Building Inspector

Willdan is a Municipal Services Firm that has provided superior engineering, planning, building, and many other consulting services to government agencies for more than 60 years. The future is now, Willdan is ‘Envisioning the Future‘ of Building & Safety through our work with cities, buildings, and transportation.

Willdan has a full-time opening for an ICC-Certified Building Inspector in Santa Barbara, CA. The qualified individual will be responsible for inspecting commercial, residential, and industrial properties, during and after construction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections before, during, and after construction to ensure that the building and construction site complies with safety, structural, and building code regulations.
• Issue violation notices, stop-work orders, and permits for construction.
• Provides assistance and verifies alternate methods of construction to meet the intent of each related code.
• Provides assistance to architects, engineers, and contractors concerning structural and architectural issues and designs.
• Reviews assigned construction plans and engineering calculations for structural and architectural components to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and recommends method of compliance to meet the intent of each related item.
• Reviews all relevant building and energy codes. Provides interpretation and recommendations to ensure compliance with the intent of each code. o Interprets and applies standards and regulations.
• Documents results of inspections.
• Effectively communicates findings to homeowners and contractors.
• Coordinates with and assists other field inspectors. Pick up extra inspections as needed.
• Explains and clarifies code related problems with contractor field personnel. o Communicates and upholds standards consistently.
• Conducts building damage assessment inspections. o Invests time in continued education.
• Provide training and mentoring to current inspectors, coordinate and assist in selection and training of new staff.
• Follow up on phone calls and compliant issues.
• Handle customer service issues for walk-ins that need clarification on code-related issues.
• Serve as a resource for inspectors in the field.
• Take inspections in assigned areas and perform according to departmental standards.
• Interpret and apply standards and regulations for Building, Electrical, Elevator, Mechanical, Plumbing.
• Conduct ride along with field inspectors to provide ongoing supervision and feedback regarding job performance and consistency on filed calls.
• Maintain awareness of new developments in the field of inspections; incorporate new developments as appropriate into programs.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must have ICC Certification(s) Commercial and Residential.
• Minimum 3-5 years‘ experience.
• Municipal experience.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Willdan is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.

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