Senior Engineering Inspector

Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Performs inspections and infrastructure walk-throughs of driveways, sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs, water, sewer, and storm drainage installations and other construction facilities, as assigned to ensure compliance with ordinances, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborates with a variety of stakeholders; attends meetings; reviews work, ensuring compliance with project plans, contracts, specifications, requirements, and related documentation; responds to concerns and questions; and troubleshoots construction issues.
• Inspects and tests construction material quality, applications and construction processes; performs pressure and quality tests; monitors ongoing construction operations, identifying and making recommendations for correcting non-conforming issues; and issues stop-work orders, certificates of occupancy, and other documentation.
• Prepares reports, and maintains project and department documentation, including financial records, plans, contracts, punch lists, and drawings; and takes photographs to document ongoing inspection, construction, contractor work.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

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

Additional Preferred Skills

• Customer service experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups.
• Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
• Experience working in a team environment to complete assignments.

Benefits

• General Full-Time Employees - 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan
• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

Contact Information

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
- City of Durham Website
- Walk in
- Job fair
- Employee referral
- Professional organization

Education

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
- Internet posting
- Craig's List
- GlassDoor
- governmentjobs.com
- Monster.com
- Indeed.com
- Employment Security Commission
- Magazine/Newspaper
- Other

Experience

• Years of related experience sufficient to understand the operational, technical, or office processes involved in the assignment:
• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 4 years of related experience
• 4 or more years of related experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license.
• I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.
• I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.
• I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

Customer Service Experience

• Years of related experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups:
• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years
• 2 years but less than 5 years
• 5 or more years

Project Management Experience

• Years of related experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision:
• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
• 5 or more years of related experience

Teamwork Experience

• Years of related experience working in a team environment to complete assignments:
• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
• 5 or more years of related experience