Chief Building Official - Jefferson County (Development Services)

Target close date: 10/23/2026

About the role

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

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.
• Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, or running; occasional lifting of items up to 50 lbs.
• Work is conducted both indoors in an office setting and during occasional field visits; involves use of standard office equipment such as a computer, digital camera, phone, copier, etc.

Qualifications

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

Benefits

Jefferson County provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.

Pay

The pay range for this job is $92,955 - $144,206.

Schedule

Full time.