Building Inspector III

Land Use Services is seeking qualified Building Inspectors III for the Building and Safety Division to serve as lead workers, overseeing and managing more complex assignments. Building Inspectors III are responsible for enforcing building standards to safeguard public health, safety, and property. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant codes, ordinances, and regulations across building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, energy, and disabled access.

Inspections encompass a wide range of residential, commercial, and industrial projects, including new constructions, renovations, repairs, and completed structures.

Current vacancies exist throughout the County. Candidates must indicate their location preferences within the Agency-wide questions.

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• Pre-Employment Process: Prior to appointment, candidate must undergo a background check, which includes fingerprinting and a medical exam.
• Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.
• Physical: May require frequent climbing, kneeling, crawling, lifting and carrying of items weighing up to 25 pounds, and work on rough, uneven, rocky, or slippery surfaces.
• Education: Employees must complete a minimum of 45 hours of continuing education for every three-year period.
• Certification: Employees must maintain certification with a recognized state, national, or international association (as determined by the County).
• Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is unable to consider candidates who require Visa Sponsorship at this time or in the future. Candidates must be able to present their legal right to work in the United States.

• Certification Option 1: Current possession of an International Code Council (ICC) certification, or equivalent, in one of the following Inspector certifications:
  Commercial and/or Residential.
• Certification Option 2: Current possession of an International Code Council (ICC) certification as a California Commercial Building Inspector.

Three (3) years of experience (within the last 5 years) in a public Building and Safety agency as a combination building inspector where the primary duty consisted of inspecting building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing for compliance with nationally recognized model codes and applicable state and federal regulations, and with the authority to certify conformance, and issue notices of correction and violation.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on the information provided in the Application and the Supplemental Questionnaire. You are encouraged to include detailed descriptions of your qualifying experience and skills, as only the most highly qualified applicants will be referred to the Department.

San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.