Senior Engineering Inspector - City of Birmingham

JobsQuest • Birmingham, AL

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Birmingham is seeking a qualified Senior Engineering Inspector to oversee and review public infrastructure projects. This role involves examining construction plans and directing field inspections for roads, bridges, drainage systems, sanitary sewers, subdivisions, and utilities to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local engineering standards. Senior Engineering Inspectors supervise Engineering Inspectors by assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring adherence to technical and procedural requirements. They serve as the primary point of contact for contractors, public officials, and community members to resolve project-related issues.

Requirements

• Driver's license.
• Extensive experience involving civil engineering inspection on public infrastructure projects including but not limited to areas such as inspecting sewer lines, streets, bridges, utility installation, performing field tests on construction materials or surveying.
• Experience reading and interpreting plans, specifications, maps for public infrastructure projects.
• Experience calculating quantities of construction materials in the field, and preparing estimates for construction projects.

Nice To Haves

• Certification(s) related to engineering inspections specific to public infrastructure projects (e.g., American Concrete Institute, Roadway Technician, ALDOT certifications, ADEM licenses/certifications, Pipe Assessment).

Responsibilities

• Communicates with various entities (e.g., the public, other departments, contractors) by informing project engineers and contractors, providing information to attorneys, and speaking with individuals involved with concerns in order to inform them of the nature of construction projects and existing utility issues.
• Oversees contractors’ work on public infrastructure projects (e.g., subdivisions, sewer lines, bridges, roads) by monitoring the progress of work, approving payment to contractors and ensuring the appropriate quality and quantity of materials (e.g., steel, concrete, asphalt, soil) are used or removed in order to ensure projects are completed according to specifications.
• Oversees and participates in the Inspection of construction and maintenance work on public infrastructure by inspecting drainage structures, sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment plants, roads, bridges, subdivisions, and utilities using accepted civil engineering practices, national, state, and local engineering codes, standards, or regulations to ensure that projects are completed according to job specifications.
• Examines and reviews plans of assigned projects by attending pre-construction meetings, examining utilities at construction sites, and reading maps and drawings in order to prepare for on-site inspections during construction and maintenance projects on public infrastructure (e.g., roads, bridges, sewer lines).
• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training.

Benefits

• The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed