Building Safety Director - Vestavia Hills

Building Safety Director

The City of Vestavia Hills is seeking a well-qualified Building Safety Director to lead the City's building safety operations, including inspection services, plan review, permitting, code administration, and enterprise permitting software functions. This position oversees the enforcement of building codes and safety standards, supervises departmental staff and operations, manages the departmental budget, and provides strategic guidance on building safety matters. The Building Safety Director works closely with contractors, developers, design professionals, City departments, and the public to ensure safe, compliant development while exercising considerable independent judgment under executive direction.

Compensation and benefits include competitive pay, medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is $98,883 - $153,400.

Minimum qualifications required for this position include:

• Driver's license.
• Certification as an ICC Certified Building Official (CBO).
• Experience performing building inspections, plan reviews, or code enforcement activities to determine compliance with applicable building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, and zoning constructions codes.
• Experience providing technical guidance to employees involved in building inspections, plan review, permitting, code enforcement, construction administration, or a closely related function.

Typical job duties include:

• Directing building safety operations.
• Establishing and maintaining departmental policies.
• Developing and managing organizational budgets.
• Interpreting and enforcing building codes and zoning requirements.
• Overseeing and conducting technical review of building plans.
• Directing building inspection activities.
• Coordinating permitting and development-related activities.
• Managing municipal code enforcement software system operations.
• Supervising inspection, administrative, and related support staff.
• Providing service to internal and external customers.
• Overseeing the maintenance of inspection, permitting, plan review, enforcement, and code compliance records.
• Engaging in professional development.

Physical demands involve moderate physical exertion for occasional prolonged periods of walking, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling during inspections or site visits. Work may involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Work environment includes both indoor office settings and outdoor field visits to residential, commercial, industrial, and construction worksites. Work may involve exposure to active construction environments, uneven terrain, heights, weather conditions, noise, dust, mud, and other conditions commonly associated with inspection and construction sites.

The Person nel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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