Water Inspector

Salary Range:  $70,513 -$92,790  annually
Placement on the range determined based on relevant experience presented in application materials.
Full-time, non-exempt position plus full benefits package.
This position is open until filled.  First review of applications will take place on December 1st, 2025. 
 

The City of Hillsboro is committed on providing clean reliable drinking water 24/7, 365 days a year, and when you work in water you don’t just enjoy a good, stable job with amazing benefits. You get great training, a challenging job environment, and the satisfaction that comes with knowing you are directly benefiting your community to ensure a good quality of life in the present and for generations to come.  
 
About the Opportunity 
The City of Hillsboro currently serves about 85,000 residents with drinking water. In addition, Hillsboro is the managing agency for the Joint Water Commission, a partnership with City of Forest Grove, City of Beaverton, and the Tualatin Valley Water District. The JWC jointly owns a water treatment plant, large storage tanks, and many miles of large transmission lines. Hillsboro is unique in that it’s a small town that manages large assets and has exciting opportunities for project inspection. This position will inspect a wide range of projects including waterline replacements, subdivisions, industrial buildings, multi-family housing, water treatment plant upgrades, and pump replacements. The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform routine technical activities in project support and construction inspection. Responsibilities, as assigned, include gathering, compiling and/or analyzing data for engineering projects; conducting and survey projects; reviewing engineering drawings and plans; maintaining databases; providing customer service; performing field inspections; and testing equipment for operability.
 
 
Job Duties & Responsibilities
The primary focus of this position is to perform construction inspection for Developer projects for the Water Department. Including, but not limited to, the following:

• Reading & understanding construction plans and enforcing the City's Design and Construction Standards.
• Maintain daily construction activity logs with sufficient detail to track project activities, materials, schedule impacts, and costs; record materials on site and installation dates, and work performed to support progress payment and change order analysis.
• Provides support for Capitol Improvement and Developer Projects, including Cathodic Protection Asset installation/testing, GPS data collection, field investigations, standby inspections, project planning and design.
• Supervise the flushing, hydrostatic testing & disinfection of newly installed water lines following the procedure in the City's Design & Construction Standards.
• Identifying and resolving construction-related problems, conflicts, or discrepancies that may arise during the project. Applying problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and effective communication to address challenges and ensure successful project outcomes.
• Performs field inspections, reviews quality issues, conducts various studies and observations and gathers data; reports findings and provides recommendations on compliance issues and project status; tests equipment and provides information on equipment requirements.
• Prepares, updates and maintains reports, correspondence, agendas, maps, work orders, forms, and/or brochures.   Attends meetings, provides information updates and may perform community outreach.
• Responds to concerns and requests for information from staff, contractors and the general public; gathers, researches and analyzes plans, specifications, documents and related records and provides feedback and project status information, as required.
• Documents, prepares and/or updates reports, processes, procedures, workflows, graphics, maps, templates, instructions, logs, and/or other technical documentation.
• Works on special technical projects as assigned and performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

This position falls under the Engineering Technician job classification. For full job classification details click here.

Knowledge Of:

• Construction methods, materials and equipment used in properly installing facilities;
• Basic surveying principles;
• Standard specifications; and
• Proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and writing practices.
   

 
Ability To:

• Read and interpret plans and specifications and to prepare material lists;
• Detect flaws in construction methods and materials;
• Make accurate mathematical computations;
• Deal effectively with those contacted in the course of work;
• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions;
• Maintain accurate and complete records;
• Travel to alternative work locations and off-site meetings; 
• Drive a vehicle.

Current/ Upcoming Projects

• North Hillsboro – Industrial
• Multiple large meter and pipeline replacement projects
• South Hillsboro - Residential & Mixed-use

 
Acceptable Experience and Training
Associate’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, or a closely related field; and, based upon assignment, 2 years of journey level experience in drafting, office and field inspection engineering, surveying work, Geographic Information Systems, and/or data/computer analysis related to area of assignment; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
 
Required Certification 

• Cross Connection Specialist certification (within 1 year)

Application Instructions

To ensure your application receives full consideration, please complete all sections of the online application thoroughly. Resumes will not be accepted and should not be submitted in place of the completed application.

• Include detailed information about your work experience, education, and relevant qualifications directly in the application. Taking the time to provide complete and accurate information helps the review panel fully understand your background and experience.
• Please answer all supplemental questions thoughtfully and thoroughly. Your responses provide valuable insight into your qualifications, experience, and help the hiring manager better understand how your background aligns with the needs of the position.
• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Only Veterans’ Preference documents (if applicable) will be reviewed as attachments.

Commitment to Equity
Hiring a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve is essential to delivering exceptional City services and programs. The City of Hillsboro is committed to creating and supporting an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees to thrive. We value, respect, and empower employees as unique individuals with authentic voices and diverse ideas.

Salary : $70,513 - $92,790