Building Inspector Specialist - Fremont, United States - City of Fremont

City of Fremont

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Fremont, United States

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Description

Description:

The City of Fremont's Community Development Department is recruiting for

Building Inspector Specialist (Mechanical)

The Department
The role of the Community Development Department is to help Fremont become the sustainable, strategically urban community envisioned in the City's General Plan

Department activities include:

Providing professional assistance to developers, contractors, businesses, and homeowners
Preserving open space
Planning for and assisting with the building of highquality strategically urban residential and commercial developments
Maintaining and increasing the range of housing alternatives for the community

The department includes Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement, Housing, and Sustainability.

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Building Inspector Specialist Class Specification

Definition

Under direction, enforces the provisions of the Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire, Green and Electrical Codes by inspecting both new projects and additions and alterations to existing residential, commercial and industrial buildings; provides technical expertise and training in an assigned functional area; may be assigned to coordinate counter or development activities; and performs related duties as required.

Class Characteristics
This is the advanced level classification in the Building Inspection series.

Positions in this classification are characterized by their responsibility to provide advanced technical expertise in one or more assigned areas.

Incumbents may be rotated to either field or office work.

Employees are responsible for handling routine work problems; review of work is periodic or on a problem basis with the employee presenting alternative courses of action.

It is distinguished from the next lower classification of Building Inspector II by the requirement to hold a minimum of three specialty certificates (two of which shall be commercial specialty certificates, including but not limited to ICC, NICET, or OSFM Fire Inspector) and complete a minimum of 2 years as a Fremont Building Inspector II (equivalent external experience may be considered at the discretion of the Fremont Building Official).

Essential Functions:

Performs inspections, plan checks, and related duties in a specialized field of building inspection such as structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, accessibility, or green trades.
Investigates unlisted equipment and suspect substandard installations to determine product equivalency.
Reviews building plans to determine compliance to specialized systems and methods and schedules of inspection.
Meets with City officials, business representatives and the general public to discuss specialized facets of inspection, including procedures and problems.
Represents the City at meetings and conferences.
Reviews and approves building permits.
Trains staff in assigned building inspection specialty.
Performs combination building inspection duties.
Prepares correspondence and reports.
Maintains building inspection records.
Utilizes computer for tracking projects, writing and generating reports.

Marginal Functions

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Skill in:

Reading, explaining, and interpreting building plans, specifications and codes; exercising sound and independent judgment in complex situations; dealing tactfully and effectively with a diverse population in reaching mutually beneficial design and construction solutions; communicating ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; maintaining accurate records and preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials using a computer or mobile device.

Incumbents must possess the physical and mental capacity to work under the conditions described in this document and to perform the duties required by their assigned position.

Education/Experience

Any combination of education and experience, which has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to satisfactorily perform the job would be qualifying.

A typical way to obtain the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Graduation from high school and two (2) years of experience in building inspection work including one year in a specialized field of inspection or equivalent specialized training or experience.

In addition, incumbents must hold the Building Inspector II position in Fremont for a minimum of 2 years (equivalent external experience may be considered at the discretion of the Fremont Building Official.)

Licenses/Certificates/Special Requirements

Positions in this classification require possession of, or ability to obtain by time of appointment and maintain during appointment, a valid Class C California Driver License.

In addition, incumbent