Position Purpose

The incumbent performs a variety of technical duties in the inspection, review, constructability, plans/specification examination and field coordination for building construction projects. This includes (1) interpretation of contract document requirements for constructability, (2) utilizing various inspection techniques, (3) understanding various testing procedures, (4) field coordination of construction projects. Responsibilities include conducting job conferences, resolving construction and materials problems with builders, and providing basic inspection of buildings and related systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing and general construction tasks) during construction process.

Description of Duties

Inspects construction and project work sites to assure compliance with drawings, specifications, codes and safety regulations. Reads and interprets floor plans, specifications, and shop drawings. Ensures that construction is in conformance with approved construction codes, plans and specifications. Communicates irregularities found at construction and project work sites to Project Manager and/or Director. Prepares daily written reports documenting the progress and status of projects including records of labor, material and equipment used. Monitors project costs, change orders requests, and schedules and provides status reports to the Project Manager. 55%

Assist Project Manager(s) by providing quality assurance coordination with punch lists, inspections, bond inspections, and job conferences. Initiate, maintain, and follow-up with forms, documents, and submittals to and from contractors, professionals, and University/PASSHE departments, including insurance certificates, steel certifications, material test reports, operating certificates, inspection reports, schedules, application for payments, and other project related documents. Verify schedule of values cost amount submissions, work status, accuracy of such documents and report to the Project Manager. Provides campus utility locations and RFID system tagging, layout and utility type RFID programming and setup. 30%

Assist the PM and/or Director in investigation and evaluation of spaces and locations submitted by campus constituency as project requests. 5%

Attend design, pre-bid, bid, pre-construction and job conferences to discuss documentation, project status and requirements. Assist departmental staff with project documentation requirements and may direct, coordinate and lead at Director's request, staff and contractors to fulfill these project requirements. 5%

*The Position Purpose and Description of Duties sections summarized above provide a representative listing only and should not be regarded as a complete statement of tasks performed by incumbents of this position. It should be recognized, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job related duties in addition to those outlined above. *5%

Decision Making

Ensures that construction is in conformance with approved construction codes, plans, specifications and industry standards.

Fiscal Responsibility

Monitors project costs, verifies project schedule of values for cost amount submissions, work status, accuracy pf such documents and reports that information to the Project Manager.

Supervisory Responsibility

N/A

Minimum Requirements Profile

Three years of progressively responsible experience as a carpenter, mason, bricklayer, roofer-tinsmith, or structural iron worker which included one year of experience in the inspection of building construction and equipment installation, and an associate's degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural Engineering Technology, or closely related field; Or

Two years of progressively responsible experience in the inspection of commercial construction and/or major renovation work, which required reading and interpreting of plans and specifications involving structurers and equipment installation, and an associate's degree Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Architectural Engineering Technology, or closely related field; Or

Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Preferred Qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of project constructability during the design and project execution.
• Knowledge of the principles and methods applied in inspecting, quality assurance and testing the construction and renovation of building structures.
• Knowledge of the use of general construction methods and materials and their placement in construction.
• Knowledge of the stages in building structures construction when possible defects and violations may be most easily observed and corrected.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of building structures during the construction and renovation process.
• Ability to observe, verify and document the results of building structures systems tests performed by the contractor.
• Familiarity with Pennsylvania Labor and Industry Codes, Fire and Panic Regulations, OSHA regulations, regulations pertaining to handicap, general construction, mechanical and electrical techniques, floor plan symbols.
• Coordinate projects through the construction process and resolve field conditions under the review and monitoring of the Project Manager and/or Directors review.
• Provides assistance and support on projects as necessary and required in support of the university's mission on three campus locations. Traveling may be required as needed and/or as directed by Project Director.

Essential Functions

1. Sitting -- 20%; walking -- 40%; standing -- 40%

2. Working indoors -- 60% and Outdoors 35% (for errands) -- 5%

3. Frequent lifting of objects weighing less than 5 pounds

4. Occasional lifting of objects weighing 25 pounds.

5. Reaching for objects at, above and below shoulder

6. Occasionally twisting at waist, and stretching to reach objects

7. Basic math skills and reading skills including understanding written documents

8. Writing skills in preparing and organizing documents (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Project, Acrobat).

9. Sensory skills, i.e. visual, hearing, and speaking

10. Keyboard skills