Building Chief Deputy Building Official

Building Chief Deputy Building Official

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- Municipal Building - Cheyenne, WY 82001

Position Type Full Time Education Level High School or GED Category Professional Services

Deputy Building Official

CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt

DEPARTMENT:
Compliance

SUPERVISOR:
Chief Building Official

SALARY: $78,890 to $118,334 Annually

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

To assist in directing, managing, and supervising the activities and operations of the Compliance Division; to coordinate assigned activities with other City departments and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Chief Building Official.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Chief Building Official to carry out policies and procedures for plan reviews, permits, code compliance, and licensing to promote customer service.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, activities, objectives, policies, and priorities for the department.
• Assist in supervising field operations of the department; delegate assignments to plan reviewer and compliance inspectors; conduct staff meetings; coordinate and analyze compliance inspector work schedules to ensure proper allocation.
• Assist in meeting and coordinating with designers, contractors, and other City departments for preliminary cursory reviews of projects that will be submitted to the department for permits.
• Assist the Chief Building Official with proper application of the Codes, City Rules and Regulations, and other requirements.
• Assist the Chief Building Official with other City departments, elected officials, outside agencies, contractors, architects, engineers and public as needed.
• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Responsible to explain, justify and defend programs, policies, and activities; negotiate and resolve sensitive and controversial issues.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of building permit and inspection activities.
• Perform the analysis and evaluation of building construction plans to ensure compliance with applicable codes and regulations; recommend corrective actions to be taken; develop plan review correction notices pertaining to the examination of construction plans.
• Issue notices to comply on violations; maintain records of history of facts for possible legal actions.

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive building permit, inspection, and licensing program.
• Management skills to analyze programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Principles and practices of program development and administration.
• Modern and complex techniques and practices of building construction.
• Principles and practices of basic engineering.
• Practices of local builders and contractors.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations including.
• building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and fire codes.
• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of personnel.
• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff.
• Delegate authority and responsibility.
• Assist in managing the operations, services, and activities of the Compliance Division.
• Read, interpret, and analyze electrical, structural, plumbing, and mechanical building plans.
• Identify and respond to community and City Council issues, concerns, and needs.
• Develop and administer, departmental goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Interpret and apply Federal, State, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted during work.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

Required:

Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in engineering, public administration, construction, building code enforcement,…