Building Inspector II

Building Inspector II – City of Pinole

The City of Pinole is seeking a qualified Building Inspector II to perform complex building inspections and help ensure the safety, quality, and integrity of the City’s built environment. Not quite at the Building Inspector II level? We may underfill this position as a Building Inspector I for the right candidate, with a clear path for advancement.

Compensation
: $47.58–$57.84 /hour (Building Inspector II) or $43.16–$52.46 /hour (Building Inspector I). Full benefits include retiree medical coverage, professional development, and a supportive team environment.

Performs a variety of routine to complex building inspections to ensure compliance with plans, specifications and State and City codes and standards; performs non‑structural review of plans and specifications for compliance with uniform electrical plumbing, mechanical, energy, and building codes; investigates properties and buildings for the abatement of violations of housing, health and safety, occupancy and property codes and ordinances; detects deviations from approved plans and specifications with good judgement, fairness, tact, and impartiality;

performs related work as assigned.

• Conduct inspections of new, existing and modified residential, commercial and industrial properties in all stages of construction for conformance to codes, regulations, plans, specifications and standards related to foundations, framing, electrical, energy, mechanical, plumbing, housing, access, life safety and other functional elements.
• Performs non-structural plan check/review for completeness, accuracy and code compliance.
• Investigates violations of building and zoning laws; issues stop-work orders in response to complaints for unpermitted work, or work not conforming to plans, specifications, building codes, and ordinances; enforces codes and detects deviations from approved plans and specifications with good judgement, tact, fairness and impartiality.
• Reviews energy calculations to ensure compliance with State codes.
• Makes final inspections and issues certificates of occupancy.
• Confers with and provides information to developers, engineers, architects, property owners, occupants, contractors and the public regarding building permit processes and code requirements and alternatives; resolves complaints and problems; establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Prepare reports of inspections; resolve disagreements concerning inspections and compliances; prepare comprehensive reports and give testimony in court regarding violations.
• Prepares and maintains clear and concise reports, plan correction reports, inspection records, corrections, logs, files, correspondence, citations, and other written materials.
• Coordinates with Planning, Fire, Public Works, Police and/or outside agencies to facilitate code compliance.
• Represents the City in meetings with members of other public and private organizations, community groups, contractors, developers and the public.
• Attends Council, commission and committee meetings as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Building Inspector II
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Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade (high school diploma or equivalent) is required. Related college coursework is highly desirable. Certification with the ICBO and/or ICC is required. Three (3) years of full-time building inspection experience with a public agency inspecting all major trade fields (carpentry, mechanical, electrical, plumbing) or six (6) years of full-time responsible and relevant journey-level experience in either one of the major trade fields or in the performance of a wide variety of building trades work performed in conformance with standard building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes are required, with a preference for experience in multiple trades.

Equivalent to completion of an Associate degree in Building Construction / Inspection Technology may be substituted for one (1) of the six (6) years of experience required if qualifying with non-public agency experience.

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