PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION MANAGER 2025-02714

Safety/Security Sensitive Designation:

This is a safety/security sensitive position for purposes of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment.

1. Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of their own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive. 
2. Perform supervisory responsibilities which may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.  Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City's policies and applicable laws.
3. Read and comprehend construction drawings for streets, sidewalks, trails, waterlines, sewerlines, and drainage infrastructure.
4. Utilize safety procedures as needed on all jobs.
5. Coordinate and balance workload among inspectors.  Reassign workload as necessary and assist with maintenance of inspector zone map.
6. Conduct safety meetings.
7. Facilitate inspector meetings to coordinate projects, city specifications and city requirements to help ensure a consistent approach among inspectors.
8. Proactively resolve issues that may arise from difference in opinion or interpretation of requirements between contractors, developers, consultants, and city inspectors.
9. Perform field construction management for public works Capital Improvement and Bond projects relating to record keeping and conflict resolution.  Respond to calls and questions from contractors, designing engineers, and customers.
10. Coordinate projects with other City departments, franchise utility companies, private contractors, and citizens to allow for productive projects. 
11. Employ independent judgment and decision-making abilities to solve problems at construction sites and resolve disputes and complaints with customers, owners, and contractors.
12. Maintain excellent public relations by assuring that public inquiries are answered in a courteous manner and that complaints are responded to promptly and personally. Meet with citizens to coordinate projects; advise and address any questions or complaints.
13. Perform visual site inspections of construction projects.
14. Observe testing of water and sewer mains in accordance with city specifications.
15. Sample new water lines and take samples to Health Department, notify contractor of results.
16. Inspect Storm Water Management and Erosion Control.
17. Inspect street construction in accordance with city specifications.
18. Inspect drainage system construction such as detention ponds, water quality features, inlet boxes and storm sewer piping.
19. Conduct final inspections at project completion with contractors and engineers before project acceptance by the City.
20. Inspect driveway approaches, sidewalks and ADA access ramps.
21. Participate in meetings with pre-construction contractors and engineers as required.

1. High School Diploma or GED with five years of construction management experience [FP1] and one year of supervisory experience required. 
2. Valid driver's license.
3. Must obtain Public Infrastructure Inspector Certification within 2 years of date of hire.
4. Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
5. Effectively communicate with others orally and in writing.
6. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, area, circumference, and slope.
7. Must be proficient in the use of a computer and related software programs. Must be able to effectively operate standard office equipment.
8. Physical abilities to regularly talk and hear due to safety issues and/or to work around certain equipment; stand and walk between various external locations; regularly use arms, hands, and fingers to handle, and feel; regularly reach with hands and arms; regularly sit, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.  Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
9. Employee will regularly be exposed to outside weather conditions, traffic hazards and heavy construction equipment.  Employee is regularly required to traverse uneven terrain.   Employee will occasionally work in confined spaces. Employee will occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.

Salary : $54,642 - $81,640