Fire & Building Code Inspector

Position: FIRE & BUILDING CODE INSPECTOR 1* - 05262026-77886
Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time
05/26/26 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time
06/08/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)
$3,631.00

Salary (Annually)
$43,572.00

Job Type
Full-Time

City, State Location
Crossville, TN

Department
Commerce and Insurance

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INSURANCE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Position is in the Codes Enforcement Section

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree

Substitution of a Specific Associate's degree for the Required Bachelor's Degree: Graduation from an accredited college, university, or technical institute with an associate's degree in fire-protection engineering technology, fire science, engineering technology, and/or construction technology may be substituted for the required Bachelor's degree.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in one or a combination of the following areas may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years: (1) fire prevention or suppression, (2) engineering or architecture (3) reviewing architectural or engineering plans to determine compliance with fire and building safety codes (4) construction project management (5) arson investigation of commercial or residential building structures;

(6) fire or building inspections or design for buildings under construction; or (7) any skilled work in drafting, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, inspection; (8) or other related building maintenance or construction trades (e.g., experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required education).

OR

Graduation from an accredited college, university, or technical institute with an associate's degree and experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the following: (1) fire prevention or suppression, (2) engineering or architecture (3) reviewing architectural or engineering plans to determine compliance with fire and building safety codes (4) construction project management (5) arson investigation of commercial or residential building structures;

(6) fire or building inspections or design for buildings under construction; or (7) any skilled work in drafting, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, inspection; (8) or other related building maintenance or construction trades.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Positions in this class must meet the following requirements:
Possess a valid motor vehicle operator license.

Overview

Under close supervision, is responsible for fire and building codes inspection work of average difficulty; performs related work as required. This is the entry-level class in the Fire and Building Code Inspector series. An employee in this class inspects building structures for fire hazards and code violations. This class is flexibly staffed with and differs from Fire and Building Code Inspector 2 in that an incumbent of the latter functions independently at the working level.

* An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.

Responsibilities

1. Trains to inspect and verify the installation and testing of fire protection and detection systems, as well as major building components like foundations, floors, walls, roofs, and mechanical and electrical systems, for compliance with state laws, codes, regulations, and standards.
2. Learns to conduct annual fire and building code compliance inspections and investigates complaints to determine violations.
3. Learns to inspect blasting sites to ensure compliance with laws and evaluates materials, storage, signage, and vibrations.
4. Learns to perform fire code compliance follow-up inspections and may testify under oath about inspection details.
5. Learns to interpret codes for external customers,…