CAPITAL PROJECTS INSPECTOR na Lake Havasu City

Exciting Opportunity

Capital Projects Inspector

Capital Projects Inspector

Salary: $3,170.86 - $4,597.99Bi-Weekly

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: CP14

OTF26-233

Job Closes: 10/22/2025

EXTERNAL NOTE

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION: You must complete an online application. Resumes in lieu of application will not receive consideration.

Ready to make a lasting impact on your community?

Are you an experienced and detail-oriented technical expert in public works, construction, or civil engineering? We are looking for a dedicated Capital Projects Inspector to join our team and play a critical role in shaping the future of our city's infrastructure.

This isn't just a job—it's a chance to be on the front lines of progress, ensuring our public infrastructure projects are built to the highest standards. You will perform daily inspections across a diverse range of projects, from modernizing our water and wastewater systems to enhancing our parks and streets. Your meticulous work will ensure the safety, longevity, and quality of our city's most vital assets.

What you'll do:

• Be a Guardian of Quality: Perform hands-on daily inspections of Capital Improvement Program projects to ensure full compliance with city standards, ordinances, and project specifications.
• Solve Complex Field Challenges: Work directly with project managers to resolve discrepancies between design plans and field conditions, recommending and implementing effective solutions.
• Ensure Critical Compliance: Participate in essential project milestones, including weekly construction meetings, pressure testing, chlorination, and bacteria sampling.
• Enhance Our Standards: Contribute to the creation and development of policies and procedures related to public infrastructure management.
• Document and Report with Precision: Complete and maintain thorough records, files, and reports, ensuring every project is meticulously documented.
• Identify and Correct Issues: Conduct preliminary plan reviews to identify and report inadequacies, verifying that all corrections are made to meet city code requirements.
• Leverage Modern Technology: Utilize GIS technology for field data collection, construction staking, and maintaining city-owned surveying equipment.

What you'll bring:

• Experience and Education: An Associate or Technical degree and five years of progressively responsible experience in public works inspection, construction, or civil engineering fieldwork, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical Proficiency: A solid understanding of construction and civil engineering principles, hydraulics, surveying, and GIS.
• A Keen Eye for Detail: The ability to read, interpret, and analyze complex construction plans and specifications.
• Exceptional Communication: The skills to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, contractors, consultants, and the public.
• Problem-Solving Prowess: The ability to navigate difficult situations and effectively resolve conflicts.
• Mobility: A valid Driver's License for operating city vehicles and equipment.

Why join our team?

You will be a pivotal member of a dedicated and collaborative Public Works team. This is a chance to apply your technical skills in a dynamic environment where your work directly contributes to the community's growth and well-being. If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that offers the opportunity for continuous professional growth, we encourage you to apply.

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Lake Havasu City offers an exceptional benefits package for full-time (FTE) employees: 

• Employer-provided Medical/Rx (EPO or HDHP)
• Dental/Vision
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
• Employer-Provided Basic Life Insurance
• Optional Additional Life Insurance
• Optional Insurance-Critical Illness, Hospitalization, Indemnity
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually
• Bereavement Leave
• Paid Vacation 
• Short Term Disability 
• Long Term Disability
• Opportunities for advancement
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Optional Deferred Compensation
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Service Awards

Additional Comments

Lake Havasu City is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. 

Applicants for employment opportunities should be aware of the Lake Havasu City policies concerning the use of drugs and alcohol. These policies have not been altered by the passage of Proposition 207. The use of recreational marijuana is a violation of the City's Drug Free Workplace Policy. All positions within the City are required to submit to a pre-employment drug test. A positive result for drugs tested under the policy, including recreational marijuana, may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment.  

 The City reserves the right to consider only the most highly qualified applicants. The succeeding examination processes may be required: training and experience, testing, panel interview, employment eligibility verification (EEV) requirements, personnel evaluation profile (PEP), polygraph test, background investigation, and alcohol/drug screening test. Appointment subject to successful background investigation and City-paid post-employment medical examination after offer of employment has been made.