Building Inspector III

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Chief Building Official performs technical and administrative work including the responsibility for on-site inspections review of construction plans and specifications for compliance with city adopted construction codes. This position ensures that all construction within the city complies with all construction codes as amended and adopted by the State of Utah and Draper City and other applicable city state and federal requirements related to construction.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

• None

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Inspects construction for code compliance.
• Reviews plans for code compliance.
• Participate in office operations.
• Investigates complaints.
• Attends meetings as directed by the Chief Building Official.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education

• • High school diploma or G.E.D.

• Experience

• • Five years of experience inspecting construction projects or five years experience working in the construction industry.

• License and Certification
  • Certification as a combination inspector in both residential and commercial in all of the four ICC areas: building mechanical plumbing and electrical. Obtain Accessibility Plans Examiner certification in ANSI A117.1 within 12 months of hire.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of
  • International Residential Code and International Building Code in building plumbing mechanical and electrical
  • The principles of construction and basic planning principles
  • ANSI A117.1 for Accessibility

• Skilled with
  • Reading blueprints and verifying compliance with construction codes as amended and adopted by the State of Utah and Draper City and general construction practices and city adopted codes
  • Conducting residential commercial and industrial inspections

• Ability to
  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with city staff and customers.
  • Prepare clear and concise reports
  • Apply word processing and other personal computer applications
  • Work effectively in an occasionally stressful environment.
  • Communicate and coordinate effectively with other city staff and representatives of other organizations to accomplish shared and multi-disciplinary tasks
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees public officials contractors developers and the public
  • Meet expected deadlines and attain measurable results

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Position requires working outdoors. Tasks require a variety of physical activities. Regularly required to talk hear see walk sit stand reach use hands/finger to feel handle and grip climb or balance and stoop bend kneel crouch or crawl. Mental application utilizes memory for details verbal instructions emotional stability and discriminating thinking and creative problem solving. May be confined to small spaces to perform work. Regular exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. (Performance of duties may require working in varied weather conditions such as extreme cold or hot conditions.) Frequent exposure to fumes airborne particles toxic or caustic chemicals and dusty or greasy conditions. Frequent exposure to high levels of noise. Operate equipment and drive vehicles. Must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. (Position will be required to use a vehicle to drive to addresses and locations throughout Draper City.)

Draper City is an equal opportunity employer without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age pregnancy genetic information sexual orientation gender identity citizenship and veteran or military status.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major responsibilities and duties performed on the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job-related tasks and duties that an employee may perform. An employee in this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties required by their supervisor. This job description is not intended to and does not infer or create any employment compensation or contract rights to any person or persons. This updated job description supersedes prior descriptions for the same position. Management reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on site flex schedule available.

• • Salary range: Building Inspector III $27.92 - $44.60 (Starting wage up to $36.00 DOE)
• Gym and Wellness Incentive Program Reimbursement
• 401(k) up to 3.5% match effective DOH
• Enrollment in to Utah Retirement System (URS)
• Employer paid Life Insurance of 150K
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 13 holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement after new hire probation

Required Experience:

Senior IC