Note: This is a full-time, hourly status job. Benefits paid by the Sanitation Districts include employee medical insurance, PERS retirement, vacation, scheduled salary increases, and exemption from the 6.2% Social Security deduction. Please see page three for more detailed benefits information. *Initial placement will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform general construction and electrical inspection for various Districts’ construction projects including, but not limited to: buildings, treatment plants, sewers, pumping plants, pipe manufacturing, landfill construction projects, and appurtenances. This position is chiefly responsible for electrical inspections.
JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision from a Supervising Construction Inspector, job content can involve inspecting electrical work, inspecting the excavation and backfilling of trenches; inspecting the restoration of surface and existing improvements for conformance with plans, specifications, safety orders, codes, permits and general requirements of other agencies; inspecting the fabrication of other specialties; assisting other inspectors with treatment plant construction or electrical projects; receiving and reviewing approved submittals; attending pre-construction meetings; keeping a daily log of construction activities; interacting with contractors, engineers and the general public; and performing related duties as required.
This vacancy may be filled at either level. The CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR I is the first working level class in the series. Incumbents perform increasingly more complex electrical, pipe manufacture, and sewer line construction inspection and assist in the inspection of treatment plant or pumping plant construction. The CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR II is the journey level class in the series. Incumbents perform moderately difficult inspections of electrical work, sewer line construction, treatment plant and pumping plant construction, and assist in the more complex inspection tasks of treatment plant and pumping plant construction. This class differs from the Construction Inspector I class by the greater technical knowledge required, the greater independence of action and the greater complexity of the projects assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR TESTING: Applicants must possess a valid California Class C driver license;
-AND- for the CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR I level, applicants must have two years of construction related experience performing duties which provide a working knowledge of electrical inspection principles regarding industrial, military or public works construction projects.
For the CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR II level, applicants must have two years of directly related construction inspection experience, -OR- Three years of experience as a construction foreman or contractor involved in electrical public works construction projects.
Desirable Qualifications: ICBO certification as an electrical inspector; two years of electrical inspection experience; ability to work independently.
EXAMPLES OF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: The competitive selection process for the BOTH CLASSES may cover the knowledge of: Techniques and methods of general construction and maintenance trades; regulations and requirements of electrical construction; technical aspects of concrete mixing, forming, placing, curing, finishing and testing; placement and support of form work and reinforcing steel; masonry, welding, trench excavation, shoring and backfill; pavement placement and finishing; soil types and compaction; construction equipment and material; survey principles; applicable safety rules and regulations; the ability to: Interpret various building codes and blueprints; identify defects and faults in electrical construction; prepare and maintain construction notes; prepare reports; read and comprehend plans and specifications; conduct inspections of electrical workmanship, pipe construction, mechanical equipment installation and sewer construction; inspect pumping plant construction and wastewater treatment plant construction.
The candidate selected for hire will be subject to a pre-employment review of DMV records.
The selection process will consist of a written test weighted 50% and an oral interview weighted 50%. Applicants with the most desirable qualifications will be invited to the written test. Candidates must receive a qualifying score on the written test to participate in the interview.
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