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UNDER DIRECTION OF: CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL AND COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
GENERAL DESCRIPTION & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Building Inspector will be under direct and general supervision of the City Building Official and the Director of Community and Economic Development. The Building Inspector will be responsible for inspecting new and existing buildings and structures to enforce conformance to building, grading, and zoning laws and approve plans, specifications, and standards per the California Building Code Title 24. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Duties include but are not limited to those described below. Reasonable accommodations will be made when requested and determine by the city to be appropriated under applicable laws.
- Perform field inspections of building construction, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and photovoltaic installations in residential, commercial, industrial, or public buildings to ensure compliance with the pertinent codes, ordinances, and regulation.
- Inspects new and existing buildings and structures to enforce conformance to building, grading, and zoning laws as well as the approved plans, specifications, and standards.
- Inspects residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings during and after construction to ensure components such as footings, floor framing, completed framing, chimneys, stairways meet provisions of building, grading, zoning, and safety laws and approved plant, specification, and standards:
- Perform office building plan checks of structures and explain and interpret the requirements and restrictions to contractor, builder and/ or public.
- Investigate violation of building and zoning laws and determine appropriate corrective action to be taken per the California Building Code and City’s Zoning Ordinance.
- Research and offer information to the public regarding building, mobile home installations, and zoning requirements if applicable.
- Assists in the program to abate substandard and dangerous buildings in accordance with existing codes and regulations
- Keeps inspection records and prepare reports for use by administrative or judicial authorities
- Conduct and inspect surveys of existing buildings to determine lack of prescribed maintenance house violation and or hazardous conditions.
- Investigate and assist in prosecuting housing and zoning violations.
ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A VALID CONTACT TELEPHONE. EMPLOYEES SHALL WORK HARMONIOUSLY WITH ALL CITY EMPLOYEES.
THE CITY OF AVENAL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Completion of the twelve (12) grade or equivalent. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis) EXPERIENCE: 1) At least two (2) to four (4) years of the building trade i.e., construction, civil, electrical, mechanical, etc. or an equivalent position with a public agency or private inspection firm. 2) Bilingual, Spanish speaking, is preferred but not required.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Building tools and materials, accepted safety standards and methods of building construction; And related codes and ordinances enforceable by the city, including the California Building Code, Building Ordinance, Zoning Ordinance, electrical codes and health and safety codes; safe work practices and safety equipment; And basic computer equipment and operations.
SKILLS:
Ability to exercise good judgment in analyzing and solving problems; Establish and maintain good working relationship; show independence in carrying out instructions, help maintain good records and reports, communicating effectively both orally and in writing with individuals as well as groups; ability to communicate and explain building techniques and technical terms to the general public, contractors, developers, builders etc. Bilingual is preferred but not required.
Special Requirements
- Must possess and have a valid Class “C” California Driver’s License is required. A current DMV printout may be required prior to appointment. 2) A valid Certificate in Building Inspector or Plans Examiner issued by the International Code Council (ICC) is required (additional classes will be offered through the years to keep certificate up to date) 3) Ability to qualify for security clearance through a background investigation including fingerprint check. Miscellaneous Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Requires the ability to frequently walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Requires the ability to frequently lift and or move up to twenty pounds and occasionally lift and or up to twenty-five pounds. Requires the ability to walk on joints and narrow beams, walk on roofs, climb scaffolds and ladders, and crawl in confined areas and attics. Requires the ability to speak clearly to adequately convey the technical information on building and zoning codes regulations and ordinances. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work is performed in the office, outdoors, and driving environments in varying temperatures with continuous contact with staff and the public. Work may involve stressful situations and include dealing with angry or confrontational behaviors. The ability to speak calmly to the public in regards of their violation and or building permit information is necessary.