Construction Inspector I

Job Description:

Construction Inspector I

Description

Pay Range: $24.67 - $27.75 /hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm; weekends as necessary

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

The Transportation & Public Works Department, Capital Delivery Division is seeking to hire an experienced Traffic Signal & Street Light Construction Inspector I. The selected candidate will be responsible for reviewing and understanding plans and overseeing construction projects involving traffic signals and street lights for conformance with plans, specification and contracts. This individual will establish and maintain effective working relationships with contractors, utilities, the general public and other employees. The candidate should be a responsible, dependable and extremely detail oriented individual who is willing to learn.

Minimum Qualifications:

• HS diploma/GED and no previous experience required
• Valid Texas driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of construction inspection experience involving the construction and maintenance of public works, traffic signals and street lights.
• Electrical Apprentice
• Ability to work overtime/call back hours during weekdays, weekends and holidays
• Microsoft Office computer skills (Word, Excel and Outlook)

The Construction Inspector I job responsibilities include:

• Inspects work quality and materials used in a variety of public works projects during various stages of construction to ensure compliance with construction standards and codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Performs preliminary and final inspections and recommends acceptance of developments.
• Observes work during progress and upon completion. Coordinates change orders and advise contractors of changes in plans and specifications.
• Ensures that safety procedures are followed.
• Inspects various public works traffic signals and street lights.
• Acts as liaison between contractors and the general public with respect to various construction projects;
• A strong interpersonal, management, and excellent communications skills with the unique ability to be able to transfer these concepts clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing with the development community and internal City staff;
• Promote, establish, and maintain effective working relationships; and
• Knowledge of and expertise with Microsoft Office Suite;

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.

Physical Demand

Medium work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.