WR Construction Inspector

Compensation Range $26.03 - $35.33

Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Who We Are:

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries.


We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

Our Core Values:

• Stewardship: We manage the city’s resources responsibly and make decisions that sustain High Point’s future. In other words, we take care of what we have today to build what we’ll need tomorrow
• Welcoming: We create a friendly, open environment where residents, partners, and visitors feel valued and embraced. We want everyone who connects with High Point to feel welcomed, like they belong here.
• Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency, and ethical responsibility in everything we do. That means doing what’s right – even when no one’s watching. This is how we earn our community’s trust.
• Productivity: We stay focused on results, fostering creativity, innovation, and outside-the-box thinking. We don’t just get things done – we find smarter, better ways to do them.

What We Offer:
The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• PTO earned within first year
• 13 Paid Holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

Construction Inspectors perform technical inspection work to ensure public infrastructure, private development, and capital improvement projects comply with approved plans, specifications, permits, engineering standards, and applicable regulations within the Water Resources Department.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Water Resources

• Inspect construction of water distribution, wastewater collection, treatment facilities, and related utility improvements.
• Support emergency response infrastructure repairs as assigned.
• Inspect construction projects throughout all phases of work to verify compliance with approved plans, specifications, permits, City standards, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Review construction materials, equipment, and workmanship to ensure quality standards and contract requirements are met.
• Interpret engineering plans, technical specifications, standard details, construction contracts, and applicable codes and regulations.
• Inspect utility installations, street cuts, and public infrastructure improvements for compliance with approved standards, as assigned.
• Identify deficiencies, document findings, communicate required corrective actions, and verify completion of corrective work.
• Perform field measurements, calculations, quantity verification, and documentation to support project administration and contract management.
• Perform or coordinate field testing, material sampling, laboratory testing, and quality assurance/quality control activities.
• Review contractor pay requests, contract quantities, change orders, field modifications, and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain accurate inspection reports, daily logs, testing records, permits, photographs, electronic project documentation, and other technical records.
• Document field changes and as-built conditions for engineering and permanent records.
• Conduct follow-up inspections and assist with project closeout, final acceptance, and completion documentation.
• Coordinate construction activities with contractors, developers, engineers, consultants, utility representatives, regulatory agencies, property owners, and City staff.
• Attend project progress meetings, contractor scheduling meetings, utility coordination meetings, public meetings, and other meetings related to assigned projects.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, City safety policies, erosion and sediment control requirements, environmental regulations, and established construction standards, as applicable.
• Provide inspection support for emergency or after-hours construction, utility repairs, or other assigned work.
• Serve as the City's representative in the field by promoting quality workmanship, regulatory compliance, public safety, and effective communication throughout the construction process.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 5 years of experience in construction inspection, public infrastructure construction, civil construction, utility construction, engineering support, contract administration, or a closely related field; OR Associate's degree or higher in Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field and 3 years of related experience.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience inspecting or constructing water distribution and wastewater collection infrastructure.
• American Public Works Association (APWA) Certified Public Infrastructure Inspector (CPII).
• North Carolina Grade I Wastewater Collection Certification
• North Carolina Grade C Water Distribution Certification
• Experience administering construction contracts and reviewing contractor pay requests.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of construction methods, materials, inspection techniques, and quality assurance practices related to water distribution and wastewater collection infrastructure.
• Knowledge of engineering plans, specifications, standard details, construction contracts, and contract administration practices.
• Knowledge of applicable construction codes, safety regulations, environmental requirements, erosion and sediment control practices, and City standards.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering plans, technical specifications, construction standards, contracts, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to inspect construction activities, identify deficiencies, evaluate compliance, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations involving measurements, quantities, grades, elevations, construction estimates, and pay quantities.
• Ability to prepare accurate inspection reports, project documentation, correspondence, and technical records.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively, both verbally and in writing, with contractors, engineers, developers, consultants, City staff, regulatory agencies, property owners, and the public.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, solve practical field problems, make decisions within established policies and procedures, and consistently enforce applicable standards.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships while representing the City in a professional manner.
• Ability to use computers, tablets, inspection software, GPS equipment, testing devices, cameras, measuring equipment, and other technologies used in construction inspection.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Communication and Vision

• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and through electronic communication with coworkers, contractors, consultants, public officials, and the public.
• Ability to hear and understand conversations, equipment alarms, traffic, and other audible signals in office and construction environments.
• Ability to maintain visual acuity for reading construction plans, technical documents, maps, reports, measurements, and electronic devices.
• Ability to distinguish details at both close and long distances while inspecting construction activities and operating a motor vehicle.
• Ability to judge distances, depth, spatial relationships, grades, and elevations while performing inspections in varied terrain and construction environments.

Physical Demands

• Walks, stands, climbs, bends, stoops, kneels, crouches, crawls, reaches, and traverses uneven or obstructed terrain.
• Accesses active construction sites, utility easements, unfinished roadways, and other work areas while maintaining situational awareness.
• Uses hands and fingers to operate computers, tablets, cameras, measuring devices, testing equipment, hand tools, and other inspection equipment.
• Operates City vehicles to travel between project sites.
• Frequently lifts, carries, pushes, or pulls materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Mobility

• Ability to safely access construction sites that may include steep slopes, ladders, confined work areas, uneven surfaces, varying elevations, and restricted access locations.
• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods while performing inspections and documenting construction activities.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in both office and field settings.
• Field work regularly exposes employees to changing weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, humidity, wind, and direct sunlight.
• Employees may be exposed to construction equipment, moving traffic, dust, dirt, mud, noise, vibration, insects, vegetation, standing water, and other conditions commonly associated with construction sites.
• Employees may occasionally encounter unsanitary conditions, offensive odors, wet environments, areas with limited access or restricted clearances, and low-light conditions requiring the use of portable lighting.
• Work may require responding to emergency situations, entering active construction zones, and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with OSHA regulations and City safety policies.

• Work may require responding to emergency situations, entering active construction zones, and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with OSHA regulations and City safety policies.

The work location of this job will be 816 E Green Dr High Point, North Carolina.

Our Commitments
The City of High Point is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values individuals from all backgrounds and seeks to attract and retain the most qualified partners in service to the citizens of High Point. As an at-will employer, the City allows employees to terminate their employment, or be terminated at any time, with or without cause, as long as it is not prohibited by law.

The City of High Point is committed to classifying and compensating its employees fairly for the work they do, weighing both the internal capabilities and the external market. While the job description is not intended to and does not create a contract of employment, we are excited to use this “living document” as a guide for managing performance and positions to ensure job descriptions are reflective of the current work required by the incumbent or expected by any candidate to whom an offer of employment is extended.

The City of High Point is committed to providing a safe, comfortable working environment for all employees. To that end, we are proud to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, as well as make reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees as we are able in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Candidates selected for employment must undergo (a.) a drug screening, in accordance with the City’s drug and alcohol policy and (b.) a background screening to determine whether there is any current, pending, or previous charge, conviction or other infraction deemed incompatible with service in the capacity for which the candidate is being hired. In lieu of or in addition to background screening, candidates selected for employment in a position that requires working with children in any capacity must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal history record check conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Certain positions are considered so critical to the health and safety of others that a candidate cannot be placed in any such position without passing a pre-placement physical exam. The City offers employment to successful candidates conditioned upon the City’s receipt of satisfactory results from all required screenings, checks, and exams, as applicable.