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 to maintenance 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 Safe 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 ensu