Supervising Building Inspector
About The Position
The City of Hayward is recruiting for a Supervising Building Inspector. This role involves supervising and coordinating the Building Division’s inspection section, providing technical assistance and guidance to staff, and ensuring consistent application of codes and regulations. The position reports to the City Building Official and may act as the City Building Official in their absence. The ideal candidate is an experienced building inspection professional with strong knowledge of California building codes and regulations, and demonstrated supervisory experience. They should be an effective leader capable of coordinating workloads, setting priorities, providing technical guidance, and promoting consistent inspection and code enforcement practices. Sound judgment, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to handle complex technical issues and resolve concerns are essential.
Requirements
- Five (5) years’ experience in building, electrical, plumbing or mechanical inspection including two (2) years performing lead or direct supervision.
- Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
- Possession of a valid California Driver’s License at time of appointment.
- Completion of supervisory skills training coursework within the probationary period.
- Possession of two or more ICC (International Code Conference) combination certifications in the following areas are required: building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical or equivalent.
- The required certifications and license noted above shall be maintained throughout employment.
Nice To Haves
- Examples of equivalent certifications would be, but not limited to, comparable ICBO (International Conference of Building Officials) certifications or IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials).
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and supervises inspection functions and activities to ensure compliance with structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, refrigeration and mechanical codes, laws and ordinances.
- Serves as a field supervisor to inspect work in progress and upon completion to assure that inspections are conducted in a uniform manner.
- Assists in assigning inspection districts to technical staff to ensure equitable distribution of work loads.
- Establishes priorities and time-frames for inspection and code enforcement activities.
- Develops training programs, guidelines and checklists for all inspectors in order to ensure a constant level of technical competency in plumbing, mechanical, electrical and building code enforcement.
- Provides assistance in the resolution of difficult field inspection problems and disagreements with contractors and homeowners.
- Prepares performance appraisals of assigned personnel.
- Interprets codes for the general public, contractors, architects and engineers.
- Prepares reports and conducts studies of varying complexity on a variety of field inspection programs and activities.
- Conducts field inspections as needed.
- Performs related duties as required.
Benefits
- Vacation - 80 hours minimum
- 15.5 Paid Holidays
- Generous employer contribution for Health, Dental and Vision coverage
- CalPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.5% at 55 for Classic CalPERS members | 2.0% at 62 for New CalPERS members | 3.0% at 50 for Classic Safety members | 2.7% at 57 for New Safety Members) - No Social Security participation.
- Life and Disability Insurance and Paid Leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health and Wellness Reimbursement
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (employee paid)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
