PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR, BULKHEADS AND DREDGING
Career Family: INSPECTOR
In New Jersey, Principal Inspector, Bulkheads and Dredging is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $66,592 and $97,354.
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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 the general supervision of the Chief, Bureau of Coastal Engineering, or other higher level official in the Department of Environmental Protection, assigns, instructs and supervises the staff and work activities involved in the inspection of shore protection construction and dredging projects and in the performance of storm damage surveys; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Assigns, instructs and supervises Inspectors and Senior Inspectors involved in the daily inspection of beach and waterway construction and dredging projects and the surveying of storm damage to the coastline and waterways.
- Makes final inspections of completed construction and/or dredging work to ensure compliance with project plans and specifications.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Reviews daily project reports, analyzes construction, dredging and/or inspection problems, and makes recommendations to the Bureau Chief, or other supervisory officer, concerning their solution,
- Prepares accurate, monthly cost estimates for payment of contractors for completed construction and/or dredging work.
- Prepares estimates of storm damage cost figures for use in the valuation of local and county government requests for State aid.
- Prepares recommendations for contractors to correct unwarranted deviations from project plans and specifications, as required.
- Assists the inspection force and contractors in devising necessary adjustments to project plans and specifications, as required.
- Establishes and maintains liaison with municipal and county officials concerned with shore protection construction and/or dredging projects.
- Develops and establishes effective work methods, procedures and schedules for the inspection force.
- Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of clear, technically-sound, accurate and informative monthly, progress, completion and other reports, containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files of each construction and/or dredging project.
- 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.
Requirements
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Experience
Three (3) years of technical experience in the inspection of construction work which shall have included stone and timber seawalls, jetties, groins, and bulkheads, the construction of beachfills, and the dredging of navigation channels.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the building requirements of varied types of beach and waterway construction projects, as detailed in the plans and specifications, and of established State policies and procedures pertaining to such projects.
- Knowledge of the form, content, interpretation, and application of plans and specifications to the inspection of beach and waterway construction projects.
- Knowledge of the problems encountered in making accurate observations of construction and dredging work.
- Knowledge of the qualities, limitations and proper use of modern waterway construction and dredging materials, equipment and techniques.
- Knowledge of various construction and dredging problems encountered by contractors and the means used to prevent unwarranted deviations from and ensure the contractor's compliance with project plans, specifications, and established State policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of the laws of New Jersey and the policies, standards and procedures of the Department of Environmental Protection pertaining to the inspection of State-contracted beach and waterway construction and dredging projects.
- Ability to review daily project reports and resolve construction and inspection problems.
- Ability to perform final inspections of completed construction and/or dredging work to ensure compliance with project plans and specifications.
- Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize and implement projects within the unit.
- Ability to evaluate the skills and methods of the various trades involved in construction and prepare recommendations for corrective action as required.
- Ability to assist the inspection force and contractors in devising necessary adjustments to project plans and specifications as required.
- Ability to develop and establish effective work methods, procedures and schedules for an inspection staff.
- Ability to assign, instruct and supervise the preparation of technically-sound, accurate and informative monthly, progress, completion and other reports, containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to prepare correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Ability to supervise the establishment of essential records and files.
- Ability to learn 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, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the 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.