Building Inspector

The City of Buena Park Community and Economic Development Department is looking for an experienced Building Inspector to join the professional Building and Safety Division Team.

Join the team responsible for protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the Buena Park community through the enforcement of the City's building codes and ordinances for newly constructed and remodeled buildings on private property. The City offers the opportunity to work on exciting, diverse, large-scale commercial, industrial, and multi-family development projects.

This position requires a highly motivated, adaptable, energetic, and experienced Building Inspector. The ideal candidate will possess excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders while thriving in a fast-paced team environment. Prior building inspector experience in a municipal setting, as well as experience working on large, complex commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and high-rise developments, are highly desirable qualifications for this position.

Under general supervision, performs inspection work in the enforcement of building, zoning, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, energy, fire, accessibility, safety and related codes and regulations governing the construction, alteration, repair and use of buildings and structures; and does related work as required.

The Building Inspector performs various building inspections related to a range of different construction projects and enforces city and state standards and requirements. The Building Inspector is differentiated from the Senior Building Inspector/Plan Checker that also performs construction plan reviews and has more specialized knowledge of city requirements and building construction practices.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class.

International Building Code, plumbing, mechanical, electrical and housing codes, and construction classifications; federal and state requirements related to accessibility under the Americans With Disabilities Act; principles, methods, and practices used in various building construction trades, including mechanical, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, commercial and residential building construction methods and practices; laws, ordinances, and codes regulating to building construction and zoning practices;

appropriate safety and fire prevention methods in construction practices; building inspection trends and standards; construction products and applications; effective customer service techniques.

Operate computer equipment and use word processing and specialized permit and building inspection software programs; review and interpret building plans and specifications; determine compliance of plans with regulations and permits; organize and prioritize daily inspections; inspect building sites during construction, alteration or repair and enforce building, zoning, and related codes and regulations; communicate effectively, both orally and in…