Inspects and coordinates City Capital and other City construction projects, including roads, sewers, bridges, sidewalks, ball fields, recreation courts, as well as water lines, meters, backflow prevention and other related devices; may test project materials.
Department: Mobility & Infrastructure
Posting Type:Contractual Right Announcement/Bid. Salary: $59,209.97 per year.
Union: This position is included in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 2719 bargaining unit and will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
UnionBid Form: Not required. Your application for this position will serve as your union Bid Form.
Civil Service Classification: Non-Competitive
General Application Requirements:
You must submit or show proof of all of the following at the time of filing your application (unless otherwise indicated below) or your application will be disqualified. Disqualifications based on any of these General Application Requirements are not subject to a Civil Service appeal.
Applicants must submit a complete application including education, work experience, a resume (if applicable) and completed supplemental questions.
Applicants must become residents of the City of Pittsburgh prior to employment and remain a resident throughout employment.
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- A current, valid Class C Pennsylvania Driver's License is required prior to appointment and must be maintained throughout employment. Written requests for accommodation based on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act will be considered by the Department of Human Resources & Civil Service on an individual basis.
- Candidate must pass three (3) LTAP classes within six (6) months of hire date.
NOTE: The City of Pittsburgh, as a matter of policy, conducts pre-employment and promotional background investigations on all candidates being considered for positions. The background investigation includes, but is not limited to, criminal background, driver's license, and City of Pittsburgh real estate tax payments. Candidates may be disqualified from consideration based on the results of their background investigation, as it relates to the job for which the applicant is being considered.
Qualifying Requirements:
Your work experience and education/training will be evaluated to determine if you meet the qualifying eligibility requirements listed below for this position. You will be sent an eligibility letter regarding your eligible/ineligible status.
WORK EXPERIENCE: The application must clearly show three (3) years of full-time experience in construction. (Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis.)
EDUCATION/TRAINING: The application must clearly show a high school diploma or GED equivalency.
EQUIVALENCY: None permitted for this position. Therefore, no education/training and/or work experience may be substituted toward the qualifying requirements listed above.
If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s). You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position. Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date.
- Written: None required for this position.
- Performance: None required for this position.
- Medical: Required.
- Inspects and coordinates the work on City Capital projects or other City construction projects; inspects construction projects by non-City contractors, including utility companies.
- Inspects construction work in progress and upon completion to determine if it meets required contract and plan specifications.
- Handles or records complaints or conflicts between contractors, general public, etc., for resolution by others; responds to 311 service complaints.
- Maintains accurate daily logs on projects covering such items as materials used, materials tested and results, equipment, personnel utilized on the job, weather, construction activity, etc.; verifies and documents quantities and materials used.
- Prepares and submits progress reports; assists in preparing monthly estimates of work completed and change orders, which are used in paying the contractor; monitors activity of non-City contractors in keeping construction schedules for street and sidewalk restoration.
- Prepares, maintains, and completes final project quantities and monitors as-built plans for assigned projects.
- Makes recommendations regarding minor engineering decisions, as required; enforces the use of city construction specs for non-City contractors and makes recommendations regarding minor engineering variances as required.
- Informs contractor when discrepancies between contract and plan specifications are identified, documents discrepancies on daily log.
- Interprets contracts, plans, and specifications for contractors as assigned.
- May prepare and check daily logs of other inspectors and other assigned personnel.
- Coordinates with appropriate personnel in other Departments when projects impact that Department (e.g., water shut-offs, redirecting traffic flow, ordering asphalt, etc.).
- Makes and records various measurements of projects as assigned.
- Performs such other related tasks and duties that are assigned or required.
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