Building Field Inspector

Overview

The City of Durham Advance offers a unique opportunity to advance your career while making a positive impact in the community. The position involves enforcing state and local building codes, local ordinances, and general statutes through inspections, plan reviews, and interactions with contractors and homeowners.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Oversees jobsite inspections by traveling to job sites for building inspections, reviewing sites for safety regulations, and interacting with contractors and homeowners.
• Schedules daily inspections by receiving phone messages, online requests, or requests through the IVR phone system; scheduling appointments; and reviewing daily assigned inspections.
• Provides documentation by entering information into the computer and returning phone calls.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Three years of building construction trade, design, plan review, or inspections experience.
• Six hours of continuing education units each year are required.
• Become a Sworn Official of City-County within the first 30 days of hire.
• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record within 60 days of hire.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of Building Code.
• Knowledge of building standards and specifications of the Building Codes.
• Willingness to abide by City of Durham Policies for positions with the privilege of taking City vehicles home and/or policies for positions eligible to work from home.