Building Official/Deputy Director

This is the fourth of five levels in the Building Inspection series. Incumbents supervise lower-level employees and make the final determination on the enforcement of building codes. Responsibilities may include assigning tasks and reviewing work; providing training on new and existing codes; interpreting building codes; responding to citizen complaints; educating property owners, architects, and contractors on building codes; providing information and recommendations to Boards; and preparing operational reports.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises Inspection staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

• Prioritizes and schedules daily inspection requests; reviews inspection records and makes the final determination on building code enforcement.

• Receives and responds to concerns and/or complaints from contractors, engineers, departments, business owners, homeowners, citizens, and/or other interested parties; educates parties on building codes and regulations. Provides information and recommendations to Boards; serves as Director in department head's absence.

• Monitors regulatory building code updates, revisions, additions, and/or changes; ensures staff are informed of code changes.

• Reviews, prepares, and maintains a variety of reports, logs, and/or other related documentation related to inspection results, complaint resolutions, and/or other related issues.

• Performs other related work as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Management or a related field.

• Five (5) years of construction or inspection experience.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

License and Certifications

• Plumbing, Gas, and Building Inspector Certifications (Preferred).

• Building Official Certification (Must have or obtain within twelve (12) months of employment).

• A valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles.

• Code enforcement principles and practices.

• Inspection principles and methods.

• Construction principles and methods.

• Customer service principles.

• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

• Recordkeeping principles.

• Computers and related software applications.

Skill in:

• Monitoring and evaluating subordinates.

• Prioritizing and assigning work.

• Troubleshooting problems.

• Providing customer service.

• Reading construction drawings, plans, and/or specifications.

• Interpreting and applying applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

• Maintaining logs and records.

• Using a computer and related software applications.

• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisors, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.

• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.