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GovernmentJobs.com lists this Construction Technician opportunity in toledo, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Construction Technician
Performs inspection of a variety of construction and repair projects to ensure that work is in conformance with plans and specifications. This includes preparing daily reports, calculations of quantities and other civil engineering duties.
Essential Job Functions:
Reviews plans and specifications for City projects undertaken by private contractors
Inspects a variety of construction and repair projects to ensure that work is in conformance with plans and specifications including, but not limited to, water mains, sanitary and storm sewers, street widening and resurfacing, ditch and culvert work, installation of traffic control devices
Interprets plans and specification and makes recommendation on minor changes in design as necessary
Ensures that proper construction materials are used and installed correctly and instructs contractors to make needed corrections and informs supervisors of contractors who fail to comply with instructions
Prepares inspection reports of materials used and construction progress to be used as basis for partial payments to contractors
Calculate grades, material quantities, equipment summaries and the necessary testing required for the installation of public utilities
Maintains accurate "as built" drawings and sketches of project for record
Coordinates needed testing of materials used in construction projects
Inspects work performed by private utility companies in the public right-of-way to ensure repairs are performed safely and that right of way is restored to its original condition
Communicates with citizens and contractors concerning construction operations
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Methods and materials used in public utility construction work
Related City and State ordinances and codes
Efficient utilization of construction equipment
Mathematics, including geometry and trigonometry
City and State traffic control regulations for construction and maintenance
Surveying and drafting
Bookkeeping and budget principles
Microsoft office products (Word, Excel and Outlook)
ODOT Construction and Material Specifications and City Construction Standards
The operation of a laptop and a smartphones
Skill in:
Evaluating field construction and maintenance situations and in making sound decisions
Enforcing regulations with firmness and tact
Dealing effectively with contractors, other City agencies, and the general public
Reading and interpreting plans and specification
Maintaining records and preparing reports
Performing work duties with minimal supervision
Oral communication
Ability to:
Prepare reports, gather and classify information about geospatial data.
Calculate areas, volumes, grades and slopes
Required Education, Experience, and Certifications:
Graduation from high school or General Educational Development (G.E.D) Tests equivalency and three (3) years of field experience in public utility, sidewalk, waterline, or storm and sanitary sewer construction work, of which two (2) years must have involved the physical inspection of those facilities. Two (2) additional years of field construction experience may be substituted for one (1) year of inspection experience. One (1) year of surveying experience may be substituted for one (1) year of construction experience. An Associate's Degree in Civil Engineering Technology or a closely related area may be substituted for one (1) year of construction or inspection experience. No more than one (1) year of inspection experience is substitutable.
Additional or Special Requirements:
Must possess a valid driver's license
Preferred Education, Experience, and Certifications:
None
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described within this job description must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In this position, the employee will occasionally stand, and sit. The employee will constantly walk. The position will require the employee to drive a company owned vehicle to various job sites. Occasional stooping, kneeling, twisting, and crouching may occur with this position. Speaking and listening are constant essential functions of this position.
Work Environment:
The work environment described within this job description will be encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is continuously indoors during the winter months when construction is not present. The employee is constantly outdoor during construction season; The employee will have to travel to multiple worksites very frequently. This position requires extended work hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Worksite address
toledo, OH, 43614, US
Who can apply
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