Plans Examiner - Pomona, United States - City of Pomona, CA

Description

Salary : $91, $111,120.00 Annually

Location : Pomona, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 24-PEXM/1

Department: Development Services Department

Division: Building and Safety

Opening Date: 01/31/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

VACANCY

Join our dynamic team at the City of Pomona as a Plans Examiner In this vital role, you'll be responsible for a comprehensive range of tasks including enforcing building codes, regulations, and ordinances. Your work will involve special inspections and providing indispensable technical assistance to the Building Official and Deputy Building Official.

What sets Pomona apart? We're not just offering a job - we're offering a career with a clear, competitive salary growth path:

• Enjoy a 4% salary increase effective from 10/1/2024.
• Look forward to another 4% raise on 10/1/2025.
• Benefit from a substantial 5% salary bump on 10/1/2026.

We value talents who bring strong decision-making skills, technical proficiency, adaptability, and a dedication to community development. If you have excellent organizational skills and a reliable work ethic, you're the candidate we're searching for

This is more than a job; it's an opportunity to be a part of an exceptional team committed to making a difference in Pomona. You'll be joining a supportive environment that fosters growth and values your contribution.

Don't miss out - apply today

To excel in this position, one must possess a set of core competencies. These competencies include, but are not limited to the following:

Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
Legal & Regulatory Navigation: Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job
Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
Self-Management: Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Experience:
Four years of increasingly responsible plan checking or building inspection experience.

Training:
Equivalent to a high school diploma supplemented by specialized coursework in engineering or construction technology.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of a current Residential and Commercial Plans Examiner Certificate from the International Code Council (ICC) or other approved certifying agency.
• Possession of, or must obtain, an appropriate, valid CA driver's license.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Review plans, specifications and calculations of new construction, additions and alterations to residential buildings and/or projects to determine compliance with the provisions of the current building codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Review plans, specifications and calculations for minor commercial projects or commercial tenant improvements, including, but not limited to fences, siding, roofing, and non-structural remodels, to determine compliance with the provisions of the current building codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Examine plans and specifications for compliance with the building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and other applicable codes, including Green Building Standard Code and Energy Code
• Provide plan review comments and/or corrections for residential or commercial plan review projects. Route plans for review with appropriate Departments/Divisions as necessary and track and monitor status to ensure timely permit issuance. Communicate with applicants and developers to obtain accurate information or clarifications as needed for plan review processing. Compute area of buildings; determine valuation and permit fees. Prepare monthly plan review reports for the Building Official and Deputy Building Official.
• Provide counter support to the public; issue building permits and accept applications for permits; confer with architects, contractors, builders, and the general public in the office or in the field as needed; explain and interpret requirements and restrictions.

OTHER JOB RELATED DUTIES

• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:
Ability to work in a standard office environment with some ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, crawl, twist, and climb; exposure to outdoors; ability to travel to different sites and locations.
SELECTION PROCESS

Examination Procedure
Screening of qualifications and "most qualified" is based on the information provided on the official City Application. A resume may be attached to your application, but will not substitute for the completion of your application. Applications that are not entirely completed may be rejected. This recruitment may also establish a list for future vacancies.

Supplemental Questions

To complete your application for this position you will be prompted to respond to supplemental questions. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Your responses should be consistent with the information provided on your application. The information will be used as part of the application screening and selection process and is designed to help you present your qualifications for this position. This may include a selection step in which your application and supplemental questions are reviewed and scored by a panel of raters familiar with this position.

City Mission Statement
The City of Pomona is dedicated to improving the quality of life for our diverse community.

The City of Pomona offers the following generous benefit package. Employees in this group serve a 12-month probationary period. The Salary Scale Plan is composed of five steps. Merit step increases are based on meets standards performance.

WORK SCHEDULE: Most employees work a 4/10 work schedule. City Hall Employees work Monday through Thursday, with City Hall being closed every Friday.

Police Department employees work a 4/10 schedule but days off vary according to assignment and seniority.

In order to maintain service to the public, departmental effectiveness, productivity and/or efficiency, a Department Director may assign an employee a different work schedule that is in compliance with the requirements of FLSA with Human Resources approval.

RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Provided by the California Public Employee's Retirement System. Every regular employee becomes a member immediately upon employment. New employees who become a "new" member of CalPERS for the first time on or after January 1, 2013 will be enrolled in the CalPERS 2% @ 62, FAS 3 Plan. New members will be required to pay at least 50% of the normal cost (Govt. Code Section c)). However, a new employee who is a "classic" member of CalPERS or a current member of another California public retirement system will be enrolled in the CalPERS 2% @ 60, FAS 3 Plan. Currently, all new PCEA employees shall pay the CalPERS member's retirement contribution of 6.75%. City of Pomona employees do not contribute into Social Security.

PAID HOLIDAYS: 13 paid holidays & 2 floating holidays are provided per year.

VACATION LEAVE:

• 1-4 years = 80 hours
• 5-9 years = 160 hours
• 10-14 years = 184 hours
• 15 years = 200 hours
• Extending through the 20th year, employee shall accrue 8 hours of additional vacation leave per year with a maximum accrual of 240 hours per year.

SICK LEAVE: 12 days per year (prorated if on any leave without pay).

GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAMS are available to eligible City employees. These programs include medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurances.

• HEALTH INSURANCE: $700 per month; cash-in-lieu program available
• DENTAL: $75 per month
• VISION: Voluntary participation by the employee
• 125 BENEFIT PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS:
  • Waiving coverage = $45 per month
  • Single coverage = $165 per month
  • Two-party coverage = $875 per month
  • Family coverage = $1,375 per month

LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE: 66 2/3 of base salary for a maximum of 2 years after 60 days

LIFE INSURANCE: $30,000 policy plus AD&D

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PLAN available for eligible employees to develop their knowledge and abilities.

• TUITION REIMBURSEMENT: $3,500 per year

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: A voluntary deferred compensation 457 plan is available.

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS are available where employees use pre-tax salary to pay for regular child care, adult dependent care and/or medical expenses.

CREDIT UNION membership is available to all City employees and provides access to low interest loans.

NOTE: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract expressed or implied, and any provisions contained herein may be modified or revoked without notice.

FIVE-YEAR VISION STATEMENT: Pomona will be recognized as a vibrant, safe, beautiful community that is a fun and exciting destination and the home of arts and artists, students, and scholars, business and industry.

CORE VALUES: The City of Pomona values Cultural Diversity; Fiscal Responsibility; Focusing on the Future; Excellent Customer Service; Leadership; Quality of Life; and Clear and Open Communication.

01

Do you possess a valid CA Class C driver's license?

• Yes
• No

02

Which best decribes your level of education?

• High School
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree

03

Do you possess any of the following International Code Council (ICC) certifications? (Please check all that apply).

• Residential Plans Examiner Certificate.
• Commercial Plans Examiner Certificate.
• I do not posses either of the certificates listed above.

04

How many years of increasingly responsible plan checking or building inspection experience do you have?

• No experience, but willing to learn.
• Less than 1 year of experience.
• 1 year of experience, but less than 2.
• 2 years of experience, but less than 3.
• 3 years of experience, but less than 4.
• 4 years or more of experience.

05

Please list your specific experience in plan checking or building inspection. if none, type N/A. (Do not refer or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications.)

Required Question