Building Plans Examiner: Codes, Permits & Compliance Leader

The City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

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Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Plans Examiner to review, approve and process building applications across multiple disciplines such as electrical, plumbing and mechanical. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with building codes for both commercial and residential projects, with duties including interpreting regulations and assisting contractors, architects and the public.

Qualified candidates will have two years of related experience and a national model code organization certificate,

Qualifications

• Two years of city building inspection, plans examination, construction field, landscape architecture, forestry experience or related field.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a certificate from a national model code organization showing satisfactory competence in code knowledge in assigned examination area.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting regulations, laws and ordinances for purposes of plans examination within established departmental guidelines
• Providing assistance with drawings, applications, calculations and codes to the general and building contractors, architects, engineers and the general public
• Assistance to solve issues on set of plans for permits with innovative ideas
• Revises or amends original plans as necessary and provides follow up correspondence with the owner or contact person
• Enters all plans examination and application data into computer system. Updates and retrieves data to determine status of application and issues permits

Skills

Plan review experience

Code knowledge

Education

National model code organization certificate

Related field experience

Job description

The City of Fort Worth is seeking a Plans Examiner to review, approve and process building applications across multiple disciplines such as electrical, plumbing and mechanical. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with building codes for both commercial and residential projects, with duties including interpreting regulations and assisting contractors, architects and the public.

Qualified candidates will have two years of related experience and a national model code organization certificate,