Building Inspector, Senior

JOB SUMMARY:

Performs senior level and experienced professional work in building inspection for the Village of Wellington (Village). Position is responsible for performing skilled technical, inspection, enforcement, and administrative work related to the enforcement of local, state, and federal construction codes for new and existing construction in area(s) of assignment.

Work is performed under direction with considerable latitude in the use of initiative and independent judgment. Position seeks technical guidance only on unusual or complex problems or issues.

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility.

Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

• Inspects new and existing construction for compliance with established local, state, and federal construction and limited zoning code inspections.
• Responds to, researches, and investigates construction-related inquiries and complaints regarding illegal or hazardous conditions in new and existing structures.
• Prepares and provides stop work orders and corrections notices for non-compliance, specifying the action necessary to bring conditions to code compliance.
• Documents, records, and maintains detailed records and reports regarding inspection activities, e.g., inspection logs, conclusions, notices issues, actions taken; reviews various records and documentation relating to certification inspection category, e.g., construction plans and specifications, complex drawings, schematics, diagrams, and standard codes.
• Performs re-inspections to ensure previous violations are brought to compliance.
• Presents inspection documentation/information and testifies in court as required regarding conditions, findings, actions, and relevant code sections.
• Assists and advises the public (architects, contractors, developers, engineers, etc.) in matters relating to construction and code requirements; ensures professional and courteous customer relations in both oral and written form.
• Ensures observance and adherence to safety standards, laws, and principles during operation of assigned Wellington vehicles, to include in unpaved and rough terrain environments.

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities

One of the equivalent combinations of education, certification, training and/or experience below:

• Demonstrates four (4) years combined experience in the field of construction or a related field, building code inspection, or plans review corresponding to the certification category sought. 468.609(2)(c)(1), F.S.
• Demonstrates a combination of postsecondary education in the field of construction, building experience which totals three (3) years, with at least one (1) year of such total being experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans review. 468.609(2)(c)(2), F.S.
• Demonstrates a combination of technical education in the field of construction or a related field and experience which totals three (3) years, with at least one (1) year of such total being experience in construction, building code inspection, or plans review. 468.609(2)(c)(3), F.S.
• Currently holds a standard certificate issued by the board or a fire safety inspector license issued pursuant to Chapter 633, F.S., has a minimum of three (3) years of verifiable experience in inspection or plan review, and satisfactorily completes a building code inspector or plans examiner cross-training program that provides at least one hundred (100) hours of training in the certification category sought.
  
  468.609(2)(c)(4), F.S. [cross-training program]
• Demonstrates a combination of the completion of an approved training program of at least two hundred (200) hours of training in the field of building code inspection or plan review and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in the field of…