What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Project Representative position at City of Bradenton?
Date Posted
Monday, February 9, 2026
Department
Public Works & Utilities - Construction
Compensation
Up to $49.64/hr DOQ
Hours
40 hrs/week
Deadline
Open until filled
To Apply Online Please Click The Following Link
https://cityofbradentonfl.munisselfservice.com/ess/employmentopportunities/default.aspx
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Bargaining Unit: None
Classification: Essential: This position is an Essential classification and will require you to report to duty after a hurricane or emergency.
Schedule
This position normally works a regular weekday daytime shift and requires scheduled/unscheduled overtime, including evenings, weekends and holidays and/or immediate response to emergency conditions.
Supervision Exercised: None
Supervision Received: Engineering Section Manager, Utility, and Public Works Section Managers, and Director of PW&U
General Purpose Of The Position
Provide resident construction observation and recommend approval of all City Public Works & Utilities Department construction projects and private development construction permitted through the City to document that construction activities are carried out in accordance with all Public Works & Utilities Department Standards, construction drawings, specifications and other contract documents of those projects.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Personal computer, digital camera, pipe locator, pressure gauges, mobile or portable radio, cell phone and up to a ¾ ton pick-up truck. Knowledge of construction machines, equipment, materials and generally accepted operations and construction practices in all types of public works projects.
Education And Experience Required
High school diploma or GED equivalent. Five (5) years technical experience (within the last 10 years) in the field of public works and civil engineering and construction inspection. Skill in reading and interpreting construction drawings, plans, specifications and contract documents. Skill in testing procedures. Skill in maintaining required construction documentation, mathematical computations and effective communication in both written and oral conveyance.
Good driving record and valid Florida driver’s license.
Environmental Conditions
Considerable outdoor work performed mostly in field settings. Work in adverse weather conditions. May occasionally work in high, precarious paces and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electric shock and vibration. Noisy conditions. Safety equipment provided.
Pay Grade: 120
City Departments
Monday, February 9, 2026
Department
Public Works & Utilities - Construction
Compensation
Up to $49.64/hr DOQ
Hours
40 hrs/week
Deadline
Open until filled
To Apply Online Please Click The Following Link
https://cityofbradentonfl.munisselfservice.com/ess/employmentopportunities/default.aspx
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Bargaining Unit: None
Classification: Essential: This position is an Essential classification and will require you to report to duty after a hurricane or emergency.
Schedule
This position normally works a regular weekday daytime shift and requires scheduled/unscheduled overtime, including evenings, weekends and holidays and/or immediate response to emergency conditions.
Supervision Exercised: None
Supervision Received: Engineering Section Manager, Utility, and Public Works Section Managers, and Director of PW&U
General Purpose Of The Position
Provide resident construction observation and recommend approval of all City Public Works & Utilities Department construction projects and private development construction permitted through the City to document that construction activities are carried out in accordance with all Public Works & Utilities Department Standards, construction drawings, specifications and other contract documents of those projects.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Experience with and understanding of engineering plans and specifications for public works projects.
- Ability to plan, layout and inspect all phases of Public Works construction.
- Ability to prepare and keep proper (and required), documentation and records regarding the daily conduct of a construction project. Enforcement and compliance of local, state, and federal regulations and codes that may apply to a project.
- Coordinate with utility companies and their contractors, and other City and County departments.
- Provide project information to the City’s consultants during project construction.
- Measures dimensions and verifies level, alignment, and elevation of structures and fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes.
- Investigates complaints and/or unauthorized construction; makes recommendations to contractors and/or property owners on approved construction methods, practices and materials
- Maintain files and reports and prepares notices of violation.
- Perform final project walk-throughs and provide information for consulting engineers’ certifications upon project completion.
- Hand-eye coordination to operate construction testing instruments.
- Standing, walking, bending and climbing.
- Occasionally lift up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance visions, color visions, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Personal computer, digital camera, pipe locator, pressure gauges, mobile or portable radio, cell phone and up to a ¾ ton pick-up truck. Knowledge of construction machines, equipment, materials and generally accepted operations and construction practices in all types of public works projects.
Education And Experience Required
High school diploma or GED equivalent. Five (5) years technical experience (within the last 10 years) in the field of public works and civil engineering and construction inspection. Skill in reading and interpreting construction drawings, plans, specifications and contract documents. Skill in testing procedures. Skill in maintaining required construction documentation, mathematical computations and effective communication in both written and oral conveyance.
Good driving record and valid Florida driver’s license.
Environmental Conditions
Considerable outdoor work performed mostly in field settings. Work in adverse weather conditions. May occasionally work in high, precarious paces and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electric shock and vibration. Noisy conditions. Safety equipment provided.
Pay Grade: 120
City Departments
- Administrative Services
- Human Resources
- Employment Opportunities
- Housing & Community Development Division
- City Administrator
- City Clerk
- Community Redevelopment Agency
- Information Technology
- Finance Department
- Planning & Community Development
- Public Works & Utilities
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