Inspection Supervisor

Job Description:

Inspection Supervisor

Description

1. Supervise staff to include:  Assisting with goal setting, assigning and monitoring work, training or ensuring staff are trained, setting performance standards, conducting performance evaluations, resolving conflicts, coaching staff, reviewing and approving time sheets, and making hiring and disciplinary recommendations.
2. Supervise and participate in developing and implementing plans, work processes, procedures, and work standards to attain annual goals and objectives.
3. Provide day-to-day leadership and work with staff to ensure a high performing, customer service-oriented work environment that encourages employee involvement, continuous improvement, and innovation and promotes alignment with organizational goals and values.
4. Prepares and monitors budgets for the cost centers for functional areas within area of responsibility.
5. Reviews improvement plans, grading plans, maps and easements to ensure completeness and conformance to Padre Dam, Water Agencies Standards (WAS), and Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook) as applicable, as well as Bid Documents and improvement plans for Capital Improvement projects.
6. Ensures all required documents and agreements for projects are in compliance with policies, standards, laws, and regulations when submitted; reviews required insurance and bond certificates to protect Padre Dam’s interests.
7. Prepares and reviews special agreements and prepares reports for the Padre Dam Board of Directors, and organizational stakeholders.
8. Coordinates project activities with inspectors, locators, operations staff, engineers, developers, contractors, and other governmental agencies and enforces project conditions for private development projects.
9. Works with legal counsel, other organizations, property owners, organizational stakeholders, and other departments to resolve project issues to meet standards as they arise.
10. Responds to and resolves customer inquiries and complaints; researches and responds to customer account questions and/or concerns.
11. Reviews Development and Capital Improvement plans/details, submittals, specifications, contact documents, and soils/compaction reports.
12. Develops and implements inspection plans; confers with Padre Dam inspectors, operations staff, engineers and contractors regarding work or materials that deviate from plans and specifications and ensures that approved corrective measures are applied.  
13. Provides constructability reviews of proposed District Capital Improvement and Private Development projects.
14. Oversees and provides direction to staff on locates and mark-outs ensuring compliance with applicable related performance requirements and continual use and advancement of locates tracking tools including GIS.  
15. Provides coordination and schedule compliance with Contract Inspection Services and Construction Management Services provided by District staff and District Consultants.
16. Inspects and approves private developer and Capital Improvement Projects contracted construction projects relating to earthwork, concrete, masonry, pipeline, steel fabrication, welding, manholes, outlet assemblies, valves, meters, structure pipeline, steel tanks, pump stations, lift stations, paving, and landscaping.
17. Assures that staff maintains records of progress and details of construction work and maintains daily reports and project record drawings.
18. Performs construction management activities to include preparing daily progress reports, extra work and change order requests, writing related correspondence, authorizing progress payments, accepting work on behalf of Padre Dam, signing off on projects, and responding to after-hour emergencies.
19. Reviews survey data and procedures to see that line, grade, and locations have been properly established and that they are adhered to during construction.
20. Monitors the disinfection / chlorination of facilities and ensures BMP’s are in place for water discharges.  Ensures discharges comply with permit and state regulatory requirements.
21. Coordinates and monitors project specific required testing including but not limited to, hydrostatic testing, holiday testing, cathodic protection, and other applicable testing in conformance with District standards.
22. Sets and demonstrates inspection and location standards.
23. Provides review of material submittals, pay requests, requests for information, construction change orders, and tracks these items.
24. Maintains databases to track construction documents and monitor the approved process.   Provides reports as requested.
25. Project and Construction Management may also include management of external consultants and contract management associated with Capital Improvement Projects.
26. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned.

Salary:

$44.90