Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 4:30 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted.

THE POSITION(S): Public Works Inspectors perform responsible field work in inspecting, road, highway, street, water supply, water conservation, or flood control construction and repairs; enforcing compliance with plans and specifications on a variety of construction projects; and do related work as required. Public Works Inspector classes are found only in the Public Works Agency. The vacancy is in the Development Services Department of the Agency. Public Works Inspector III are advanced-journey level inspectors and are regularly responsible for projects more complex than those generally assigned to Public Works Inspectors II. Incumbents of this class are assigned projects that require a higher level of expertise; to coordinate and supervise other projects being inspected by lesser experienced inspectors and to train lesser experienced inspectors to effectively deal with unusual projects and projects that require special attention to detail; and to do related work as required.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Public Works Inspector III may advance by competitive examination to:

Field Maintenance Supervisor - $2489.60 - Current Bi-Weekly Maximum

THE REQUIREMENTS: These are entrance requirements for admission to the examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. A candidate's performance in the examination will be judged in comparison with the performance of other candidates.

EXPERIENCE: The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as a Public Works Inspector II in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)

EXPERIENCE: The equivalent of five years of full-time construction inspection experience at the journey level.

EXPERIENCE: The equivalent of four years of full-time construction inspection experience at the journey level and one year of surveying and/or materials testing, and completion of a plane surveying course or equivalent experience. (A Certificate of Achievement of Public Works Inspection at the college level may be substituted for one year of experience.)

LICENSE: All candidates must possess a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

THE EXAMINATION: THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and will last approximately one year, but may be extended.

The examination may include but may not be limited to: KNOWLEDGE OF surveying, engineering and construction practices, and basic design criteria, construction materials and testing procedures associated with them; OSHA regulations and ability to enforce them; knowledge of basic principles of supervision. ABILITY TO read and interpret plans and specifications; keep accurate material quantity and construction progress records; communicate with contractors and other agencies in performance of duties; recognize problem areas and how to go about resolving them; adapt to a variety of different types of work and be able to effectively inspect more than one project at any one time; work independently with a minimum amount of supervision; negotiate and resolve change order situations on a project; complete and process required fiscal forms for contract payments.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following three steps: A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next steps in the examination process, a written test which will be weighted as 50% of the candidate’s final examination score and an oral interview which will be weighted as 50% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises. CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.