Assistant Building Official

Job Title

Under general direction, provides highly responsible technical and administrative work in ensuring compliance with city electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas and building codes, federal and state ordinances and statutes regulating public health, welfare and safety. Assists the Building Official in the day to day operations of the department; performs related duties as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Which are not in any hierarchical order.)

1. Interprets building codes, statutes and regulations dealing with construction of structures.

2. Manages technical and administrative staff in the enforcement of various City ordinances related to building codes and business tax certificate regulations. Supervises the activities of assigned staff. Writes and conducts evaluations.

3. Supervises allocation of street addresses in accordance with emergency and postal services standards.

4. Develops, establishes and enforces regulations related to securing business tax receipts.

5. Manages the review of plans in checking for compliance with adopted codes and statutes.

6. Manages the review and issuance of business tax receipts.

7. Manages staff in enforcing various City ordinances including noise and demolition programs.

8. Makes periodic inspections to ensure plan design conforms to adopted codes, statutes and accepted construction practices.

9. Interprets policies and advises developers, architects, engineers and the general public on City and departmental policies and procedures necessary for compliance.

10. Coordinates with all City departments in cases involving enforcement of building codes and business tax receipts and ensures that all cases are properly presented before the Code Enforcement Board.

11. Monitors training and certification records to ensure that all plans examiners and inspectors maintain the requisite specialty license and the required training for license renewal.

12. Provides coordination between plan review and inspection services to ensure efficient and consistent enforcement of building codes, statutes and regulations.

13. Establishes and enforces regulations for the State Threshold Program and Resident Inspector Program.