Utility Observer

Job Title

Utility Observer

Job Type

Full-time

Location

Houston, TX 77008 US (Primary)

Job Description

Are you interested in a career in the fun, exciting, yet stable field of civil engineering? Binkley & Barfield | DCCM takes pride in our exceptional staff and considers our team critical to the company’s success. Providing professionals with the tools and training they need to achieve excellence in their careers is key to employee engagement and productivity. Our goal is to foster a work environment that attracts top talent, inspires innovation, and renders excellence in service to our clients. 

Our Construction Management team in Houston has an immediate need for Utility Observer.  In this role under the supervision of a Professional Engineer, you will perform project related work in the utilities industry inspecting and reporting to clients.

What you will do:

• Attends pre-construction meetings and answers questions from contractors and other attendees
• Under the review and direction of Project Manager, perform field inspection and oversight of construction activities
• Consults with Utility Engineers, resident project representatives and contractors' superintendents on work progress
• Observes and inspects ongoing utility work
• Maintains daily reports of inspection work along with detail records of project progress
• Documents work progress and issues arising throughout scope of project through daily work reports submitted to Project Manager.
• Review contract documents to verify compliance with governmental regulations and conformance with project requirements
• Verify accuracy of payment requests and invoicing for completed work
• Observe quality assurance testing and review test results for conformance with contract requirements
• Experienced with TxDOT construction inspection and procedures
• Ability to coordinate with contractors’ staff and effectively communicate with all parties

Job Requirements

Who you are:

You are flexible and adaptable with excellent attention to detail.  You have good problem-solving ability and can manage your time effectively.  Safety is in your DNA, and you follow all protocols consistently.  You have above average communication skills both oral and in writing resulting in providing excellent customer service.

What you bring:

• Minimum 5 years of construction and utility inspection services experience
• Highly motivated and works well with minimal supervision
• Capable of performing basic mathematical calculations
• Ability to use personal computers and applicable programs such as Microsoft Office
• Maintain a safe working environment
• Work under exposure to inclement weather conditions
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of TxDOT specifications and standards
• Able to read and interpret plans, specifications and applicable standards
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English; basic knowledge of Spanish is desirable
• Ability and willingness to work day or night shifts and/or flexible schedules as required to support the project requirements
• Ability to travel to projects outside of the Central Texas area to attend meetings
• Ability to work in small spaces and move up to 50 pounds
• Valid Class C driver’s license
• High School diploma or GED
• Additional projects as assigned

 

Our comprehensive benefit package includes 3 medical plan options (2 PPOs and a HDHP), an employer contribution to HSA participants, dental, vision, company-paid group life, short and long-term disability insurance, flexible and dependent care spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, and PTO.

Binkley & Barfield, a DCCM company, and its sister companies offer a range of services, including transportation, structural, traffic, infrastructure (drainage, water, wastewater, and roadway), survey, construction management, utility engineering and coordination, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), telecommunications, power, pipeline, and emerging technologies. Binkley & Barfield ranks in the top two percent nationally for a flexible work environment by promoting a work/life balance and has won the When Work Works Award, formerly the Alfred P. Sloan Award, for five consecutive years. Binkley & Barfield has also been voted one of Houston’s Top Places to Work by the Houston Chronicle over 10 years in a row and is repeatedly ranked as one of the Top 10 Largest Houston-Area Civil & Structural engineering firms by the Houston Business Journal. Binkley & Barfield continues to provide excellence not only to its clients but to its employees as well.

Education

High School

Job Classification

Hourly

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