Plans Examiner
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Construction
Civil Engineering, Environmental/ Urban Planning -
Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental/ Urban Planning
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB FUNCTION
Reviews and approves or modifies construction plans to ensure compliance with local and state building codes.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
This is non-professional technical engineering work in the examination of building construction and renovation plans to ensure compliance with local and state building codes. Work involves the review of building construction blueprints, plot plans, surveys, and sketches to determine whether such plans meet code requirements. Employees exercise considerable independence of action and judgment for making decisions on the interpretation of established codes, regulations, and technical guidelines.
Work normally flows to the employee automatically but may be assigned by an administrative and/or technical superior. Work is evaluated by direct observations, personal conferences, statistical reports of activities, and achievement of predefined individual performance objectives.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB FUNCTION
Reviews and approves or modifies construction plans to ensure compliance with local and state building codes.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
This is non-professional technical engineering work in the examination of building construction and renovation plans to ensure compliance with local and state building codes. Work involves the review of building construction blueprints, plot plans, surveys, and sketches to determine whether such plans meet code requirements. Employees exercise considerable independence of action and judgment for making decisions on the interpretation of established codes, regulations, and technical guidelines.
Work normally flows to the employee automatically but may be assigned by an administrative and/or technical superior. Work is evaluated by direct observations, personal conferences, statistical reports of activities, and achievement of predefined individual performance objectives.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Duties and Tasks
- Examines commercial, business, and residential building plans, specifications, blueprints, surveys, and sketches for compliance with codes and regulations governing building construction, alteration and repair of buildings, and application of solar energy and environmental protection to structures.
- Recommends changes to plans as needed for compliance; rejects plans not meeting code requirements; authorizes a continuance of construction plans by affixing signature on the plans representing an official approval.
- Makes site visits to construction sites to validate plans review decisions, or amend actions taken.
- Meets with and/or corresponds with building contractors, engineers, property owners, and other interested parties to provide or receive information, explain and interpret building codes and regulations, and provides guidelines on the application and/or appeals process.
- Prepares and maintains official records including reports of activities.
- Prepares commercial permit fees.
RECRUITMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills
- Thorough knowledge of the materials, methods and practices used in building construction including those of an electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or heating and ventilation nature and/or those relating to environmental protection or solar energy nature.
- Considerable knowledge of local, State and national building codes.
- Knowledge of communication techniques required for the nature of the work performed.
- Ability to set and follow effective work priorities and procedures.
- Ability to function independently or as a member of a cross-disciplinary team in the inspections processes.
- Ability to comply with work standards.
- Ability to identify and resolve problems related to the nature of the work performed.
- Ability to serve as a technical or procedural resource in the plans examination process.
- Ability to interpret and analyze plan discrepancies and recommend alternatives for compliance that meets objectives of plans presenters and County regulations.
- Ability to research, summarize, and report on narrative and statistical data.
- Ability to schedule and coordinate a variety of appointments, meetings, and conferences.
- Ability to draft correspondence or reports for…
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