Plans Examiner

Job Summary

Under general direction and in compliance with standard operating procedures and policies, conducts comprehensive building plan reviews by checking plans, specifications, and drawings for completeness and compliance examination on new construction, alterations, and repairs to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances. Assists Permit Specialists with customer questions concerning permits or plan reviews. Consults with and assists architects, engineers, builders, and owners regarding methods of design and construction and other matters relating to the plan review process, related codes and City ordinances or to help find solutions to intricate plan details or discuss building design prior to plan submittal.

Drafts detailed plan review comments and discrepancies into the data management system for each project reviewed. Reviews and maintains all standard plan review comments in the data system for accuracy, code compliance and currency with the most recent adopted codes and standards. Conducts field inspections, occupancy inspections, and onsite evaluation of construction projects as needed to understand complex designs or to assist other department staff.

Attends building code related continuing education classes to maintain the credit hours required for state licensure and certification renewals.

• Conduct Plan Reviews: Complete building code compliance reviews for submitted plans and documents for construction projects to be located within the City of Greenville. Maintain a working knowledge of the adopted building codes and related standards to accurately apply them during reviews, and communicate their requirements to customers, and suggest alternate design methods when necessary. Under limited supervision, using various reports and data systems, ensure reviews are consistently completed within the established review time set by the City.
  
  Conduct onsite inspections as needed during plan review or during the inspection process when needed to assist the Building Inspectors, verify onsite conditions or to find alternate design solutions.
• 55%
• Perform Field Inspections:Inspect building projects to ensure construction proceeds in accordance with approved building design. Interpret adopted codes, technical manuals, drawings, instructions, specifications as related to construction projects. Clearly notify contractor of code violations with written compliance report at the time of inspection. Offer suggestions to contractors for resolving problems encountered in the field. Enter inspections and results into the Buildings, Codes & Property Maintenance Department data management system, maintaining accurate records of permits and daily inspections.
  
  Examine plans, specifications, and other materials to ensure code compliance prior to permitting and during construction. Produce and provide appropriate written or verbal feedback to contractors and other customers as needed to communicate code violations, code interpretations, or responses to any other code related inquiries. Maintain all trade specific personal certifications and licenses required for the job classification employed.
• 15%
• Provide Customer Service: Assist customers in person or through various electronic formats with any code or review-related inquiries. Work with the Permit Specialist and the Plans Routing Specialist to identify proper occupancy classifications, establishing building occupant loads and assist with any permitting or plan routing issues that may arise. Assist Building Inspection team with specific plan searches, design guidelines and other complex issues.
  
  Assist other City departments with permit application or plan review inquiries and maintain open lines of communication…