Building Official

Building Official# Building Official Thompsons Station, TN 37179## Overview Salary Range $86,000.00 - $ Salary/year## Description
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* Position Summary:

** The Building Official supervises Building and Code Inspector positions. In addition, this position performs plan review and inspection of commercial, residential, and public buildings to ensure compliance with adopted local municipal, property maintenance, and zoning codes. Responsibilities vary depending on inspection scheduling and specialty factors, include reviewing plans for building code compliance and processing building permit applications, advising the general public on matters relating to construction and other code requirements, and providing technical information to architects, engineers, contractors, and other persons.

The Building Official must routinely use independent judgment when performing tasks.
** Essential Duties and Tasks:
** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
** Manage process for issuance of building permits
*** Assumes management responsibility for assigned services and activities of the Building and Codes Departments including enforcement, interpretation, and implementation of the Town’s adopted codes.
* Maintains permit and inspection databases.
* Performs construction plan review and authorizes issuance of construction permits.
* Ensures residential and commercial buildings and other structures within the city are permitted and inspected to conform to the adopted state and local construction codes, regulations, and guidelines.
* Coordinates, processes, and issues Certificates of Occupancy and other project documentation
* Responds to inquiries from contractors, property owners, staff, and the general public regarding active projects.
* Attends BOMA, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Building Board of Appeals, or other meetings to provide technical expertise when requested.
* Performs work in accordance with safety policies and procedures.
** Assure compliance with all Town codes, property maintenance codes, and the Land Development Ordinance
*** Supervise and/or conduct ongoing observation of municipality for Town Code and Land Development Ordinance compliance.
* Enforce codes by explanation, mediation, penalty and, if necessary, legal action
* Supervise and/or investigate complaints and performs inspections of existing buildings to determine if hazardous or illegal conditions exist relating to the land and/or structures, their use, and general upkeep/maintenance.
* Monitor and catalog code compliance complaints.
* Issue notices to correct code violations, issue "stop work" notices, and testify in court regarding violations.
* Coordinates with other employees and departments to review and provide comments on potential projects, including evaluating development proposals for conformity with established plans and ordinances; evaluates proposals’ development impact as they relate to the adopted plans of the Town and make recommendations.
** Interact effectively with diverse community members
*** Assist and advise design professionals, contractors, and the general public in matters relating to construction and code requirements.
* Communicates effectively with the public and development community orally and in writing
* Seek innovative solutions to problems while assuring code compliance.
* Provide information to the Building Board of Appeals, Board of Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Mayor and Alderman.
* Participate in and attend meetings of various committees and task forces, as assigned.
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