Municipal Inspector

Internal Candidates must apply through Jobs Hub in Workday.

All positions close Friday morning at 12:01am.

Apply to join our team today! The City of Arvada promotes Equal Pay for Equal Work. Starting salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity. The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range.

Pay Range: $33.80-$46.22 Hourly

The City of Arvada is seeking a Municipal Inspector to perform field inspections of public infrastructure projects and ensure compliance with city standards, engineering specifications, and approved construction plans. This role is essential to maintaining the quality, safety, and integrity of public improvements built by contractors.

Apply today to help shape and protect our community's infrastructure.

Essential Job Functions

• Inspects construction of public capital improvements development projects and maintenance programs as part of the City of Arvada team. Inspections include full scope of all city infrastructure.
• Assures general compliance of construction and materials with approved plans, project specifications and City of Arvada engineering code and state laws and local ordinances.
• Facilitates pre-construction, construction, and worksite meetings with contractors and developers, City project managers and engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Clarifies and reviews City procedures, standards, and project specifications, provides technical guidance in answering questions, develops solutions to resolving problems, and oversees corrective actions to ensure compliance with standards and contract specifications.
• Interprets construction plans and specifications; prepares and makes recommendations on change orders; confers with City engineering staff on design problems encountered in the field.
• Reviews as-built drawings for projects. Inspects stored materials on and offsite to ensure quality and checks records to verify the installation of materials and equipment used against submittals for payment.
• Inspects and modifies traffic control plans and coordinates road closures with emergency services and other City departments and agencies and ensures safety protocols are in place and compliant with safety standards and regulations.
• Inspects potable and non-potable water systems and sanitary sewer systems, including installation, testing, maintenance and repair, storm water drainage systems.
• Inspects concrete street improvements, including sidewalks, drive approaches, ADA ramps, block walls, and other elements; inspects asphalt concrete street paving and other surface treatments; ensures correct street sections checking grades and elevations.
• Observes earthwork grading, slope construction, earthen berms and surface drainage, reviews soils compaction reports and grading certificates.
• Works with independent testing laboratories to coordinate the testing of materials, soils, and concrete as required by project specifications, and maintains records for project reports.
• Reviews and approves or denies compaction and test reports for developments.
• Prepares reports detailing construction progress, to include notes on inspections, lab reports, changes orders, daily work logs with specific instructions and directions, payment requests, and maintains files and project documents.
• Maintains necessary records of daily operations, including daily project reports, time reports and vehicle reports.
• Performs final inspection of construction projects for acceptance; prepares list of required corrections prior to field acceptance; approves the issuance of certificates of occupancy.
• Responds to citizen complaints and inquiries regarding construction activities and provides information and updates to address issues and problems.
• Frequently operates a personal or City-owned motor vehicle to drive to and from work locations throughout the City.

Other Job Functions

• During natural disasters, investigates complaints regarding the failure of public works and public utilities systems and facilities, such as broken water and sewer mains and services, gas leaks, roadway and decking problems, and other hazards.
• Ability to be on-call or work extended hours. Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Advanced safety and construction laws, regulations, and standards; local ordinances governing engineering construction projects; engineering construction and inspection methods; proper usage of construction materials and equipment; safe work practices; traffic control standards; engineering mathematics, including algebra, geometry and trigonometry; customer service techniques.
• Advanced knowledge of the requirements and regulations in the City of Arvada engineering code and can enforce such requirements for all work in the public rights-of-way.
• Advanced knowledge of and adherence to construction site safety requirements.
• Expert knowledge of materials, methods and equipment utilized in public works construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of erosion and sediment control engineering specifications, theories, principles, methods, practices, and application to the municipal development process.
• Strong knowledge of civil engineering specifications, theories, principles, methods, practices, and application to the municipal development process.
• Strong knowledge of soils and materials testing equipment and ability to assist Soils Technician as necessary.
• Ability to read and interpret civil engineering construction plans and drawings.
• Ability to help coordinate the work of multiple contractors and handle and prioritize multiple tasks and inspections for city projects and developments.
• Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.

Knowledge Skills Abilities Preferred

License & Certification

• ATTSA traffic control technician certification, CAPA A certification, and CAPA I certification within one (1) year of appointment.
• Trench safety competent person certification and stormwater regulatory training within two (2) years of appointment.
• A valid Colorado driver's license and acceptable driving record is required.

Education Degree

• High School/GED

Education Major

Education Required

• Yes

Work Experience Related

• Three (3) or more years experience in construction,.
• Two (2) years of experience inspecting or supervising concrete work, pipe installation or asphalt work.
• College education in a related field may be substituted for experience.

Work Experience Preferred

• Experience in Public works construction. Associates in construction management or related field.

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a criminal background check and a driving record check, if required by the position.

Physical Demands

• Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks. Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.

Hazards

• Occasional hazards that are predictable or well protected against (Hazardous waste, ladders, cleaning supplies, trips and falls).

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to heat and noise along with working outside in the elements.

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Mission: We are dedicated to delivering superior services to enhance the lives of everyone in our community.

Values:

• Innovation: We excel in creativity, flexibility and the use of best practices while valuing diverse backgrounds, ideas and perspectives.

• Passion: We are a high performing, inclusive team inspiring each other to pursue excellence.

• Opportunity: We value our diversity, embrace possibilities, face challenges, persevere and take action to deliver quality results.

The City's Core values are in every employee's individual Performance Plan which helps us to reinforce our expectations for living and working by our Core Values.

Every City employee is expected to perform his/her job to the highest professional standards. This includes upholding the City's values with integrity and accountability, acting in a manner that is respectful and inclusive towards others, and adhering to the City's policy on employee conduct as detailed in the personnel rules sec. 70-143.

The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.