Assistant Building Official

3 weeks ago

West Palm Beach, United States City of West Palm Beach Full time

-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.
14. Interviews and selects firms or individuals to work as special inspectors.
15. Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Salary**

Depending on qualifications the starting salary for this position will be in the range of (Pay Grade GM04):

Minimum Range Midpoint Range Maximum Range
$94,653 $120,446 $146,239

**Benefits**:Management Benefits Category II: 4 management leave days and $50,000 additional life insurance policy. Health, Dental, and Vision insurance effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment with the City; Deferred compensation plan (401 a); life insurance; 12 paid holidays; vacation/annual leave; sick leave; flexible spending accounts; and more.

**Qualifications**

High school diploma or GED is required for this position. Education will be verified using the “Education Requirements” listed below. Ten (10) years combined experience in the code review and inspection processes of building construction as an architect, engineer, contractor, plans examiner, inspector or trades worker, or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Five (5) years of lead work or supervisory experience. Three (3) years of experience in construction inspection or construction plans examining is required. State of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation licensure as a Building Code Administrator is required, or ability to obtain such licensure within twelve (12) months from the date employment.

**Special Driving Requirements**:

- Have not lost any driving privileges by reason of revocation, suspension or denial of license, or have been convicted and/or had an adjudication withheld of three or more moving violations.
- Have not had one DUI (Driving Under the Influence) in any preceding twenty-four (24) month period. License suspension of two weeks or less or suspensions based only on non-moving violations that have been cleared will not automatically result in revocation of driving privileges.
- Have not had more than one DUI (conviction or adjudication withheld) in Florida or any other state within the past ten (10) years.

**Education Requirements**:

- To be considered valid (or verified) for position qualification purposes, and consistent with City Hiring Policy 4-5, a High School, GED or equivalent diploma, and all higher education degrees or certifications must have been issued by:
a) a public education institution in the State of Florida or any State or Territory of the United States; or
b) an institution accredited by an accrediting organization that is recognized by the Florida Department of Education or the U.S. Department of Education; or
c) an institution that is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
d) an institution whose degree or certific

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