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Inspector II (Temporary Backfill) (Year Round) (Asphalt/Structures) (Port Hawkesbury)

Competition # :50392

Department:Public Works

Location:PORT HAWKESBURY

Zone:6

Type of Employment: Temporary Backfill (Year Round)

Union Status: CUPE - NSPG

Closing Date:23-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

Under Article 13 of the Collective Agreement between the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 1867, the following opportunity is being posted.

Please quote the competition number and the Zone you are applying for as noted above on your application.

About Us

Maintaining our Provincial built infrastructure is no small job. We’re recruiting for people like you to help our Province achieve big things.

The Department of Public Works supports Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways, 4,100 bridges, and 9 provincial ferries. There are a lot of exciting developments on the horizon in our Province, and this is your opportunity to get involved with supporting health, safety and environment issues in regard tomaintenance and construction activities throughout your assigned construction area.

About Our Opportunity

Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor (Project Engineer, Operations Supervisor) or Engineering Survey Technician (EST), the Inspector II is responsible for inspecting, recording, and monitoring contractor activities at highway construction and maintenance sites to ensure that safety requirements, procedures, and materials comply with specifications and Department policies and procedures.





Primary Accountabilities

As the Inspector II, your primary duties include:

- Maintaining a comprehensive daily log providing an overview of the contractor’s activities including material deliveries, equipment on site, hours and areas of work, tests completed, special conditions, weather conditions and conversations with the Contractor. Documenting photographic record of the construction site at various stages during construction.
- Assisting with layout or stationing activities as required and confirming that contractor adheres to location of items of work. Discusses revisions with supervisor.
- Ensuring compliance and monitoring the effectiveness of temporary workplace traffic control setups as per site-specific plans and the NS Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual.
- Ensuring work is completed following the requirements of the Department’s Safety Program, including Protected Work Practices and Job Procedures. Participates in toolbox/safety meetings for the project.
- Ensuring contractor adheres to their submitted and approved safety plan and notifies supervisor of any safety related incidents.
- Understanding, examining, and reviewing contract parameters, including drawings and specifications,



and ensuring the contractor is in compliance with the contract. Knowledge of testing requirements and activities to ensure work meets specifications and technical standards. Advising contractor, in consultation with supervisor, when corrective action is required. Assisting supervisor with coordination of required quality assurance testing.

Primary Accountabilities Continued

- Evaluating the quality of installations to ensure they meet the required standards and specifications.
- In collaboration with the supervisor, communicating stoppages of work due to weather conditions, technical concerns, safety issues, etc. Additionally, rejecting materials that do not meet specified standards and requirements.
- Acting as the liaison between the contractor, the supervisor, and the public.
- Maintaining a deficiency list throughout the duration of the project.
- Beyond the duties and responsibilities identified within this job description Inspector IIs may be assigned the duties of General Inspection, Checking, Weighing, and traditional Survey Assistant work as deemed necessary or when the core function of an Inspector II is not required.

Qualifications and Experience

High School Diploma or GED or an acceptable equivalent of education, training, and experience.

The successful applicant must be willing and able to complete Department training in both Asphalt and Structures inspection and successfully pass associated testing as a condition of employment.

A valid Class 5 drivers’ license is a condition of employment, and an acceptable driver abstract must be submitted before employment begins.

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