Construction Inspector

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

- Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

- Minimum 4 years of related work experience.

- Any equivalent combination of certifications, education, or experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities for the position.

Licenses, Registration, and Certifications

- Completion of internal GPS training certification within 6 months of hire.

- Must be able to possess and maintain a valid Class ‘R’ Colorado driver’s license and have a satisfactory driving record.

Position Summary

Under general supervision the Construction Inspector is responsible for performing specialized inspection work on construction/capital projects, or numerous develop/owner, distributor and interagency projects for different sections of the Engineering Division. Responsible for quality assurance and ensuring contractor’s work conforms to Denver Water standards and compliance with specifications, codes and regulations.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have formal supervisory responsibilities over other employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- With minimal oversight, perform all aspects of inspection work and oversee a variety of construction activities with regard to capital and other assigned projects.

- Identifies inconsistencies, defects, potential pitfalls, and substandard work in the construction process, determines acceptable methods to correct situations with a contractor, project manager, or engineer, and oversees the repair or replacement of non-conforming work to ensure compliance with DW Engineering Standards, Contract Documents, and other industry standards and codes.

- Monitor field directives and changes.

- Serves as the main point of contact on a capital project worksite and coordinates construction activities with Operations and other internal and external groups.

- Ensures Contractor’s quality control program is implemented.

- Prepare detailed daily activity and progress reports, project photos and logs, punch-lists, and other required construction documentation. Assist in surveying activities and collecting survey grade accurate as-built GNSS data.

- Assists with material sampling and testing, is knowledgeable of the requirements and with help from subject matter experts, assists with administering corrective measures for non-compliance.

- Responsible for scheduling, conducting and attending a variety of construction meetings to provide input and assistance with interpreting specifications, drawings, and other technical coordinating, and administrative details.

- Act as liaison between the customer, contractor, Water Distribution, Master Meter Districts, Intergovernmental Agencies, Developer and Engineer providing necessary planning and coordination as needed.

- Responsible for submitting accurate, legible as-constructed drawings and applicable notes that become the source of a permanent record for final archive.

- Develop and update spreadsheets as necessary for inspection activities.

- Perform related work as required.