Deputy Building Official

The City of Arvada promotes Equal Pay for Equal Work. Starting salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity. The range listed reflects the entire range and typical placement is entry to mid range. Pay Range: $90,627.83-$ Annual

Join our team as a Deputy Building Official where you’ll combine your technical expertise and leadership skills to help shape safe, high-quality development in our community. In this role, you’ll lead and support a team of building inspectors, oversee inspections for complex residential and commercial projects, and work closely with contractors, architects, homeowners, and City departments to navigate building codes and resolve challenges.

You’ll also help guide inspection practices, support code adoption and training, and contribute to disaster assessment and emergency response efforts.

• Direct, coordinate and review the work plan for building inspections and activities
• assign work activities and projects
• monitor work flow
• review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures
• meet with staff to identify and resolve problems ensure that customer expectations are recognized and met
• Conducting technical reviews of construction plans, issuing permits, and performing site inspections to ensure compliance with applicable code, laws and City ordinances.
• Responsible for coordination and oversight of disaster assessment and on-call schedule.
• Coordinates pre-construction conferences and meetings for major projects in order to review inspection procedures and provide good customer service.
• Monitors training needs and ensures certifications for the inspection team are maintained and achieved where required
• Develops and maintains inspection policy manuals.
• Creates and maintains procedures and policies as required. Including Stop-work-orders, other notices of violations and disaster assessment procedures and policies
• Advising architects, contractors, and homeowners on code requirements, interpreting regulations, and resolving conflicts related to code violations.
• Provides timely information and resolves conflict for a variety of people concerning city building, and other city codes..
• Conducts research on current construction practices and interprets relevant codes and standards to ensure compliance and best practices.
• Reviews alternative means and methods requests as well as modification requests and provides written determination of acceptance or denial in a timely manner to applicants, in conjunction with the Chief Building Official and Fire Official(s).

• Oversees day-to-day leadership activities, including effectively communicating vision and priorities, makes decisions and problem solves, delegates work, manages performance, hires, manages resources, develops others, and maintains a team culture to produce strong performance and positive employee and community member experiences.
• Assists Chief Building Official with surveys, studies, budget management, and code adoption; prepares reports, memos, and letters to communicate information to internal and external customers.
• Testifies as an expert witness in court cases as needed.
• Acts as Chief Building Official in his/hers absence and as needed.
• Serves as staff liaison to various committees, boards, professional groups, stakeholder groups and meetings as assigned, to provide technical assistance and representation as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Provides direct supervision to the Building Inspectors
• Develops and/or participates in the development of staff work plans, measures and tracks progress towards goals, prepares and conducts timely and constructive performance…