Planner III - Exempt Position

City and Job Overview

The City of Garden Grove is a positive, team-oriented organization with a commitment to providing exceptional customer service to its community. Garden Grove is a friendly city, rich in diversity -- a city that is in a time of rapid community development and growth. If you would enjoy a busy, positive work environment and the chance to contribute to the quality of life for a whole community, this job may be the right fit for you!

Under direction, inspects buildings and structures in all stages of construction, alteration or repair to enforce all related building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, energy conservation and disabled access regulations.

• Conduct field inspections of building construction, mechanical, plumbing or electrical installations to ensure compliance with applicable codes, ordinances and regulations
• Maintain records and approve compliant structures and installations
• Prepare written notices summarizing violations and identifying applicable code sections
• Perform minor plan reviews for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances
• Provide building code information to the public

• Equivalent to graduation from high school and at least one year of experience in conducting inspections and/or enforcements.

• Must possess and maintain a One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Certificate from the International Code Council (I.C.C.).
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License. An acceptable 10-year driving history DMV report (H6 issued within 3 months of posting date, will be required and evaluated prior to appointment to the position.
• All copies of certifications are due to Human Resources prior to the expiration of the posting date.

• I.C.C. Building Inspection Certificate
• Fluency in English and Spanish, Vietnamese, or Korean.

Building materials and modern methods of construction;
California state building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes;
California energy and disabled access regulations; the principles of construction and types of materials used in electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installations; basic electrical wiring techniques for residential projects; and effective customer service techniques and principles.

Understand provisions of applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations; apply technical knowledge and use sound inspection methods to evaluate construction with approved plans and specifications and for inconsistencies with applicable codes; read and interpret diagrams, plans and specifications; perform arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately; communicate effectively; work effectively, tactfully and courteously with owners, tenants, contractors, the public, other agencies, and City staff;

commit to providing quality customer service; and safely perform the physical demands of the job.

Incumbents in this classification stand, walk, climb, simultaneously use their arms and legs, speak clearly, hear normal voice conversation, distinguish shades/color vision, see small details, use a telephone and drive a vehicle.

Applications can be completed on-line at  by following the links:
Jobs, and Current Job Openings. You may request that an application be mailed to you by calling our recorded job line ; emailing  or you may pick up an application at the Human Resources Department at City Hall, 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA. Our hours are Mon-Thu, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open Fri hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

we are closed every other Fri. City Hall will be closed January 11th and 25th, 2008.

• A completed employment application
• Responses to the supplemental questions located at the end of this posting
• Copy of your One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Certificate

Job applications must be completely filled out; a resume cannot be substituted for some of the information. Be sure to detail any education, training or other relevant coursework that would make you a particularly strong candidate.

Your application will be…