Building Inspector

City of Claremont • Claremont, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The City of Claremont's Community Development Department is seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated, outgoing, and customer service-focused Building Inspector to perform combination residential and non-residential inspections. This role is within a fiscally sound organization with a recently adopted two-year budget and a workplace that values innovation, community engagement, and professional growth. The Building Inspector will be responsible for performing a variety of interesting and challenging inspections of luxury, custom and production homes, new urban townhomes, improvements to existing older housing stock, new educational buildings, alterations, and additions to private schools, and expansion of the historic downtown village. The Building Inspector will be expected to work independently, under general supervision from the Building Official and technical and functional supervision from the Senior Building Inspector, and be able to follow all City policies and codes. They will confer with developers, contractors, architects, engineers, and the general public in the field and office, explain and interpret requirements and restrictions, and issue technical and/or detailed automated permits.

Requirements

• One year of experience in building inspections or two years of responsible experience in the journey-level trades.
• Completion of high school or equivalent is required.
• International Code Council (ICC) Certificate as a certified Building Inspector or obtain an ICC Certificate within one year of employment as a Building Inspector.
• Class C driver's license with a good driving record and keep it in good standing.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of college construction inspection or building code coursework is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform combination residential and non-residential inspections.
• Perform inspections of luxury, custom and production homes.
• Perform inspections of new urban townhomes.
• Perform inspections of improvements to existing older housing stock.
• Perform inspections of new educational buildings.
• Perform inspections of alterations and additions to private schools.
• Perform inspections of expansion of the historic downtown village.
• Work independently.
• Follow all City policies and codes.
• Confer with developers, contractors, architects, engineers, and the general public in the field and office.
• Explain and interpret requirements and restrictions.
• Issue technical and/or detailed automated permits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED