Construction Inspector

Overview

Inspect waterline construction, ensure compliance, document, test, and report.

Key Responsibilities

• pressure testing
• valve verification
• material verification
• inspection reporting
• plan review
• main activation

Tasks

-Perform the filling of all lines, witness pressure tests, flush and sample for bacteria testing. Afterwards, deliver the samples to filter plant. -Locating main line valves and verifying operation to ensure shut down. -Verify delivery of all material when ordered by the water utility company to ensure accuracy of delivery. Along with checking materials out of the water utility company stock yard when picked up by the contractor and charging out materials from the water utility company stock to ensure accuracy of inventory. -Perform observations on all large taps on the water utility company’s waterlines. -Review signed contract agreements between contractor and the water utility company for construction project guidelines. -Reviewing video tape of project prior to the start of construction. -Maintaining daily inspection reports, mileage reports and time ticks for every project. -Occasionally travel to other project locations within Ohio. -Complete a follow-up review of prints and a field check of all plans designed by the water utility company when engineering has been completed. -Place a new main in service and notify the fire department along with local officials. -Prepare valve cards and hydrant cares and provide numbering and placing on distribution map. -Attending pre-construction meeting and complete daily inspections of construction of waterlines including the water utility company lines, developer projects to ensure compliance with the water utility company’s standards and regulations.

Requirements

• 3+ years
• high school
• technical degree
• construction drawings
• lead waterline
• teamwork

What You Bring

-Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time. -Ability to complete “as-built” documentation per the water utility company guidelines. -Experience with lead water line replacement and lead piping documentation is preferred but not required. -Ability to pass background checks, drug tests and MVR check. -Understanding of engineering, architectural, and other construction drawings. -Understands the exposure to characteristic construction site dangers. -Ability to work independently and in team settings. -When renewing or replacing waterlines, able to check service lines for type of setting (inside meter or pit meter), whether it a long or short service and the total number of service connections. -High school diploma or equivalent required, technical degree preferred. -Understanding of construction trades and installation work -3+ years of fabrication, installation and/or construction related experience, required. -Must be able to traverse worksite in different types of weather and bend, climb, stretch, reach, and lean to make observations.

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About Ljb Inc.

-The firm expanded from Midwest roots into a national engineering consultancy. -It pioneered Midwest tilt‑up concrete in 1970 and later designed the world’s largest tilt‑up structure in Texas. -Its portfolio spans buildings, roads, water systems, and fall protection, including early bridge and roundabout projects in Ohio. -LJB delivers cost‑efficient structural design—especially tilt‑up, concrete, steel and wood structures—across North America, with licenses in all 50 states and Canada. -Safety by Design fall protection services grew from a 1994 project with GSA into a nationally recognized training and consulting arm. -Typical projects include large industrial facilities, airports, healthcare buildings, federal and municipal infrastructure, including iconic bridges and civil works. -Through strategic acquisitions of water resources and civil/survey firms, the firm continues expanding its sector depth and geographic reach.

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Security Clearance

-must pass background checks, drug tests, and motor vehicle record (mvr) check.