Code official job description

Imagine joining a team of individuals who care deeply about one another, their successes, smart failures, and providing exceptional services to the community! Think of assets you would bring to such a team and how you could assist those around you to be their best while also fulfilling your personal and professional needs. If you can imagine yourself in an active role supporting the culture and overall goals of our OneCary team, this may be the place for you!

Serving a progressive community of over 170,000 people we are constantly re-imagining and challenging the standard of how local government operates, at the Town of Cary. We are seeking a passionate, committed, and skilled Code Enforcement Official (Multi-Trade) to join our OneCary team and work together to build community and change lives through exceptional service.

The ideal candidate will embody excellence and be able to effectively perform difficult technical work of conducting code enforcement inspections, principally in existing residential construction inspections, ensuring compliance with state building codes and related regulations in the following trades areas: building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.

Work includes considerable public contact in dealing with contractors, architects, homeowners, the general public, and other Town Staff, and is performed under the regular supervision of a Chief Code Enforcement Official.

Cary offers thebest benefitsin support of our diverse workforce, providing employees with choices. A competitive salary is offered depending on qualifications and experience, which also includes Career Ladder opportunities for advancement. Our highly comprehensive total compensation package is unprecedented, allowing Cary to value and support our employee's whole selves, and sets us apart as an employer of choice.

If you are committed to excellence and providing high quality service and desire growth opportunities and a great place to work, this may be the opportunity for you!
Typical Tasks

* Drives to construction sites and inspects residential buildings in all trades at various stages of construction to ensure conformity with approved plans and compliance with state building codes and related regulations;
* Performs Live Remote inspections within the guidelines approved by NC DOI and Town of Cary management;
* Identifies conditions requiring correction or additional inspections; notifies appropriate individuals; issues warnings and stop work orders if necessary;
* Reviews alternate methods and materials not specifically prescribed by codes; determines if such alternate is equivalent of that prescribed by the code; approves or disapproves such use; documents and maintains records regarding inspections; enters inspections information on computer system;
* Testifies in court on code violation cases;
* May assist in other inspection areas as needed;
* Performs other job-related tasks as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* Comprehensive knowledge of all types of building construction materials and methods and of stages of construction when possible violations and defects may be most easily observed and corrected;

* Comprehensive knowledge of state building and related codes and regulations;

* Ability to detect poor workmanship, inferior materials, and hazards of fire and collapse;

* Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and blueprints of some complexity quickly and accurately and to compare them with construction in process;

* Ability to adopt and maintain accurate records;

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with building owners, contractors, and the public while using firmness and tact in enforcing building ordinances and codes;

* Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

* Employees must be able to walk, climb, crawl, talk, see and hear. Work includes the ability to communicate with the public and the physical ability to conduct inspections while construction is in progress.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from a community college with an associates degree in building construction or a closely related field and a minimum of five years' experience in related building construction or inspection work. We seek a higher degree of building inspection experience in relation to the other trades.

Preference will be given to candidates holding a minimum of standard level one certificates in the Building, Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical disciplines. Additionally, candidates with experience working for a municipality as a Multi-Trade inspector and those who have extensive residential construction experience that hold additional professional licenses that have pre-qualified with NCDOI are preferred.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Requires drug testing and background check (which may include criminal history check, motor vehicle records check, education verification and credit history review) and satisfactory reference checks prior to employment.

Requires a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

FLSA STATUS:

Non-exempt