Construction Inspector III (Storm Water)

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Construction Inspector III (Storm Water)

Salary

$50,624.00 - $79,765.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

12092

Department

Public Works

Division

Storm Water Management

Opening Date

05/30/2024

Closing Date

6/10/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Description

CITY OF NORFOLK: Department of Public Works, Division of Environmental Storm Water Management is seeking a Construction Inspector III to manage and coordinate the Storm Water construction projects to address state and federal regulatory mandates for water quality improvement. Due to the increased number of storm water construction projects utilizing additional funding obtained through grants and enhanced storm water revenue, this position will ensure better project management and accounting controls. To ensure projects meet stringent standards, inspections and maintenance on storm water management facilities will have better technical controls which will result in optimized pollution reduction and decreased long-term maintenance requirements. This position will ensure adequate data collection, project management, and reporting during project construction to ensure regulatory mandates are addressed.

The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk’s citizens, businesses and visitors, including the City’s Street Network, Traffic Management System, Storm Water System, Waste Management, and Recycling.

Hiring Salary Range: $50,624 - $55,686

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Manages and coordinates construction projects and performs quality assurance by visiting and inspecting job sites; ensuring compliance with plans, specifications, and state standards; reviewing and interpreting plans, specifications, and contracts; and conducting final inspections.

• Monitors project status and assist with resolving problems by meeting with engineers, consulting with contractors, coordinating with environmental regulatory staff, attending progress meetings, and organizing design changes where applicable.

• Performs project administration by planning time frames, reviewing process payment applications, reviewing invoices for accuracy, preparing correspondence, evaluating cost estimates, monitoring, and managing budgets, and maintaining project status reports.

• Performs and tracks on-site inspections.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local standards and specifications. Ensures compliance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Act, the Storm Water Management Law, Proper Traffic Control, and Work Zone Safety.

• Performs code enforcement by issuing Notice of Violations or Summons. Must be able to represent the City in court hearings regarding violations.

• Provides technical support to in-house Operational and Environmental staff.

• Directs snow, ice, flooding, and debris removal operations during emergency conditions.

• Supervises and participates in the evaluation of problems in the field to determine the most satisfactory and cost-effective solutions.

• Represents the division in meetings with architectural and engineering firms, consultants, contractors, civic leagues, elected officials, other City departments, and the public.

• Conducts field evaluation and coordinates with stakeholders.

• Responds to citizen requests, civic groups, and interdepartmental agencies. Performs duties by providing public information, receiving citizen inquires and complaints, investigating problems, developing solutions, participating in public meetings, providing status reports, attend inter and intra departmental meetings and serving on committees.

• Work requires the ability to read blueprints, technical specifications, construction specifications, contracts, city codes, and performance specifications.

• Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.

• Work requires the ability to write letters, correspondences, create and maintain various forms, e-mails, project minutes and letters.

• Manages responsibilities that include planning and conducting final inspections, continuous review of multiple contractor’s work, coordinate work efforts with utilities companies and various city construction crews, assisting and mentoring inspectors.

• Requires normal hearing, peripheral vision, and depth perception to safely work in right-of-ways with high volume of vehicular traffic or on construction sites.

• Walks, stoops, climbs, lifts, traverses difficult terrain, construction sites and shoreline areas. Must be physically cable to carry testing equipment and tools without difficulty.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Three years experience.

Preferred Education/Experience:

Associate’s Degree - Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Technology, Environmental science, Biology, Geology, or another natural science

Additional Information & Requirements

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Storm Water Inspector certification must be obtained within 1 year of employment.

• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector certification must be obtained within 1 year of employment.

• Special Police Commission must be obtained within 6 months of employment.

Work Hours: Monday – Friday 7:00am to 3:30 pm; 40 hours per week every week; Work schedule will occasionally need to be flexible to accommodate construction projects.

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5000 sign on bonus

• 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. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

  NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

  02

  Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

  03

  If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

  04

  Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

  05

  Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• Less than High School Diploma/GED

• High School Diploma/GED

• Some College (6 months or more)

• Vocational/Technical Degree

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

  06

  The preferred candidate will have an Associate's degree or higher in engineering, environmental engineering, engineering technology, environmental science, biology, geology, or another natural science. Do you have this certification?

• Yes

• No

  07

  This position requires three years' experience in the construction inspection related field. Do you have three years of experience?

• Yes

• No

  08

  How many years of experience do you have performing construction inspection in storm water infrastructure maintenance and repair, storm water best management practice installation, living shoreline restoration, wetland restoration, floodplain management, or stream restoration?

• No experience

• Less than 3 years

• 3-5 years

• More than 5 years

  09

  Do you currently have a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) Storm Water Management Inspector certification?

• Yes

• No

  10

  Do you currently have a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector certification?

• Yes

• No

  11

  Do you currently have a City of Norfolk Special Police Commission?

• Yes

• No

  12

  In this position, you will be required to obtain a Special Police Commission within 6 months of employment. Training will be provided by the City to complete this certification. A criminal background check will be required. Will you be able to meet this requirement?

• Yes

• No

  13

  Do you have a valid Virginia driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  14

  I understand this position may be required to work on open water or and in confined spaces.

• Yes

• No

  15

  The expected hiring salary range for this position is $48,912 - $56,248. Are you willing to accept a salary within this range? (For internal hires, standard promotional rules apply.

• Yes

• No

  16

  Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran

• I am a Veteran

• I am a Disabled Veteran

  Required Question

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