Engineering Inspector I-IV

Position Overview

The City of San Luis Obispo is looking for an Engineering Inspector! The Engineering Inspector classification is a four level career series. The level of responsibility and salary will be based on qualifications of the applicant (see Education and Experience below).

If you are selected for interviews, they will take place in person on Thursday, November 20th, so please hold that date.

Successful Candidate

The successful candidate possesses a solid background in construction and a comprehensive understanding of City and Caltrans specifications and standards. They are dependable, collaborative, and experienced in enforcing construction permits. Strong computer skillsincluding proficiency in Excel, Word, and general digital toolsare essential. The candidate must be able to professionally de?escalate conflicts, communicate clearly with contractors, engineers, and supervisors, and consistently produce accurate, concise field reports.

Job Summary

Provide a wide variety of professional field and office engineering work in the support of City construction and private development projects, starting with simple projects and working to the most complex. Employees in this career ladder inspect the construction of a variety of public works and private improvement projects including roads, drainage, grading, water and wastewater pipelines and treatment facilities, tanks, parks and landscaping, bike paths, bridges, environmental mitigation, traffic signals and other civil engineering projects. In addition to inspection of facilities in construction, these positions perform construction management duties, manage consultants, and monitor budgets. As employees show an increase in knowledge, skills, abilities and initiative, they are eligible for promotion.

Class Characteristics

The engineering inspector is a largely technical series starting with inspection of small private construction activities, with the ability to advance to complex public project inspection and oversight. The inspector is responsible for compliance to standards and codes, and on public projects, for proper expenditure of City funds and defense against construction claims.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Employees in this classification work under the general supervision of the Construction Manager or Supervising Civil Engineer. Entry level employees may also work under the guidance of senior staff within a broad framework of policies and procedures.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do all the listed examples include all tasks that may be found in the class.

• Inspect routine construction projects and review construction material sampling for conformance to plans, specifications, contract requirements, Federal / State agency requirements and any special conditions.
• Maintain accurate records on project progress, work quality, labor and equipment used, work items not in conformance to plans, record drawings and other project information.
• Prioritize work, set appointments and meet with developers, engineers and citizens on project issues.
• Prepare written correspondence and spreadsheets required in performance of the work.
• Explain City standards to others such as contractors and citizens.
• Review routine construction project plans for specification conformance.

Engineering Inspector II Responsibilities

Engineering Inspector III and IV Responsibilities

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of

Engineering Inspector II Knowledge

Engineering Inspector III Knowledge

Engineering Inspector IV Knowledge

Ability to

Engineering Inspector II Abilities

Engineering Inspector III and IV Abilities

Education and Experience

Engineering Inspector I

Engineering Inspector II

Engineering Inspector III

Engineering Inspector IV

Possession and Maintenance of

Work Environment

Work environment varies depending upon the volume of contract inspection and plan checking work needed. When inspectors are assigned to the field, they work on construction sites exposed to equipment, traffic and materials used in the installation or maintenance of public facilities and exposed to all weather conditions. Office work is required as needed to complete correspondence and other paper work and may be the primary work site when assigned to consultant oversight or plan checking. Employees in this classification must be available to work variable hours dependent upon when construction activities are occurring; which includes working after normal hours, holidays, and weekends.

Additional Requirements

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