Building Official

Applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé or an official Town of Newington application by email to hshonty@newingtonct.gov (Heather Shonty) to be considered. Applications are available in the Town Manager's office Monday 8:30am-4:30pm, Tuesday 8:30am-6:00pm, Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm, Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm or online at www.newingtonct.gov.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Under the general administrative supervision and direction of the Town Manager, responsible for planning, organizing and effecting a comprehensive building advisory, inspection and enforcement program; administering and enforcing the State Building Code, Town Housing Code and related regulations and ordinances by performing building inspections, plan reviews and other enforcement duties.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Plans and organizes the activities of the department according to standard or established procedures;
• Administers and enforces federal, state and local codes and regulations relating to health, housing, safety and fire codes;
• Supervises and assigns work to Assistant Building Inspectors and office staff;
• Receives proposed building and related construction plans;
• Issues building, electrical, plumbing and other permits;
• Participates in preliminary reviews and consultations with other Town departments concerning major building projects;
• Confers with and interprets code provisions to architects, engineers, contractors and members of the public;
• Meets with developers to evaluate and authorize changes in approved plans;
• Provides technical consultation to the Town Plan and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Town boards and commissions and Town departments;
• Oversees construction work in progress and upon completion to assure conformity with code and regulations;
• Issues certificates of use and occupancy;
• Receives complaints of code violations;
• Enforces orders for corrective action; assists in prosecution of cases of code violation;
• Maintains inspection, investigation and operation records;
• Evaluates results of various tests, such as soils and materials tests, to assure compliance with standards;
• Prepares budget recommendations for department and prepares narrative and statistical reports of some complexity.

See attached Job Posting and Job Description for more information.

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The Town of Newington is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual preference, national origin, or disability.

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