Electrical Inspector

City of El Paso • Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, conduct field inspections of assigned construction projects to enforce compliance with municipal, state and national electrical codes and regulations. This role involves conducting on-the-job electrical inspections of assigned new and remodeled sites and structures at different stages of construction. The inspector will review plans and specifications, materials, layouts, and equipment, and perform inspections for compliance with occupational health and safety requirements. A key part of the role is to inform, explain, and interpret electrical code requirements to various stakeholders including project superintendents, foremen, electrical contractors, architects, engineers, and the public, ensuring uniform conformance to electrical codes, standards, and regulations. Difficult or questionable situations are to be referred to a supervisor. The role also includes investigating and responding to complaints regarding illegal construction, safety, or hazardous conditions, and issuing stop orders, corrective actions, or citations as necessary. The inspector may also be required to testify in court and before City boards and Commissions. Additionally, the role involves enforcing municipal and building codes by issuing red tags, stop work orders, corrective action notices, and court citations when construction does not meet electrical codes or plan specifications. Citations not signed by defendants will be referred to the police department for service. The inspector will confer with electrical contractors, issuing verbal and written corrections as needed. During daily inspections, the inspector will investigate to ensure electrical construction is performed by licensed contractors with a city-issued permit and in compliance with requirements, signing and posting permits if construction is in compliance. Maintaining applicable databases, records, and files, researching prior inspections, attending training and meetings, and maintaining certifications are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

• A High School diploma or GED or higher
• Two (2) years journey level, master, or supervisory electrician experience
• Journey or Master Electrician License required at time of application
• Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state

Nice To Haves

• International Code Council Commercial Electrical Inspector certification within one (1) year of date of appointment

Responsibilities

• Conduct on the job electrical inspections of assigned new and remodeled sites and structures.
• Conduct electrical inspections at different stages of construction project.
• Review plans and specifications, materials, layouts and equipment.
• Perform inspections of construction projects for compliance with occupational health and safety requirements.
• Inform, explain and interpret electrical code requirements for project superintendents or foremen, electrical contractors, architects, engineers, and the public.
• Provide uniform conformance to electrical codes, standards and regulations.
• Refer difficult or questionable situations to supervisor.
• Investigate and respond to complaints regarding illegal construction, safety or hazardous conditions.
• Issue and post stop orders, corrective actions or citations depending on the situation.
• Testify in court and before City boards and Commissions, as required.
• Issue and post red tag, stop work orders, corrective action notices and court citations as required when construction does not meet electrical codes or plan specifications.
• Refer citations not signed by defendants to police department for service.
• Confer with electrical contractors issuing verbal and written corrections as needed.
• Investigate work to ensure electrical construction is being performed by licensed contractors with a city-issued permit and in compliance with requirements.
• Sign and post permits if construction is in compliance.
• Maintain applicable databases, records and files.
• Research prior inspections for approval or disapproval.
• Attend training and meetings.
• Maintain certifications.

What This Job Offers

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