Building Inspector

Description

This position is responsible for conducting field inspections during construction through completion to assure compliance with Federal, State, and local codes, ordinances, and safety standards. The Building Inspector will be required to coordinate with City departments, developers, builders, architects, and property owners to resolve compliance problems and assure that concerns are addressed and resolved in a timely manner. The Building Inspector must maintain a high level of personal integrity.

• Conducts field inspections of structures during construction or modification to ensure compliance with approved plans, and building, plumbing, and mechanical codes, safety standards, municipal codes, and all other applicable codes or standards. Effectively communicates with contractors to rectify problems and seek compliance with codes and, standards.
• Conducts field inspections of utility connections during construction or modification to ensure compliance with approved plans, City guidelines and development standards, municipal codes, and all other applicable codes or standards. Effectively communicates with contractors to rectify problems and seek compliance with codes and standards.
• Responds to inquiries, complaints, or requests for assistance relative to construction projects by the general public in writing, by telephone, or in person, and be responsible for satisfactory resolution while representing the City; refers items of a sensitive or complex nature to supervisor. Refers non-code compliance questions to the proper department.
• Recommends revisions, where discrepancies with codes and regulations are noted, in order to ensure compliance with codes and ordinances. Confers with supervisor regarding disputed or exceptionally difficult cases to determine compliance with codes and ordinances, and for prosecution of violations; issues stop work orders and/or correction notices as directed.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of inspections, investigations, and other work performed; prepares reports for written or oral presentations; prepares reports regarding code violations for legal action.
• Accepts and reviews permit applications.
• Conducts simple construction plan review under the guidance of the Building Official.
• Calculates permit fees and issues permits.
• Maintains permit tracking system, logs, and related files and data; prepares various periodic reports of permit activity.
• Participates in a project team consisting of various City departments to resolve nuisance and building code violations as determined appropriate by supervisor.

This position is responsible for conducting field inspections during construction through completion to assure compliance with Federal, State, and local codes, ordinances, and safety standards. The Building Inspector will be required to coordinate with City departments, developers, builders, architects, and property owners to resolve compliance problems and assure that concerns are addressed and resolved in a timely manner. The Building Inspector must maintain a high level of personal integrity.

• Conducts field inspections of structures during construction or modification to ensure compliance with approved plans, and building, plumbing, and mechanical codes, safety standards, municipal codes, and all other applicable codes or standards. Effectively communicates with contractors to rectify problems and seek compliance with codes and, standards.
• Conducts field inspections of utility connections during construction or modification to ensure compliance with approved plans, City guidelines and development standards, municipal codes, and all other applicable codes or standards. Effectively communicates with contractors to rectify problems and seek compliance with codes and standards.
• Responds to inquiries, complaints, or requests for assistance relative to construction projects by the general public in writing, by telephone, or in person, and be responsible for satisfactory resolution while representing the City; refers items of a sensitive or complex nature to supervisor. Refers non-code compliance questions to the proper department.
• Recommends revisions,…