Building Inspector/Plans Examiner
Listed on 2026-06-29
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Government
Environmental/ Urban Planning -
Construction
Civil Engineering, Environmental/ Urban Planning
Job Title: Building Inspector/Plans Examiner
Department: Community Development/Building Division
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Grade: 107
SUMMARYWork involves the enforcement of state and local codes, regulations, ordinances and statutes as they pertain to residential and commercial buildings and related structures, by conducting inspections and plan reviews to ensure conformity with established building construction codes as required by law.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Demonstrates commitment to Team Destin and our mission, vision, values, and goals and represents the City in a professional, dignified manner at all times, both in actions and appearance.
- Demonstrate competent knowledge of all applicable policies, codes, ordinances, regulations, and statutes.
- Demonstrate competent knowledge of all Departmental and Divisional Key Functions and their associated processes.
- Responsible for performing inspections of structures to determine compliance with Florida State Building Codes and Standards adopted by the City.
(and/or)
- Responsible for reviewing submitted plans and permit applications to determine if they meet the requirements of various Florida State Building Codes and standards that have been adopted by the jurisdiction and Florida Statutes law. This level of plans examiner shall be able to review plans for any size structure in any occupancy classification.
- Provides technical assistance in construction matters as they pertain to local and state codes to the public, contractors, design professionals, state, and local officials.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Supervision of other city employees is not required of this position. Reports to Building Official.
QUALIFICATIONSEducation and Experience: High School graduate/GED or Higher Education. Must be able to demonstrate 4 years’ combined experience in the field of construction or a related field, building code inspection, or plans review corresponding to the certification category sought; or can demonstrate a combination of postsecondary education in the field of construction or a related field and experience which totals 3 years, with at least 1 year being experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans review;
or can demonstrates a combination of technical education in the field of construction or a related field and experience which totals 3 years, with at least 1 year being experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans review.
Must have a valid Florida state driver’s license. Must hold a Florida Standard Inspectors License in one of the discipline areas of Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical or One and Two Family. Or be able to obtain a Provisional Florida State Inspectors License within 6 months of hire and obtain a Standard Inspectors license within one year of obtaining provisional license in discipline area sought.
Special RequirementsNone.
Knowledge,Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, and practices.
- Knowledge of Community Development permitting and review software
- Skill in the use of small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems, computer systems.
- Ability to communicate and organize effectively.
- Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, technical, structural, compositional, or identifiable characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
- Ability to communicate with people from all walks of life in a clear and professional manner; maintain constructive working relationships; to convey or exchange information, and to maintain constructive exchanges with individuals that may be upset and/or emotional.
- Ability to read a variety of professional, technical, and administrative documentation, directions, instructions, methods, and procedures.
- Ability to produce reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech.
- Ability to learn and understand subject matter principles and techniques.
- Ability to make independent judgments in absence of supervision within the scope of…
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