Development and Building Inspector

This position shares responsibilities between two departmental divisions for site review, inspections and other matters related to:

Employee performs field work associated with compliance and enforcement of regulations and coordinates with other departments and agencies with respect to enforcement action involving single family land development, individual tree removals, and code compliance matters. Upon attaining the required minimum single discipline inspector certification, the employee is responsible for conducting appropriate trade inspections (building, electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical) according to his/her qualifications.

• Performs specialized field and administrative duties to ensure compliance of construction and development projects with the Town’s zoning and land development standards and regulations, including tree protection.
• Investigates clearing, grading, tree removal and buffer violations; issues citations where such violations exist; and follows up on violations until the situation is appropriately remedied.
• Conducts on-site inspections on construction projects to ensure code compliance.

• Serves as a member of the Flood Investigation Team, which assists in evaluation and proposal of solutions to new and frequently occurring flood calls and complaints.
• Manages vision corridor requests within the Town’s critical line buffers.
• Performs field inspections related to the tree protection ordinance to include verification of tree mitigation requirements on construction sites and individual properties.
• Assists citizens with complaints or requests for information involving zoning, construction or inspection issues.
• Prepares detailed and accurate project reports, routine department reports, and special reports, as required.
• Observes conditions and issues notices of correction and related violations.

• Conducts visual surveys of the Town in order to identify any unauthorized construction, renovation or repair activity.
• Performs field damage assessment inspections in response to natural disasters as part of the Town’s response team.
• Maintains current certification and license requirements.
• Maintains International Code Council (ICC) and state continuing education requirements to stay abreast of current regulations, techniques and practices, among other things.

• Performs all similar or related duties as assigned.

• High School diploma and one (1) year of work experience.
• Willingness to learn building practices related to civil site drainage installations, use of topographic software such as GIS, City Works and/or Pictometry and use of logging, tracking and updating software such as Blue Prince, Oracle, and Blue Beam.
• Currently maintain or attain within one (1) year of hire at least one single discipline inspector l icensure from the South Carolina Building Codes Council. New, unlicensed employees may be required to register with the South Carolina Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation as a Provisional Inspector immediately upon hire and must complete full licensure as indicated above.
• Valid South Carolina driver’s license.

• Knowledge of basic principles and practices of land development, grading, building construction, hydraulics and site development.
• Knowledge of all phases of building and construction trades, including plumbing, gas, electric, etc.

• Knowledge of department inspection and permit practices and techniques.

• Ability to understand environmental benefits of preserving and protecting sensitive areas.
• Understanding of stormwater drainage systems,…