Senior Building Inspector

Overview

The purpose of this position is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people that live, work, play and learn in Farmers Branch by ensuring that existing structures and building's construction, including remodeling, replacement and repair, is properly permitted and inspected to ensure compliance with national safety and quality standards and adopted building codes and city ordinances.

• Schedule, coordinate and perform on‑site building and construction trades inspections to ensure compliance with various codes, regulations and standards.
• Provide written notice regarding inspection results of deficiencies and issue correction notices; perform re‑inspections as needed.
• Maintain accurate records and follow up to ensure compliance is obtained.
• Respond to inquiries by contractors, architects, property owners and citizens regarding construction and building code issues.
• Investigate inquiries and/or complaints concerning work with or without a permit and issue stop‑work orders as necessary.
• Monitor new commercial construction projects and provide notices to property owners, contractors and appropriate city staff to facilitate a timely project closeout.
• Mentor and assist in building‑inspection related training for relevant city personnel.
• Attend classes and seminars to maintain professional certifications.
• Perform data entry in permit tracking software; coordinate scheduling of inspections.
• Answer questions from the general public explaining policies and procedures.
• Assist in reviewing applications, plans and drawings for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances prior to approving and issuing permits.
• Represent the city in a professional manner at all times.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
• Associate's degree, diploma or equivalent education from a college, technical college, business, vocational or correspondence school is preferred.
• Must possess 3 years of municipal building inspector experience.
• 5 years of any combination construction, code enforcement, and/or fire code inspection experience is preferred.
• Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained through on‑job training.

This position normally performs the duty assignment according to his or her own judgment, requesting supervisory assistance only when necessary. Special projects are managed with little oversight and assignments may be reviewed upon completion. Work requires a comprehensive, practical knowledge of a technical field with use of analytical judgment and decision‑making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the organization. Advanced ability to read and apply literature, books, reviews, scientific or technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and/or legal documents.

Intermediate ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Work may require providing advice to others outside direct reporting relationships on specific problems or general policies. Contacts may require the consideration of different points of view to reach agreement. Elements of persuasion may be necessary to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas.