Municipal Code Officer/Building Inspector

Job Overview
Join our dynamic team as a Municipal Code Officer/Building Inspector, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and quality of construction within our community. This energetic position offers the opportunity to oversee building projects, enforce municipal codes, and promote high standards across construction sites. Your expertise will help foster safe, compliant, and well-constructed environments that serve our residents and businesses alike. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are passionate about building safety and quality assurance, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact!

The work involves responsibility for serving as the head of a municipal building department performing both building inspections and the enforcement of various local laws and ordinances in such areas as zoning, litter, dumping, junk cars, etc., in an agency where there are no subordinate Building Inspectors; or for performing professional building inspection work and other code enforcement duties under a higher level Municipal Code Officer and/or Building Inspector. Work is performed in accordance with established procedures and involves the inspection of new construction and existing structures, the review of various plans, specifications, applications and related materials, the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy, the enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and other related laws, codes and ordinances concerning building standards and fire prevention. Incumbents in this class review all plans and inspect all construction in the municipality with the exception of large scale construction and construction which involves the use of reinforced concrete or structural steel. Such work must be performed by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect. In addition, work involves the investigation, documentation, issuance of violations, and various other activities related to other code and ordinance enforcement

Responsibilities

• Supervises or assists in the supervision of the operation of a municipal building department;
• Enforces local laws and ordinances related to zoning;
• Explains local laws and zoning restrictions and permit application procedures to government officials, contractors and the public;
• Prepares information for the Zoning Board and the court;
• Makes recommendations regarding requests for zoning and local law variances and special use permits;
• Reviews plans and conducts inspections for compliance with municipal codes and local laws and ordinances governing areas such as dumps and dumping, abandoned property, junked cars, awnings and canopies, junk yards, peddlers and vendors, etc., and issues warnings, violation notices, and summonses, and testifies in court in this regard;
• Reviews and approves or disapproves plans and specifications submitted with building permit applications for compliance with the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and other related laws, codes and ordinances concerning building standards and fire prevention;
• Inspects buildings and structures in the process of construction or repair for compliance with approved plans and specifications and all requirements of applicable ordinances and laws;
• Issues building permits and furnishes the prescribed certificates of occupancy upon application after completion of construction or repair;
• Explains the requirements of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and other related laws, codes and ordinances concerning building standards and fire prevention to building contractors and the general public;
• Inspects existing buildings and structures to insure their conformity with safety standards;
• Orders unsafe conditions in existing buildings and structures to be removed and arranges for condemnation notices to owners of hazardous buildings and structures;
• Monitors buildings and structures during construction and orders correction of illegal or unsafe conditions;
• Investigates complaints and assists in prosecuting violations of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and other related laws, codes and ordinances concerning building standards and fire prevention;
• Maintains records of acts and decisions;
• Prepares reports on buildings and structures erected and altered, of permits issued, of fees collected and of estimated costs of work covered by such permits and other reports as required;
• May administer departmental budget.

Skills

Good knowledge of modern practices, principles, materials and tools used in building construction and maintenance; good knowledge of the requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and other related State and local codes and ordinances; good knowledge of other municipal laws, codes, and ordinances for which the incumbent has enforcement responsibility; good knowledge of the building trades; good knowledge of the principles and practices governing the storage and distribution of combustibles; working knowledge of the principles of engineering and architecture; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, construction trades people and the public; ability to read and interpret plans and specifications; ability to read, interpret and enforce a variety of laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations related to municipal code enforcement; ability to be firm but courteous; honesty; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Pay: $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 20.0 per week

Benefits:

• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person