Building Official

About the role

Build Better, Lead Strong! Start a Stable, Essential Career Serving Your Community!

Responsibilities

• Administer the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Property Maintenance Code under general supervision; plan and assign work; supervise inspectors and permit technicians; interpret codes to address inquiries; conduct complex inspections and plan reviews.
• Plan Review and Inspection Oversight: planning, assigning, and supervising the review of building plans and inspections to ensure compliance with building codes; overseeing complex projects, approving corrective actions, and writing correspondence to contractors and architects about compliance issues.
• Staff Management and Training: supervising a team of building inspectors, property maintenance officials, plan reviewers, and clerical staff; assigning work, providing technical guidance, evaluating performance, and coordinating training to ensure staff competency and adherence to codes.
• Code Compliance and Enforcement Duties: consulting with architects, engineers, contractors, and the public on code compliance; interpreting property maintenance codes; investigating complaints; overseeing inspections; issuing violation notices; initiating legal actions; serving as an expert witness in court; addressing issues such as trash, overgrown grass, inoperative vehicles, vacant buildings, graffiti, and blight, as well as enforcing other city ordinances.
• Administrative and Professional Development: establishing work plans and procedures; preparing for appeals cases; testifying in court; approving inspection agencies; maintaining up-to-date knowledge of laws and industry trends through professional development activities; performing various administrative tasks like scheduling inspections and maintaining records.

Benefits

• medical, vision, and dental coverage
• paid leave
• paid training
• participation in the Virginia Retirement System

Pay

Hiring Range: $96,500 - $106,000 DOQ

Schedule

Full-Time

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Six (6) years’ experience performing building inspections and plan reviews for code compliance purposes
• Or equivalent education, and/or experience

Requirements

• Strong grasp of GIS principles, cartography, database management, and geospatial data integrity
• Certification from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development as a Building Official and Property Maintenance Official
• Valid Virginia driver’s license