Plans Examining Manager

Responsibilities

• Oversees the activities related to the review of commercial and residential plans and specifications for all buildings and structures and for alteration work; and for the inspection of its construction for compliance with the Building, Sign, and Energy Codes and other pertinent ordinances.
• Supervises the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy.
• Provides overall coordination of the review of plans and specifications among other sections of the division and other responsible County departments and State agencies.
• Ensures that the application for building permits have been properly reviewed by all agencies concerned; signs off on building permits.
• Supervises and coordinates the work in building plans examining and in building inspection to ensure the consistency in the interpretative application of building code provisions; provides staff training.
• Advises and assists building inspectors during the construction phase and makes decisions on major engineering problems encountered in the field.
• Reviews staff reports; evaluates operational efficiency; recommends and coordinates the implementation of procedural and operational changes to improve the building permit review and approval process.
• Performs plans examining of the most difficult and complex due to the size of the building, unusual structural design, and intended use requiring significant interpretative applications of code provisions.
• Supervises the enforcement of building, sign, and energy codes; conducts meetings with staff to resolve code issues.
• Conducts code review classes; conducts meetings with professionals, contractors, developers, and owners to resolve concerns over code requirements.
• Recommends revisions and drafts language for adoption of new building, sign, and energy code requirements.
• Meets and consults with engineers and architects to discuss preliminary interpretation of codes; assists the general public by answering questions relating to the codes and other requirements and regulations.
• Assists in developing and implementing operational policies and procedures.
• Prepares annual budget estimates, including justifications for staffing and equipment needs.
• Assigns investigations of complaints of alleged violations of the various codes and related ordinances; recommends and initiates resolutions.
• Prepares correspondence and various operational and technical reports.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in civil or structural engineering, or architecture.
• Three (3) years of professional engineering or architectural work experience that included supervisory responsibilities.
• One (1) year of building plans examining and building code enforcement work experience.
• Possession of a valid professional civil or structural engineer or architect license in the United States.
• Possession of a valid State of Hawai‘i driver's license (Class
  3) or other comparable license at time of filing.
• Foreign transcripts must be accompanied by an official credential evaluation report to determine U.S. equivalency.

• Principles and practices of structural engineering or architecture; principles of civil engineering as they relate to buildings and structures; engineering mathematics and mechanics; methods and techniques of building construction; strength and composition of materials; sources of engineering information; provisions of the Building Codes and related ordinances; and principles and practices of supervision.

• Review and analyze building plans and specifications for compliance with engineering and code requirements; coordinate major plans review projects; interpret and apply provisions of the Building, Sign, and Energy Codes and related ordinances; draft language for code amendments.
• Plan, review, and supervise the work of subordinates; develop and implement policies and procedures; prepare engineering reports and correspondence; prepare and justify budget estimates; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other government agencies, engineers, architects, contractors, and…