Sr. Construction Inspector - Water

This posting will remain open continuously until filled.

The Town of Castle Rock’s future and the quality of that depend on the choices we make today. Do you want to be part of a team that make decisions that work now while preserving and protecting Castle Rock’s identity and quality of life for the future? We value teamwork, cooperation, and quality communication.  We strive to provide exceptional public service to our customers and encourage creativity and innovation. We welcome all that share those values to apply.

Working for the Town of Castle Rock includes:

• The opportunity to make a difference in our community 
• Career Advancement Programs
• Employee well-being program
• Competitive total compensation with an excellent benefits package
• Free membership to the MAC or Recreation Center

About Castle Rock Water:
You can’t live without water, and Castle Rock Water can’t function without great employees. We’re on the lookout for talented individuals who are seeking a place to be valued and make a difference.
 
Castle Rock Water provides drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems for the Town of Castle Rock’s more than 80,000 residents and businesses. The Town is one of the fastest-growing and most sought-after communities in Colorado and it’s consistently ranked among the best and safest places to live in the State.
 
Castle Rock Water is a national leader in the water industry, recently expanding its infrastructure to accommodate reuse water, implementing progressive conservation measures and implementing legacy stormwater projects. Whether managing water treatment at the award-winning plant, maintaining the $730 million in infrastructure, or ensuring and protecting long-term water, Castle Rock Water has many opportunities available to learn and grow with the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews construction plans, drawings and designs for compliance with regulations and standards and for constructability in the field.  Provides review comments to project managers during design phase. May attend pre-bid meetings to assist with questions. May assist project managers in bid-evaluation and contract award.
• Assists in coordination of plan review, permitting and service with other Town departments.
• Conducts pre-construction meetings and attends scheduled project meetings with developers, contractors, and engineers. Based on knowledge and experience, may assist in resolving constructability issues in the field.
• Schedules and performs onsite inspections of utilities projects, including water lines, well installations, well facilities, storage tanks, pump stations, PRVs, treatment plants, sewage lift stations, sewer lines, stormwater projects and other related projects. Schedules/coordinates outside testing/inspection agencies, as required, to ensure quality of work product.  Ensures projects comply with Town regulations, industry standards, and approved plans and specifications. Documents all construction activities and downtime/weather days in daily inspection reports, summarizing findings and activities, and catalogs photographs of construction work.
• Coordinates and communicates orally and in writing with Town staff, developers, contractors and project engineers regarding inspections findings and project progress. Serves as liaison between Town and contractors to address areas of concern, recommend solutions and ensure resolution.
• Communicates with citizens, homeowners and homeowners associations regarding construction that may impact them. Answers questions and responds to complaints.
• May review and make recommendations on contract change orders that affect time or cost of the contract.
• Reviews pay applications with the contractor to ensure the payment is commensurate with the work completed, and recommends payment to project manager based on progress achieved in the field.  Reviews and makes recommendations on change order requests, as applicable.  Provides input and recommendations on requests for information (RFIs), as applicable.
• Coordinates scheduling of line maintenance, operations and plant mechanics as required to support the construction and as needed to bring projects online and operational. 
• Performs and oversees required sampling and testing which may include water quality sampling and testing, sanitary/water line pressure testing, video inspection, concrete and asphalt testing, and coordination with building department inspections.
• Facilitates conveyance and acceptance process by providing a substantial completion punchlist and ensuring items are corrected in a timely manner
• Tracks project surety/bonds and contractor/developer performance. Ensures contract specifications are followed.
• Performs and/or assists in performing a warranty inspection, develops punchlist as necessary. Assists in identifying and resolving warranty issues.
• May manage smaller CI projects independently, to include project design, requests for proposal, contracting, budgeting, payment and project construction oversight.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
• Required to work weekends, nights, and after regular working hours as needed.

Customer Service/Communication:

• Coordinates and communicates orally and in writing with developers, contractors and project engineers regarding inspections findings and project progress. Serves as liaison between Town and contractors to address areas of concern, recommend solutions and ensure resolution.
• Coordinates with other Town departments regarding plan review, permitting, public relations, inspections and utilities service.
• Coordinates with line staff for field assistance as needed, either during construction or upon substantial completion and initial conveyance.
• Communicates with citizens, homeowners and homeowners associations regarding construction that may impact them. Answers questions and responds to complaints.

Decision Making:

• Determines if projects are in compliance with Town regulations, industry standards and approved plans/specifications. 
• Determines when a Field Change Order is required and provides recommendations for or against to the Project Manager. May recommend or disapprove change orders that affect time or cost of the contract.

Minimum Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Education: Generally, a High School Diploma or GED Equivalent 

Experience: Five (5) years' increasingly responsible sub-professional work experience closely related to utilities and/or facilitie construction/inspection; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience 

Licenses and/or Certifications Required: A valid colorado driver's license

Preferred Qualifications: Distribution Class 1 and Collections Class 1 Licenses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of construction standards for a variety of work, including but not limited to, utility construction (water, sewer, storm), site work, concrete flatwork, asphalt, erosion control, reinforced concrete, electrical/controls work, mechanical installations, piping systems, structures, and other plant related construction work.
• Ability to interpret Town and/or contract specifications and regulations to determine if projects are in compliance.  Ability to interpret test results for compliance with standards.
• Skill in communicating potentially controversial findings with developers, engineers and contractors.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, drawings, specifications and designs.
• Knowledge and training in confined space requirements, lockout-tag out, shoring, trenching and excavation safety.

Physical Demands:

• Sedentary work for long periods of time
• Occasional physical work lifting no more than 10 pounds 
• Occasional lifting, carrying, walking and standing
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Frequent hand/eye coordination to operate personal computer and office equipment
• Vision for reading, recording and interpreting information
• Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens 
  
  

Work Environment: 

• Works primarily in a clean, comfortable environment
• This position will conduct on-site project evaluations and attend out of office meetings
• Works outdoors with exposure to all weather conditions
• Regular exposure to dust, noise, and chemicals

Equipment Used: 

• Uses standard office equipment including a personal computer system
• This position may require the incumbent to occasionally use personal equipment (e.g. vehicle, cell phone, tools, etc.) in the course of their employment.

   

   

    

This posting is subject to close at any point in time once a qualified pool of applicants has been obtained.

Must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and driving record check prior to commencing employment.

The Town of Castle Rock is an equal opportunity employer.