About this Construction Inspector I role at The City of Fort Worth
Pay Range: $24.67 - $30.83/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, September 25, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 7 am – 4 pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
A Construction Inspector I job is available with the City of Fort Worth TPW / Transportation Management ROW division. The selected candidate will be responsible for supervising and participating in inspection of construction projects involving utility installation, material testing, concrete and asphalt paving restoration for conformance with City standards and policies. The ideal candidate should be responsible, dependable, and extremely detail-oriented individual who is willing to learn.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the interpretation of plans involving Franchise Utility Construction
- Paving restoration experience, HMAC and Concrete
- Experience with Directional Drilling (HDD)
- Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Accela Experience, CRM-Customer Relationship Management System
The Construction Inspector I job responsibilities include:
- Inspects product installation and final restoration in a variety of Utility projects for compliance with City standards and policies
- Establishes and maintain effective working relationships; acting as a liaison between contractors, utilities, and the general public with respect to various construction projects
- Reviews plans and traffic control for assigned projects prior to inspection
- Prepares daily inspection route list
- All utility inspections are entered into Accela and non-inspection activities into CRM
- Observes work during progress and upon completion finals the project
- Coordinates construction inspection activities with other city departments
- Performs routine and final inspections on utility construction projects
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.
Physical Demands
Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
