Building Inspector II

2 weeks ago

Eden Prairie, United States City of Eden Prairie Full time
Building Inspector II Position Profile

Deadline to Apply: January 3rd, 2025, at 8:30am

Interviews (virtual): within a week of application (if selected)

Final Interviews (in-person): Estimated to be on January 10th, 2025

Pre-Employment Process: Mid-Late January 2025

Expected Start Date: Early-Mid February 2025

Details

  • Full-Time, Non-Exempt
  • $40.31 $52.40 per hour depending upon qualifications (2025 rates)
  • Benefit Eligible Date of Hire
  • Reports to Building Inspections Manager
  • Located at Eden Prairie City Center (8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344), travels to inspection sites.
  • Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; varies based on business need

Responsibilities

The Building Inspector II supports the Building Division to ensure standards are established by the code to safeguard, life, limb, health, property, and public welfare in the City of Eden Prairie are complied. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

  • Reviews and interprets blueprints and specifications submitted for building permits for new construction, alterations, additions, demolitions, repairs, maintenance.
  • Fields phone calls, meets with contractors, architects, job superintendents, and homeowners to discuss building and other code issues; discusses need with clients and renders accurate interpretations.
  • Maintains an effective working relationship with inspections department staff and other department staff members to ensure positive response and conformance with regulatory code issues; performs various field inspections.
  • Maintains technical proficiencies with building and other applicable codes; researches and collects evaluation and research reports on new or substitute materials and construction practices.
  • Assists in developing various department information handouts to assist in educating contractors, homeowners, architects, and property owners on various regulatory codes to ensure their thorough understanding and conformance when applied to their building projects; assists in developing various department inspection check sheets for field inspectors to use when performing daily inspections and for contractors and job superintendents to use as check list to check for prior scheduling of their inspections.

While these areas are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

Requirements

  • Technical degree (BIT or trade related) or bachelors degree in related (construction) and 3 years of experience required or minimum of 5 years experience in a recognized trade or background in architecture and/or engineering. Building Official Limited certification required. State Building Official Certification/License required (or be able to obtain within the first 1 year of employment); Commercial building inspections experience including experience with complex properties or building projects required; experience with multi-family residential housing units preferred; mechanical experience preferred; delegation agreement with Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry preferred. At least 2 years of experience utilizing computer technology preferred. A valid drivers license is required.
  • Inspectors work with tight inspection schedules generally being allotted 30 minutes including travel time to perform a thorough and accurate inspection.
  • Most work is performed in a field environment. Inspectors spend a portion of each day in a vehicle with frequent exiting and entering. There is often exposure to traffic and moving construction equipment. Working conditions include wet, muddy, slippery, dusty and windy conditions. At times there may be intermittent exposure to very disagreeable working conditions. Inspectors are required to take appropriate safety precautions and wear protective gear. Inspectors must be able to climb ladders and scaffolding, walk on uneven surfaces with occasional lifting, pushing or pulling of up to 50 pounds.

Skills

  • Able to convey a message to get a point across; communicates in a clear and concise manner; able to write clearly and succinctly; tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.
  • Effective at acquiring skills, abilities and knowledge; quickly learns new industry, organization, and product information; has an aptitude for retaining and applying technical information; able to communicate techniques, software or product to others; is a quick study; able to work under tight deadlines and pressure.
  • Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach; makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives; notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account in analyzing a situation or making a decision.
  • Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; makes each individuals work feel important; is someone people like working for and with; able to motivate direct reports, project members and a team; invites input and encourages contribution; empowers others; effectively delegates by sharing responsibilities and accountability.
  • Able to find errors in work and solve problems; anticipates issues and performs at a high level of accuracy; sets up systems to ensure errors are not repeated.

Our Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.

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