Engineering Inspector

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Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $49,737.00 - $77,169.00
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management (DWM) wants YOU to join our team of more than 380 talented and dedicated employees that provide critical water and sewer services for Durham’s 309,000 plus residents. Not only do we deliver the Best Tasting Water in the state to our customers each and every day, but we also make sure that the wastewater leaving our facilities is carefully treated to protect the environment. We have a wide-ranging variety of positions open to match your skill set – mechanics, engineers, maintenance specialists, technicians, customer billing techs, and much more.  If you have a passion for managing vital water resources, protecting the environment, providing excellent customer service, and keeping the water and wastewater in the pipes, bring your skills and talent to Durham!

Join our congenial team and lend your expertise to inspect civil engineering infrastructure that is being constructed/repaired in the public right-of-way per approved construction drawings. Manages construction project specifications and logistics for the City. Types of civil engineering infrastructures include, but are not limited to, sanitary sewer lines, sewer manholes, water mains, fire hydrants, water meters, storm water piping, inlets and junction boxes, and street repair, reconstruction and repaving, sidewalks and ADA Compliant accommodations. This is accomplished by applying advanced construction methods and processes to include handling project documentation, ensuring conformance with ordinances and regulations, reviewing project procedures, and administering logistics for construction projects. Other duties include maintaining project financial records and attending conferences and meetings with contractors and other special interest parties.

• Performs advanced construction inspections for City contracts; assures conformance to approved plans and City standards.
• Documents observations daily electronically according to the prescribed departmental standards for record keeping. Notifies supervisor of substandard or non-conforming construction. 
• Assists department by providing technical assistance to personnel; meeting with contractors and related personnel; and conducting project inspections. Actively participates in the project acceptance process by the initial walk through inspections; creates a punch-list of non-conforming construction to be corrected by the contractor. Follows-up with re-inspecting corrections for compliance. 
• Inspects infrastructure for acceptance by checking grade, concrete forms, asphalt repairs, CCTV videos and reports, other water and sanitary sewer plans and specifications and reports, subsurface soil conditions and other pertinent parameters. Calculates slopes, measures and confirms dimensions.
• Performs field reconnaissance in support of department engineering projects.

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC) 
• Three years of related experience sufficient to understand the operational and technical processes involved in the assignment.
• A valid North Carolina Class “C” Driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record obtained within the timeframe established by the City.

• City Works or other asset management software experience
• Able to work non-standard working hours as needed
• Certifications related to the job 
• Five (5) years of related experience