Inspector - Building

Posting Date

01/05/26

01/12/26

$26.95 - $44.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Contractor with Benefits

Planning and Development

The Inspector - Building Contract provides highly skilled technical inspection services to ensure compliance with building codes and related ordinances. This position inspects buildings and their appurtenances during the construction process to ensure compliance with building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, and/or zoning codes.

Maricopa County is GROWING. At the Maricopa County Planning and Development Department, we want you to join us in making that growth possible! With our wide range of services from land-use planning to building inspections and permit review, we have positions that allow professionals in the planning, construction, engineering, and trade fields to shape the future of the built environment.

• Work with a greater purpose
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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• Two years of experience in building inspection, construction trades, or plan review
• High school diploma or GED

• Successful candidates must currently possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire
• Possession of one International Code Council (ICC) certification or the ability to obtain within 12 months of hire

• Degree in Architecture, Building Safety Technology, Construction Practices, or related fields
• Multiple ICC certifications for residential or commercial inspections or plans examiner

• Inspect residential dwellings, industrial and commercial buildings, swimming pools, and appurtenances in the process of construction, alteration, or repair for compliance with building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fuel gas, and fire codes
• Explain to contractors, owners, and developers the code interpretation or requirements that have been missed
• Communicate to the public and businesses, imparting methods for the correction of observed deficiencies or deviations from approved plans to determine and ensure compliance
• Write field inspection reports and notices in a clear, concise, and accurate manner
• Investigate complaints regarding unauthorized or unsafe building use or construction
• Inspect mobile homes for installation, blocking, tie downs, skirting, utility hookups, and setbacks
• Conduct final inspection prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy and inspections related to temporary occupancy
• Access data or information using a personal computer to input inspection data
• Use graphic instructions such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, or building plans and technical data/drawings to verify that construction complies with approved documents, including all related zoning case files
• Investigate fire damage to existing structures and mobile homes

• This position requires the employee to be in the office/field or customer-facing for all hours worked
• Exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time
• Incumbent may be subjected to extreme temperatures, wetness/humidity, respiratory hazards, and noise and vibration
• Incumbent may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, vibrations, fumes, odors, dust, poor…