INSPECTOR (Habitability Inspections)

Service Line/Section: Houston Permitting Center / Occupancy/Habitability Inspection
Location: 1002 Washington Avenue
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (subject to change)

Responsibilities

• Ensures construction meets local and national building codes, ordinances, and technical specifications.
• Inspects mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or structural systems to ensure compliance with building codes and local ordinances.
• Provides written feedback related to inspection findings.
• Performs record-keeping activities, maintains daily logs, records and maintains photographs taken during inspections, and issues violation notices and stop-work orders under supervision of senior technical staff.
• Monitors construction sites periodically to ensure overall compliance with codes.
• Meets with the public, contractors, technical professionals, and businesses to respond to inquiries and technical problems.
• Researches and evaluates plans, specifications, and drawings.
• Prepares and submits various technical reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. and up to 18 months of education or training in the area of inspection to be performed.
• Two (2) years of journey-level or skilled experience related to the area of inspection to be performed.
• Journey level is a union card-holding member skilled in each building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification.
• May require a valid Texas driver's license and compliance with the city of Houston's policy on driving.

Qualifications

The following certificate/license is preferred to be obtained within 11 months of employment in the area of inspection to be performed:

• Plumbing: licensed by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners; and ICBO or IAPMO Plumbing Inspector Certificate.
• Electrical: ICBO or IAEA Inspector's Certificate.
• Mechanical: ICBO Mechanical Inspector's Certificate.
• Structural: ICBO Building Inspector's Certificate.
• Occupancy: ICBO Certificate in the primary area of inspection to be performed.
• Elevator: QEI Elevator Inspector's Certificate.

Working Conditions

This position routinely requires lifting moderately heavy items, such as typewriters or records boxes (up to 40 pounds) and/or very long periods of walking on rough surfaces on a routine basis. This is a Department of Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at the Tier II Level.

Preferences

Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.

Pay

Pay Grade - 18. Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

Benefits

• Retention: Eligible for award of up to $3,000.00 upon completion of 24 months of employment.
• Relocation: Eligible for incentive of up to $1,000.00 upon submission of qualifying receipts.
• Certification: Eligible for annual incentives of up to $3,900.00 upon acquisition of eligible certifications.
• Step Increase: Salary adjusted by 3.1% upon start of 3rd year of employment. Salary adjusted by 2.8% upon start of 5th year of employment.