Webber - Permits Inspector - Infrastructure Management

Ferrovial • West Palm Beach, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides oversight for permit coordination, review, tracking, and compliance monitoring. It also facilitates engineering plans, site visits of proposed projects, final inspections, and closeout, along with attendance at pre-construction meetings. The role involves field inspections of various permits to ensure conformance with state department of transportation regulations and specifications. The Permits Inspector acts as a company representative, coordinating and resolving issues between the company, the public, utility companies, and the DOT. This role requires frequent contact with the public and utility company engineers and contractors. The Permits Inspector serves as a Subject Matter Consultant for phases including maintenance of traffic, utility conflicts, and erosion control, reviewing plans for roadway and right-of-way encroachment based on administrative rules. They also conduct field reviews of proposed installation sites, perform condition assessments of infrastructure, and ensure compliance with contract requirements. Additionally, the role involves responding to incident emergencies, managing project equipment and materials, identifying opportunities for improvements, creating and managing work orders, and ensuring accurate reporting. The Permits Inspector also identifies, qualifies, and negotiates with subcontractors and assists with routine work plan activities.

Requirements

• Skill in reading and interpreting plans, specifications, design standards and manuals.
• Skill to analyze, interpret and plot survey data.
• Skill to communicate technical information effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Skill to operate personal computer.
• Individual must be able to lead a team without direct reporting responsibilities; therefore, teamwork skills are necessary.
• Highly developed sense of safety awareness and perceptive ability.
• Willing to commit to working injury free and have the ability to recognize hazards inherent in routine and non-routine tasks and make adjustments to avoid loss, injury or accident.
• Ability to communicate with co-worker's safety instructions.
• Ability to think clearly and focus on your safety in your immediate surroundings, while properly using equipment as instructed.
• High School or GED required
• Clean, valid Driver's License, Class E is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Experience in related industry is preferred
• FDOT CTQP Certificates preferred.
• DOT Certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Field inspections of utility, driveway, special use, drainage, house moving, road closure and landscaping permits during and after the construction to ensure conformance with a specific state department of transportation regulations and specifications.
• Act as a company representative in providing information to DOT regarding policy concerning permits when requested.
• Coordinate and handle problems that may occur between FSNA-TI, the public, utility companies and the DOT.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Consultant to including phases for maintenance of traffic, utility conflicts and erosion control.
• Review entire sets of plans for roadway and right of way encroachment based on knowledgeable interpretation of administrative rules.
• Coordinate and/or make field reviews of proposed installation project sites to determine any influencing factors that may affect the installation not previously disclosed.
• Performs condition assessment of pavements, signs, guardrails, tunnels, bridges, vegetation and other contract requirements.
• Schedules and coordinate work to be performed.
• Present and ready for work every work day on time.
• Inspects in-process and completed work to insure compliance with contract requirements.
• Responds to incident emergencies when on call and as needed and assists in coordinating work of on-site responders.
• Reports accident/injury (actual and near misses).
• Manage, monitor and control highway project equipment and materials.
• Identifies opportunities for changes and improvements in work methods, processes, efficiency and cost reduction.
• Create and manage successful completion of all work orders.
• Responsible for accurate and timely completion and entry of work reporting and timesheets.
• Prepares other reports and correspondence as necessary.
• Enters data into EZRI.
• Identifies, qualifies subcontractors and negotiates contract parameters with sub-contractors.
• Assists and monitors routine work plan activities such as traffic control and maintenance work.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED