Building Official

Salary : $ - $ Annually
Location : Duvall Public Works Permit Center, WA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Community Development
Division: Community Development
Opening Date: 01/13/2026
Closing Date: 2/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Able to Offer Sponsorship to Work?: No

Any attachments to your application must be in PDF format.
Description
Join Our Team as Duvall's Next Building Official!
The City of Duvall, Washington, is seeking a skilled and motivated Building Officialto lead our building services and ensure the safety and quality of development in our growing community.
Why Duvall?
Nestled in the scenic Snoqualmie Valley, Duvall offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and easy access to the greater Seattle area. Our community is known for its welcoming atmosphere, vibrant local businesses, and stunning natural surroundings. Serving as a Building Official in a growing yet small and charming city like Duvall offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of development while enjoying a close-knit community.
What You'll Do:
As the Building Official, you will:

• Oversee building inspections and permitting processes; supervise the Building and Permitting team.
• Ensure compliance with state and local building codes.
• Provide expert guidance to residents, contractors, and city staff.
• Play a key role in shaping safe and sustainable development in Duvall.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing city.
• Work in a community that values innovation, sustainability, and quality of life.

Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of building codes and regulations.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• ICC Certified Building Inspector/Plans Examiner;
  Certified Building Official highly preferred

We look forward to reviewing your materials, and thank you for your interest!

FIRST REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026

Under general supervision and as part of a service-oriented team, the Building Official reports to the Community Development Director and performs a variety of routine and complex administrative, supervisory, and technical tasks in administering and enforcing building and related codes. Exercises supervision over building inspectors, plan reviewers, permit technicians, support staff, and other part-time or temporary staff, and consultants as assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, motivates,
and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress and directs changes as needed.
- Provides leadership and direction to the team; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports, and recommendations; coordinates department activities with
other departments and agencies as needed.
- Provides technical building code advice to supervisors; makes presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups, and the general public.
- Communicates official programs, policies, and procedures to staff and the general public.
- Prepares, in consultation with the Community Development Director, the annual operating budget of the Building Department.
- Administers the annual operation budget of the Building Department. Ensures the department operates within budget; monitors revenues and expenditures in the
assigned area to ensure sound fiscal control; ensures the effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel, materials, facilities, and time.
- Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
operations.
- Issues written and oral instructions; assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
- Maintains harmony among workers and resolves grievances;
Performs or assists subordinates in performing duties; adjusts errors and complaints.
- Enforces a variety of codes, including the International Building Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Fire Code, Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code, and local codes such as sprinkling, nuisance, clearing, grading, filling, and zoning.
- Issues correction notices and citations.
- Explains, interprets, and provides guidance regarding all applicable codes to architects, engineers, contractors, developers, and other interested parties.
- Reviews current trends and developments in the field of construction, and prepares revisions to codes, ordinances, and local regulations.
- Supervises and routinely examines building plans of all types to determine compliance with code requirements and related regulations.
- Researches problems and complaints regarding commercial and residential buildings, building construction, and code compliance.
- Responds to complex and sensitive building issues.
- Resolves complex and…