Salary : $52,903.00 - $82,086.00 Annually
Location : 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-05858
Department: Planning & Development
Opening Date: 03/02/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position DescriptionWork. Serve. Thrive. With the City of DurhamAdvance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $52,903.00 - $82,086.00
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm
A flexible work environment, top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the Planning & Development Department a great place to work. We help plan and direct Durham's growth to support a high quality of life, a robust economy, and a sustainable, equitable, and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast- paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today's land-use, community planning, and infrastructure challenges. If you're talented, creative and focused on serving the community, join our team!
Devoted to inspecting privately-installed water/wastewater distribution and collection lines, storm-water systems, right-of-way improvements and work performed as a result of City construction projects, typically installed by contractors hired by the City. In addition to performing on-site inspections in the field, incumbents assist with project management of City construction contracts including attending preconstruction meetings, maintaining financial records, performing infrastructure acceptance walk-throughs and meeting with residents to address concerns and complaints.
Responsible for performing inspection activities to include, inspecting driveways, sidewalks, crosswalks, and curbs; inspecting complex projects and multiple sites; inspecting water, sewer, and storm drainage installations, including material quality; inspecting rights-of-way for issuance of certificate of occupancy; inspecting subgrade, stone and asphalt applications; and maintaining documentation and records.
Duties/Responsibilities - Performs inspections and infrastructure walk-throughs of driveways, sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs, water, sewer, and storm drainage installations and other construction facilities, as assigned to ensure compliance with ordinances, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Coordinates construction inspections for complex projects and/or at multiple sites; collaborates with a variety of stakeholders; attends meetings; reviews work, ensuring compliance with project plans, contracts, specifications, requirements, and related documentation; responds to concerns and questions; and troubleshoots construction issues.
- Inspects and tests construction material quality, applications and construction processes; performs pressure and quality tests; monitors ongoing construction operations, identifying and making recommendations for correcting non-conforming issues; and issues stop-work orders, certificates of occupancy, and other documentation.
- Prepares reports, and maintains project and department documentation, including financial records, plans, contracts, punch lists, and drawings; and takes photographs to document ongoing inspection, construction, contractor work.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience - High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
- Four years of related experience sufficient to understand the operational, technical, or office processes involved in the assignment.
- A valid North Carolina Class "C" Driver's license with a satisfactory driving record obtained within a timeframe established by the City.
Additional Preferred Skills - Customer service experience related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups.
- Experience planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision.
- Experience working in a team environment to complete assignments.
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees - 12-13 paid holidays per year
- 13 standard work days of vacation per year
- 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
- 2 weeks paid military leave per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
- State and City retirement plans
- Short and long term disability plans
- Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
- City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
- Paid funeral leave
- Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
- Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
- 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
- 4 hours parental leave each year
- Workman's Compensation Insurance
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period) - 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
- State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
- Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
- Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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- City of Durham Website
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
- Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
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How many years of related experience do you have that is sufficient to understand the operational, technical, or office processes involved in the assignment?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
- 2 years but less than 4 years of related experience
- 4 or more years of related experience
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Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).
- I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.
- I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.
- I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.
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How many years of customer service experience do you have related to resolving problems that involve explaining complicated engineering concepts to various customer groups?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years
- 2 years but less than 5 years
- 5 or more years
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How many years of experience do you have planning, developing, scheduling, tracking, and completing projects independently or with limited supervision?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
- 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
- 5 or more years of related experience
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How many years of experience do you have working in a team environment to complete assignments?
- No related experience
- Less than 1 year of related experience
- 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
- 2 years but less than 5 years of related experience
- 5 or more years of related experience
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