Building Inspector II​/III

$89,128.00 - $ Annually

$98,259.20 - $ Annually

The City of Anaheim Planning and Building Department is seeking motivated, experienced, and customer-focused professionals to join its Building Services team as a Building Inspector II/III (DOE/DOQ). This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned building professional to apply advanced technical expertise while inspecting some of the City’s most complex commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and multi-story construction projects.

Under general supervision, Building Inspector II/III performs building and construction inspections to ensure compliance with applicable California Building Codes, local ordinances, approved plans, and established safety standards. Assignments may include residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and multi-story construction projects, depending on the employee’s experience and qualifications.

Building Inspector II is a journey-level classification responsible for conducting a variety of building inspections, identifying code violations, interpreting applicable regulations, and working collaboratively with contractors, property owners, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to resolve construction-related issues.

Building Inspector III is the advanced journey-level classification, performing complex combination inspections and applying advanced technical expertise to challenging construction projects and code interpretation issues. The position may also provide technical guidance to other inspectors on specialized inspections and complex code requirements.

The ideal candidate demonstrates sound professional judgment, strong technical knowledge, effective communication skills, and a commitment to consistent code enforcement and exceptional customer service.

The position may be filled at either the Building Inspector II or Building Inspector III level, depending on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

The normal duties for this position can be found in the respective job descriptions for Building Inspector II and Building Inspector III. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

The minimum qualifications for the positions can be found in the respective job descriptions of Building Inspector II and Building Inspector III.

Building Inspector II:
Methods, techniques and protocols for conducting various types of building and construction inspections; methods and practices used in various building construction craft areas, including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, heating/air conditioning and structural framing, applicable to residential, commercial and industrial buildings and facilities; laws, ordinances and codes regulating building construction; appropriate safety and fire prevention methods in construction; occupational hazards and standard work place safety practices;

customer relations practices and etiquette.

Building Inspector III:
Responsible journey level experience in conducting combination building inspections.

Knowledge of:
Methods, techniques and protocols for conducting various types of building and construction inspections as they particularly apply to large scale, highly complex projects; principles and methods used in various building construction craft areas, including applications, materials and tools from large-scale construction to installation of equipment and systems applicable to plumbing, electrical, mechanical, heating/ventilation/cooling and structural disciplines; modern methods of building construction and basic principles of structural design;

laws, ordinances and codes regulating building construction; appropriate safety…