if required).
The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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