Bridge Inspection Supervisor

About the role

The City of Norfolk's Department of Public Works is currently seeking a Bridge Inspection Supervisor for its Division of Streets and Bridges. This position performs inspections of the city’s bridges, overpasses, underpasses, and culverts to ensure compliance with Federal Bridge Inspection Standards.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical inspections of 58 bridges by walking onto and underneath bridges, navigating confined spaces, wading through culverts with hip/chest waders, and using equipment to test, measure, photograph and record any deficiencies in accordance with VDOT specifications.
• Prepares and submits reports to officials by reviewing construction plans, bridge files, and reports, and using computer software to record changes in current inspection findings.
• Performs visual inspections with binoculars and any other necessary equipment by noting intermediate changes in deficient areas affected by weather or temperature changes.
• Assigns repair activity by providing directions to the bridge maintenance supervisor for recommended repairs, preparing weekly and monthly scheduling reports to track work, and attending meetings with department personnel.
• Operates a boat in navigable waters throughout the city.
• Identify and remove graffiti and vegetation from various structures.
• Requires the ability to read Standard Operating Procedures, safety manuals and evaluations.
• Requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Requires the ability to write vehicle pre-trip sheets, time sheets, equipment repair work order notices, leave slips, work order forms, employee evaluations and supply order forms.
• Manages managerial responsibilities including weekly repair schedules, supervising, and monitoring the performance of a crew, counseling crew members and processing disciplinary letters.
• Interacts with other employees, supervisors, managers, citizens and other division and department liaisons.
• Provides equipment, job and safety training. Evaluates employees and performs employee evaluations. Participate in hiring and promoting personnel.
• Participates in emergency weather recovery to include operations to clean snow and ice from roadways and storm debris.
• Performs administrative duties by entering work request information into the division’s work management system.
• Maintains records and reports and provides reports.
• Ensures that motor vehicles and construction equipment are in good working condition.
• Operates a wireless radio, and wireless telephone.
• Must be able to climb into trucks and construction equipment. Must be able to work in adverse weather conditions such as extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Maintains time records and reports work performed, assures safety standards are met, and assists in the training and orientation of personnel; evaluates and counsel’s personnel.
• Safeguards public safety by following local, state, and federal regulations.
• Provides public service by responding to citizen and business complaints, investigating incidents and taking corrective action.
• Maintains time records and reports work performed, assures safety standards are met, and assists in the training and orientation of personnel; evaluates and counsel’s personnel.
• Safeguards public safety by following local, state, and federal regulations.
• Provides public service by responding to citizen and business complaints, investigating incidents and taking corrective action.

Qualifications

• Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency.
• Junior college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources.
• Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
• Four years experience supervising or inspecting bridge maintenance, repair or construction.

Skills

• Welding, metal cutting
• Boat, watercraft
• Masonry, concrete
• Ashphalt
• Docks, marina

Benefits

Departmental Hiring Salary Range: $59,153.97 - $65,585.06

Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

Retirement If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education.