Civilian Fire and Safety Inspector

Veterans' Preference Applies

The City of Delray Beach does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability, marital status, family status or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services

The City of Delray Beach is a Non-Tobacco Workplace. The City will not consider applicants who have used tobacco or nicotine products for a period of at least three months prior to application for employment. The definition of "tobacco or nicotine products" includes but is not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, pipes, snuff, e-cigarettes and nicotine patches or gum.

This position performs technical and clerical tasks in fire inspection, prevention, and public education, including responsibility for field enforcement of City Code of Ordinances and the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Employee works in accordance with directives received from Fire Chief or designee, however, is expected to exercise considerable independence and initiative.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Performs field inspections of new/existing buildings during the construction process; compares actual work to planned work to ensure compliance with approved construction plans.
• Inspects new/remodeled commercial buildings, industrial buildings, assemblies, and businesses. Working knowledge of Florida Fire Prevention Code, Local, and City ordinances.
• Conducts building plan review, demolition inspections, code infraction warnings and citations.
• Enforces fire prevention codes and ordinances firmly, tactfully and impartially.
• Evaluates proposed fire protection elements of a building and assures that they are in accordance with applicable codes.
• Prepare reports and correspondence pertaining to fire protection engineering problems and fire and life safety code enforcement.
• Evaluate alternate suppression systems such as CO2 systems, dry systems and water based fire suppression systems.
• Attend meetings with staff, engineers, architects, and contractors, for technical assistance and resolutions to various problems.
• Maintain proficiency with code changes and ordinances. Prepare comments identifying code deficiencies.
• Provide technical information to the general public for questions relating to building code requirements.
• May perform site inspections to confirm construction compliance with approved plans.
• Fosters positive employee relations and employee morale on a City-wide basis.

• An Associate's Degree in a related field.
• Two (2) years of experience and training in fire inspections, plan review and code enforcement,
• Must possess State of Florida Fire Safety Inspector I Certification.

A comparable combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position, may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

• Florida State Fire Safety Inspector I Certification.
• Current CPR certification.
• ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800
• Valid and current Florida Class E Driver's License.
• Florida State Firefighter Minimum Standards (F.S.S. 633) preferred.
• Fire and Life Safety Educator certification preferred.

Ability to read plans (commercial and multi-family residential). Skill in technical writing. Knowledge of computer operations. Work involves considerable public contact and requires the ability to deal with public relations issues in a professional, tactful and courteous manner. Working knowledge of firefighting…