Building Plans Examiner 2

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

As a Building Plans Examiner 2, you will supervise fire and life safety construction inspections and oversee the review of architectural and engineered plans across multiple disciplines. You will manage a team of eight, direct bureau work plans, monitor budgets, maintain inventories, and develop work procedures and databases. The role includes guiding the development of state building, electrical, fire, mechanical, and fuel gas codes and overseeing plan reviews to ensure compliance with fire and life safety standards.

You will establish occupancy and egress requirements, verify that construction projects follow approved plans, and provide technical expertise through training, presentations, and participation in conferences. Additionally, you will contribute to national code recommendations and support consistent safety practices statewide.

The mission of the Division of Fire and Life Safety is to prevent the loss of life and property caused by fire and explosions. By ensuring that all construction projects meet established fire and life safety standards, the division identifies hazards early and supports safe, code-compliant building practices across Alaska. Through thorough plan reviews, the establishment of occupancy and egress requirements, and expert guidance to designers, builders, and local officials, these efforts promote consistent code application, reduce community risk, and strengthen fire and life safety statewide.

Joining our team offers meaningful, community-focused work that strengthens fire and life safety in Alaska. Statewide Building Plans Examiners play a vital role in ensuring safe, code‑compliant construction while collaborating closely with deferred jurisdictions to support consistent standards statewide. Team members benefit from strong professional growth opportunities supported by mentorship, training, and a collaborative environment. We promote a healthy work–life balance to support employees both personally and professionally.

Our work includes updating and applying current codes, making Alaska’s communities safer, stronger, and more resilient

This position is located at 3000 C Street, Suite 200, in a convenient mid-town Anchorage office with ample parking and easy access to nearby amenities. The daily work environment is professional and collaborative, with occasional travel to support statewide building plan review and coordination with deferred jurisdictions.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

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Knowledge of the principles and methods to identify, analyze, specify, design, and manage functional and infrastructure requirements; includes translating functional requirements into technical requirements used for logical design or presenting alternative technologies or approaches.

: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

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Effectively applies technical knowledge to solve a range of problems; develops technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches; is sought out as an expert to provide advice or solutions in the technical area.

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Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

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Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and practices used in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of buildings or other structures, taking into consideration aesthetic and functional concerns.

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out…