620 - Engineering Construction Inspector I

City of Brownsville • Brownsville, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Inspector I is responsible for providing plan review and construction quality assurance through physical inspection of construction site and project coordination, as well as, site development inspections for compliance. These duties are performed for public street construction and reconstruction, earthwork, and construction development projects. Employee works independently in the field and is responsible for decision making requiring technical discretion, sound judgement, and familiarity with a variety of codes, ordinances, and construction methods or problems. The employee works according to set procedures under direct supervision and strictly adheres to all applicable state and local laws, regulations, safety rules, departmental policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (no experience), or associate's degree plus two years of experience, or high school graduation or GED plus four years of experience.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License.
• Average judgment; must recognize and resolve problems such as bad grammar, type of procedure to apply, where to refer call or correspondence without specified destination, whether there is a problem/malfunction with a piece of equipment that needs attention, etc.; may involve freedom in selection of work methods among approved routines, setting of priorities, or sequencing of tasks within established schedules.
• General guidelines: occasionally requires interpretation of available options to apply to non-standard situations; day-to-day work drives priorities.
• Does not supervise.
• Does not deal with money.
• Direct contact may be infrequent, but may require considerable tact and courtesy when it does occur
• Light physical effort ability to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally or a negligible amount of energy frequently to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Responsible for assigned equipment/property used outside of office; use of agency vehicle.
• Fair inside or outside conditions; exposure to disagreeable conditions is brief or otherwise insignificant; space problems; only occasional situations that place the employee in a stressful environment.
• The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.

Nice To Haves

• knowledge of commonly used work routines, rules, procedures, or operations; ability to use specialized equipment
• The principles and techniques of civil engineering including materials, testing, surveying and plan review.

Responsibilities

• Provides information to contractors, owners or other customers regarding the Construction Code and other regulatory requirements and specifications.
• Monitors and assigned geographical area to identify street and drainage construction being performed without prior City authorization.
• Investigates alleged violations of the Construction Code and related ordinances.
• Approves alternate methods or materials for code compliance within the scope of authority delegated by the City Engineer.
• Coordinates the Construction of City projects with utilities, City departments, Contractors and sub-contractors.
• Respond to Citizen complaints and request for information regarding construction projects.
• Performs inspections in accordance with approved construction plans and review.
• Computes monthly estimates of work and recommends payments to contractors.
• Inspects the full range of public works construction projects, which includes streets, alleys, irrigation facilities, storm drains and permit construction in the City right-of-way for compliance with standard details, specifications and approved plans.
• Inspects materials, grades, and other work compliance with contract specifications.
• Safely operates tools and equipment in all types of weather, or conditions.
• Complies with all State and local laws; Departmental policies, safety rules, and procedures.
• Reports hazardous and dangerous conditions in and around the facility, including incidents/accidents immediately.
• Performs other related work as required.

Benefits

• robust retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) City to Employee Matching Ratio 2:1, with eligibility for retirement after 5 years of service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.
• medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees and their families, along with vision coverage for employees enrolled in health insurance through MetLife.
• Employees and their dependents can also access care at Frontier Clinic at no cost when covered by the City's health plan.
• pet insurance is available as a voluntary benefit.
• deferred compensation plans through Equitable and supplemental insurance options from AFLAC and Colonial Life.
• Full-time employees accrue 10 sick days and 15 vacation days annually.
• parental leave concurrent with FMLA for eligible employees
• longevity pay
• 100% tuition assistance up to $5,000 annually.
• 14 holidays per year, plus two floating holidays
• flexible scheduling options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree