What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gas Construction Inspector position at City of Richmond?
- Ensuring all of the City of Richmond's, Department of Public Utilities O & M manual procedures are strictly adhered to;
- Coordinating contract administration issues and fiscal management responsibilities to include scheduling, cost control, accounting, site communications and project correspondence for multiple projects;
- Inspecting work sites for safety compliance with OSHA, DOT and VDOT traffic safety standards and guidelines;
- Investigating citizen complaints and initiatives and initiates corrective action when necessary.
Considerable knowledge of city, state, and federal codes, safety guidelines and regulations regarding gas systems/pipelines. Ability to identify hazardous situations. Considerable experience with gas service line maintenance and repairs. Considerable experience repairing mains and segment replacement. Demonstrated skill working with various gas line/main materials such as cast iron, ductile iron, steel, and plastic. Considerable experience investigating gas leaks, shutting down and starting up (pressurizing) gas mains. Ability to utilize related equipment such as pipe locating equipment, CGI testing equipment, Flame Packs, and Multi-meters. Computer proficiency, including RGW specific software (e.g. GIS, WMS, and IM). Demonstrated ability to prioritize, multitask, and supervise others while managing time effectively.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School diploma or GED;
- One year of specialized training or technical training beyond high school;
- Five years of related work experience;
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Operator Qualification
- Valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience installing or repairing residential and/or commercial gas lines;
- Experience investigating gas leaks;
- Experience working on a municipal gas or water distribution system;
- At least seven years of construction experience;
- Experience monitoring traffic and safety conditions related to construction activities;
- Experience reading Gas/GIS map systems;
- Familiar with Miss Utility of Virginia.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Salary : $53,186 - $99,798