Senior Building Inspector

Nature of Work

Highly responsible, advanced technical, supervisory, and administrative work in enforcing compliance with applicable national, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations in the City's Building Services Department.

Work involves conducting or supervising inspections of new and existing buildings, structures, and properties. Work includes field and office duties.

• Conducts or supervises technical field inspections of buildings, structures, and premises during various phases of construction and use including high rises and other more complicated structures
• May order portions of a building or structure to be exposed for inspection
• May order construction work stopped and / or buildings vacated if occupancy or use is contrary to accepted regulations
• Recommends methods, materials, equipment, and alterations to assist in compliance with accepted standards
• Check building plans on job to ensure actual construction conforms to approved plan
• Investigates and resolves complaints
• Routes inspection requests to appropriate inspector
• Interprets and explains regulations and standards and disseminates technical advice to interested parties including subordinates, other sections and agencies, and the public
• Consults with subordinate inspectors in their decisions relative to questionable construction practices
• Instructs trains, and evaluates subordinates in inspection and enforcement activities
• Testifies in court and before related boards
• Obtaindocumentation and prepares testimony
• Reviews plans, blueprints, specifications, and materials lists based on compliance with applicable building regulations and good building and construction practices in absence or in support of plans examiner
• Prepares and maintains reports, records, and correspondence concerning building enforcement and inspection activities
• Reports inspection reports on computer
• Performs related work as required

• Five years construction experience in a supervisory capacity and at least one of the following :
• a) A Florida Registered Architect
• b) A Florida Registered Professional Engineer
• c) A General Contractor licensed by the State of Florida Construction Industry
• Licensing Board of the Miami-Dade County Construction Trades

• Standard Building Inspector and Plans Examiner Licenses from the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board
• Standard Buildings Plans Examiner License from the Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors within ninety (90) days of appointment
• Florida Driver's License

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
• Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine
• Some standing, walking, moving, climbing, bending, kneeling, crawling, and reaching
• Must have the physical ability to bend, crawl and climb over construction sites and within buildings
• Must be able to drive an automobile and perform on-site inspections at locations which may not be accessible to the physically handicapped

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Performs related work as required.
• Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach.

• Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City’s strategic plan.