Wet Utilities Inspector

Role overview

Duties and responsibilities

• Ensure construction work follows plans and specifications; report contractor failures or poor workmanship to the ARE or RE.
• Maintain a daily diary of work activities, issues, approvals or rejections, operating hours, labor, and equipment as directed.
• Engage adjacent members of the public and stakeholders to mitigate construction impacts.
• Coordinate daily with contractor site engineers on proper work execution.
• Coordinate with other inspectors on sampling, testing, and quality assurance checks of suspect materials.
• Coordinate with surveyors to check line and grade against plans and specifications.
• Report questionable contractor operating methods to the ARE or RE.
• Process inspection requests and maintain status records; record contractor work performed on a Day Works basis.
• Participate in site health and safety matters as required and deal with the contractor professionally and firmly.

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Civil or Construction Engineering.
• At least five years of demonstrable experience in road/infrastructure construction supervision and wet utilities projects.
• Strong understanding of potable water, firefighting, irrigation, stormwater, and foul sewer networks.
• Experience witnessing and documenting hydrostatic pressure, leakage, gravity sewer/storm tests, and manhole/chamber inspections.
• Computer literate and able to use technology and project-specific engineering or construction software for data, records, and reports.
• Good written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, including effective interaction with the project team.

Authority standards

• Familiarity with Abu Dhabi authority standards and procedures, with RTA, DEWA, and Dubai Municipality given as examples.

Workplace

• The role involves construction-site inspection activities.

Benefits

• The employer describes competitive pay and retirement plans, paid time off and flexible holidays, training and development programs, and veteran support.