Building Plans Examiner #2307-5544-01
Technical Work in Building Code Enforcement
- Date Opened
- Friday, July 28, 2023 12:01 AM
- Close Date
- Sunday, August 20, 2023 11:59 PM
- Section
- Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement
- Salary
- Within Local 3144 Range 7: $87,605 annualized
- Employment Type
- Full-Time
Introduction
The Office of Building Inspection and Enforcement is focused on customer service, safety, and providing the best possible advice and inspection services to homeowners, contractors, and developers.
We administer the permits for residential and non-residential construction within the community. Permits are administered according to state and local building codes. Our goal is to ensure the safety of the public by requiring building construction projects adhere to these codes. The department is also instrumental in creating an environment in which high quality construction and development can occur in New Haven’s neighborhoods.
Are you dedicated to ensuring the safety and compliance of buildings within our community? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a thorough understanding of building codes and regulations? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Building Plans Examiner.
As a Building Plans Examiner, you will play a crucial role in examining building plans to ensure they comply with all relevant codes, regulations, and ordinances. You'll be responsible for assessing various types of structures, from simpler projects to more complex cases, and ensuring they meet the required standards.
If you are committed to ensuring the safety and compliance of buildings, possess a strong technical background, and enjoy engaging with various stakeholders, this role presents an excellent opportunity for you to make a positive impact on our community. Join us as a Building Plans Examiner and contribute to the enhancement of our built environment's safety and quality.
As a Building Plans Examiner, you will play a crucial role in examining building plans to ensure they comply with all relevant codes, regulations, and ordinances. You'll be responsible for assessing various types of structures, from simpler projects to more complex cases, and ensuring they meet the required standards.
If you are committed to ensuring the safety and compliance of buildings, possess a strong technical background, and enjoy engaging with various stakeholders, this role presents an excellent opportunity for you to make a positive impact on our community. Join us as a Building Plans Examiner and contribute to the enhancement of our built environment's safety and quality.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
This is technical work in Building Code enforcement. Work involves the examination of building plans for compliance with all codes. Work is performed under the general direction of a Deputy Building Inspector or Building Official with latitude for technical discretion and judgment, and is reviewed through conferences and reports.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Receives all applications for permits and conducts preliminary examination of plans for necessary details and information, and issues permits on simpler types of structures.
- On complicated cases, analyzes the plans for referral to some, or all of the pertinent regulatory agencies.
- Foresees cases which are likely to become problems, such as highly complicated illegal conversions and steers these through the various examinations to avoid unnecessary delays and impositions on the public.
- Inspects buildings and coordinates joint inspections with other agencies (i.e. Zoning, Housing Code, etc) to eliminate any possible conflict of regulations.
- Maintains a master record of every plan, or person, applying for a permit, and follows through at every stage.
- Assists with public at the counter.
- In the absence of the Deputy Building Inspector, may be required to function in this capacity.
- Performs related work as required.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Graduation from college; and over 5 years experience in plans examination and codes enforcement; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the following knowledge, abilities and skills:
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Thorough knowledge of inter-departmental or inter-agency plan examining procedures.
- Thorough knowledge of general requirements of other code enforcement-related departments and agencies and ability to maintain contacts with their examining personnel.
- Thorough knowledge of Building, Zoning, Fire Safety Codes, Housing Codes and related laws and ordinances.
- Ability to read and interpret plans and specifications to determine conformance with all applicable codes.
- Ability to coordinate joint efforts of various agencies for code compliance.
- Ability to inspect, issue orders for corrective compliance, and to keep effective records of this.
- Ability to enforce regulations with firmness, tact, and impartiality.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, lawyers, other agency personnel and the general public.
- Attendance annually at seminars on matters of fire safety, building codes, enforcement, etc.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- State of Connecticut certification as an Assistant Building Official.
SALARY, BARGAINING UNIT & TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
This is a General Fund, "Tested" position.
This position is included in a collective bargaining agreement with Local 3144, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the salary is within Local 3144, Range 9.
Bargaining agreements available to review HERE.
General Funded hires into this class are not covered by Social Security and will not pay Social Security taxes. They instead participate in the City Pension; the employee contribution rate is 10% of pay. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of: (1) a pre-employment background check, (2) a pre-employment physical examination, including pre-employment drug screening accordance with the City’s Drug Free Workplace Policy*, and (3) a 90-day probationary period. Instructions and information on this pre-employment process are included in Conditional Offer of Employment.
Selection Plan
Applicants meeting minimum requirements may be invited to participate in a Civil Service exam process at a later date.
It is critical that you complete the application thoroughly, as the information you provide will be used to ascertain if you are eligible to move forward in the selection process, and in some cases, this information may be used to determine the eligibility list. As such, this job announcement should be considered the exam announcement, and the date(s) of the exam will be posted as the 10 concurrent days following the posting close date (deadline).
As such, the exam dates for this position will be posted as August 19 – August 29. Any revision to these exam dates will be noticed and eligible candidates will be informed.
Information regarding the employment and selection process can be found HERE.
Please note that the only method of communication with applicants for this position will be by email. You must provide a valid, working email address and you will need to monitor your email, including spam/junk folders, for correspondence from the New Haven Human Resources Department.Conclusion
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