Plans Examiner

The City of Citrus Heights is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and customer-focused Plans Examiner to join our Building & Safety Division. This key position is responsible for reviewing residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use construction plans for compliance with applicable building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, energy, accessibility, and related codes and regulations.

Recruitment Closes:
November 16, 2026 @ 11:59 PM
Oral Board Panel interviews:
December 1, 2026
Selection Interviews:
December 9, 2026

• Performs full plan review of all plans and documents, both residential and commercial, for overall compliance with all applicable adopted codes including but not limited to the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Electric Code, International Property Maintenance Code, ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, City ordinances, State requirements relating to barrier-free review and asbestos surveys.
• Ensures compliance with life safety issues, including such items as determining exiting requirements, occupancy classification and construction type determinations and applying various other adopted code regulations to submitted construction plans.
• Determined compliance with State requirements relating to construction plans; verifies construction plans comply with local amendments.
• Provides on-going training for permit department personnel regarding interpreting and applying code and ordinance requirements in the field, including but not limited to California Codes, Architectural Standards, Sign Ordinance, Site Plan processing and other related permit staff applications.
• Responsible for updating digital project application submittals and entering other data into the system.
• Responds to customer inquiries via telephone and email regarding codes and code interpretation.
• Reviews sign permit applications, input plan review data to prepare for permit approval and/or issuance, calculates permit fees, and notifies customers of permit approval and associated fees due.
• Reviews residential, commercial and industrial plans for substantial compliance with all applicable codes and other state and local regulations.
• Prepares and submits various reports regarding permits to outside agencies as needed.
• Provides technical assistance to developers, architects, engineers, contractors, property owners, utility providers, and City staff on matters regarding codes, ordinances, permit submittal process, accessibility, and permit fee calculations.
• Assists the Building Official with determining which local amendments the City should adopt and support, agenda items, fee schedules, and special projects as needed.
• Performs related work as required, including but not limited to occasional field review/inspections for construction compliance as needed.
• Maintains and updates files and systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Building and construction knowledge of materials, methods, zoning codes and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings.
• Technical and administrative aspects of all phases of building plan reviews, inspections, codes, contractor licenses and qualifications necessary to obtain them.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances enforceable by the City, including the adopted Model Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes.
• Procedures, principles and techniques of plan review and examination work.
• Principles of structural design and engineering mathematics.
• Accepted safety standards and methods of building construction for commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
• Research methods and sources of information related to building code enforcement.
• Judgment and decision making weighing the relative costs and benefits of the potential action.
• Writing and information gathering communicating effectively with others in writing and verbally as indicated by the needs of the audience and knowing how to find information.
• Strong project management and organizational skills. Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands while meeting deadlines.
• Critical thinking using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.
• City and Community Development Department policies and procedures.

• Apply technical knowledge and follow proper examination techniques.
• Detect…