Building Inspector, Sr
1 day ago
Posting: Open Until Filled
Salary: Commensurate with experience
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
General Description and Classification Standards
Protects the occupants of any building or dwelling unit and maintains the historic and physical character of the City of Atlanta through the life safety and building code guidelines and performing building inspections and reviewing construction plans. Duties includes but are not limited to performing a variety of tasks associated with advanced technical building inspection and preliminary plans examining work; enforcing building codes, regulations and ordinances for both residential and commercial construction, and enforcing zoning ordinances related to historic preservation and/or urban design.
Supervision Received
Works under very general supervision. May work independently or with other skilled or semi-skilled workers with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned. Completes inspections, writes up reports on each individual job, and as required creates photographic documentation. Reviews permits and plans and examines all construction documents. Plans and implements daily inspections schedule; Operates and maintains city vehicle. Reviews plans for building inspections of residential and commercial projects for footings, site work of building location, concrete slabs, foundation walls, framing, insulations, architectural components, site plan features, building materials, building finishes, and final inspections of residential dwellings. Issues certificate of occupancy. Performs commercial building inspections of light commercial, high rise buildings, and industrial. Checks approvals of previous inspections from electrical, plumbing and Heating, Ventilation and Air[1]Conditioning (HVAC) systems. Performs footing inspections, structural inspections, insulation inspections, architectural component inspections, site plan feature inspections, and building material / finishes inspections. Performs fire life safety inspections on large and small commercial projects including sprinkler locations, fire extinguisher locations, egress compliance, emergency lighting systems, emergency generator testing, fire alarm system, sprinkler flows and tampers, pull stations, smoke detectors, visual and audible alarms devices, smoke doors, stair pressurization systems, and fire fighter phone systems. Responds to verbal and written inquiries from architects, contractors, builders, City personnel, and the general public; interprets, applies, and explains requirements and restrictions related to building codes, ordinances, regulations, policies, and procedures; develops alternative methods for compliance with requirements and restrictions. May assist with scheduling appointments and reviewing and approving plans in compliance with applicable electrical codes and ordinances.
Decision Making
Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks. Applies organizational policies. May interpret organizational policies and recommend exceptions. CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA JOB CLASS SPECIFICATION Leadership Provided Serves as a technical resource or mentor to other employees. May lead or instruct less experienced workers in high level or technical jobs.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list. Thorough knowledge of: Complex principles and techniques of building inspection; principles of structural design and engineering mathematics; residential and commercial construction, materials and methods of construction; safety standards and methods of building construction for commercial, industrial and residential buildings; pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations; zoning regulations related to historic preservation and/or urban design. Skill in organizing daily inspections, inspection files and test reports, detecting code violations within all required building construction; detecting lack of compliance with approved plans and zoning regulations related to historic preservation and/or urban design; analyzing building plans for existing and new structures for code compliance. Ability to: learn building related codes and ordinances adopted and enforced by the City, including currently adopted building codes and zoning ordinances; interpret and apply pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations; read and interpret complex building plans, specifications and building codes; detect deviations from plans, regulations and standard construction practices; advise on standard construction methods and requirements for residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing; exercise initiative making recommendations to management; communicate effectively with individuals from various socioeconomic, ethnic and culturally diverse backgrounds; establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and organize and prioritize work. Proficiency in safely operating office equipment including computers.
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