Chief Building Official: Code Compliance & Inspections

Personnel Board of Jefferson County; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson County Development Services Department is seeking a well-qualified Chief Building Official to manage the Building Division, overseeing permit coordination, plan reviews, and inspections related to land development.

Responsibilities include interpreting, revising, enforcing, and administering state and county-adopted building codes; maintaining official records and preparing evidence for court cases; and supervising subordinate staff by assigning and reviewing work, establishing

Qualifications

• Driver's license.
• Certified Building Official certification from the ICC.
• Experience conducting building inspections for residential and commercial buildings.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the County’s Building Official.
• Serves as the County’s Fire Code Official.
• Acts as the primary signatory for Certificates of Occupancy (COs) issued by Jefferson County.
• Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
• Interprets codes and ordinances by comparing plans to code requirements and ordinances to clarify information for construction professionals and the general public.
• Oversees and participates in enforcement of codes and ordinances by conducting and monitoring inspections (e.g., communicating required modifications to appropriate parties, issuing stop-work notices) to ensure compliance and safety.
• Oversees and participates in plan reviews by comparing plans to pertinent codes to ensure compliance with applicable codes and ordinances.
• Oversees and participates in the maintenance of inspection records by filing, researching, documenting records, calculating fees and preparing for court cases so records are up-to-date and fees charged are appropriate.
• Performs administrative duties including writing various reports, maintaining records, and responding to concerns from the public.
• Research and reviews codes, ordinances, notices, and permitting by reading code books and amendments, and researching new materials to ensure knowledge is current or to provide information to others.
• Supervises staff by assigning and distributing work, directing staff in their job duties, monitoring progress of work, providing feedback and/or training to ensure work is properly performed in a timely manner.

Skills

CBO certification

Building inspections

Code enforcement

Plan review

Education

ICC Certified Building Official

Job description

Jefferson County Development Services Department is seeking a well-qualified Chief Building Official to manage the Building Division, overseeing permit coordination, plan reviews, and inspections related to land development.

Responsibilities include interpreting, revising, enforcing, and administering state and county-adopted building codes; maintaining official records and preparing evidence for court cases; and supervising subordinate staff by assigning and reviewing work, establishing