Electrical Inspector

Job Information

Non-exempt (compensatory and/or overtime eligible; additional compensation to include annual work boot allowance); full time; 40 hours per week (varied hours and days during the normal business hours of Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m.); full benefits

This position performs independent on-site technical inspections of residential and commercial electrical installations and compliance work focused on evaluating electrical installations for adherence to established codes, standards, and permitting requirements. Electrical inspection staff follow defined procedures, ensuring that work in progress meets required safety and workmanship expectations. Work at this level involves conducting routine on-site visual inspections, documenting findings, and communicating with project personnel, contractors, and stakeholders to support timely and accurate permitting and inspection processes.

Decisions follow established State and County electrical code regulations and departmental procedures, with discretion limited to identifying compliance issues and referring more complex matters for review. Supervision is received from a higher-level inspector or supervisor.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Perform on-site visual inspections of electrical installations during construction for use of property materials and procedures
• Observe work in progress to ensure conformance with requirements and acceptable workmanship through verification of plan specifications
• Assist in perform electrical plan reviews on commercial projects and other structures as needed
• Record and document inspections and review comments in computer-based software and utilize software for research, review, tracking and verification of information and property permit and inspection history
• Respond to electronic inquiries via inspection requests, emails, and phone calls
• Attend and conduct meetings with staff and the general public pertaining to inspections and permitting
• Consult with Electrical Inspections Supervisor on difficult enforcement problems
• Perform other related duties as required

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform all essential functions satisfactorily. Any employee's position may not be assigned all functions or equipment listed above, and the examples may not cover all functions or equipment that may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform their essential functions.

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• High school graduation, or the equivalent
• Minimum 7 years of experience in performing a variety of electrical installations and/or inspections
• Possession of a State of Maryland Master Electrical License (or the equivalent license from another jurisdiction with the ability to obtain this license…