Inspector, Distribution Utilities
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About the role
Join our Energy Utilities Division as an entry-level or experienced Distribution Utility Inspector. You will work around underground utility facilities, ensuring safety, construction compliance, and strict adherence to plans & specifications. Paid training will be provided to ensure projects and client-specific deliverables are met.
Responsibilities
- Pass Operator Qualification Training, OSHA Training, and client-specific training as required in a timely manner.
- Build and maintain a working knowledge of federal, state, local, and company (client) regulations & standards, including state 811 law.
- Be proactive in all aspects of safety and compliance on each job site.
- Work autonomously while collaborating as part of a broader team.
- Observe, verify, and document safety and compliance of projects to ensure adherence to regulations and standards.
- Complete all required reports for each project daily, including daily reports, pictures, schedules, timecards, and expense reports, using a company-provided iPad.
- Read and interpret detailed plans and procedures, ensure accuracy of construction, track quantities and material, and verify the accuracy of mapping and as-built documentation.
- Conduct and document inspections of natural gas pipeline and other underground utility construction, from initial installation through system energization.
Schedule
Typical work hours range from 40 to 60 hours per week, 5-6 days per week. Hours may vary and are influenced by factors such as weather, contractor availability, and project permitting timelines.
Requirements
- Experience in utilities, site verification, utility locating, construction, or similar work.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Pass a pre-employment drug test as well as quarterly random drug testing.
- Excellent communication (email, call, text) and organizational skills.
- Reliable transportation for daily commute to assigned job site(s). You may be asked to relocate midday due to a flexible schedule; daily assignments may be more than 50 miles from home.
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Willingness to work daily in the Denver area.
- Comfortable working in all weather conditions, including physical tasks such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing in and out of excavations, and working on uneven terrain, slopes, in confined spaces, or reinforced trenches.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Welding Inspectors (AWS CWI or CPWI+V).
- Certified Pipeline Inspectors (API 1169).
- Knowledge of 49 CFR 192 & 195.
- Experience with underground utility installation processes, methods, utility mapping, and locating.
- Experience with underground utility planning and design.
- Experience with utility inspection.
- Experience with polyethylene joining methods.
About WSB
WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces, and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability.
- 401K with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Part-time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.