SUPERVISING PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR
Supervising Public Works Inspector sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's local-government civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
It asks for 4 years of relevant experience.
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Supervising Public Works Inspector is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises and performs the work involved in inspecting public works construction, maintenance, and repair activities to ensure compliance with specifications and work plans; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Prepares work schedules and maintains a daily record of assignments.
- Supervises, provides assignments and instructions to, and evaluates the performance of staff.
- Conducts periodic inspections of street, sewer, water, sanitation and/or other public works construction, maintenance, and repair work performed by contractors.
- Supervises the inspection of public works construction activities functions to ensure that procedures are followed.
- Reviews and approves plans and specifications submitted by outside contractors after determining that the work proposed and the plans conform to municipal requirements and codes.
- Receives complaints and recommends proper remedial action.
- Issues permits for private activities relating to municipal public works, including street openings and sewer connections, and collects fees for such permits.
- Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Four (4) years of experience inspecting construction of public works facilities, such as roads, water mains, or sewer lines, for compliance with plans, specifications, quality of workmanship, materials used and adherence to safety regulations or in the construction or installation of roads, water mains, sewer lines, or similar public works construction activities involving the reading and interpretation of blueprints, plans, specifications, and engineering drawings or surveying techniques directly related to public works construction or in some combination thereof.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used in the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sewers, water installations, sanitation, and other public works facilities.
- Knowledge of public works construction and inspection practices, procedures, and techniques.
- Knowledge of safety practices in the public works construction industry.
- Knowledge of supervisory principles and techniques.
- Ability to apply local ordinances, resolution, and codes relating to public works to specific cases.
- Ability to observe prescribed inspection procedures.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and to review and evaluate their job performance.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering plans and specifications.
- Ability to inspect materials, workmanship, and the construction and installation of various public works facilities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with the contractor, public officials, and user agency representatives.
- Ability to monitor construction projects to a successful and timely completion.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.