Regulatory & Economic Resource Chief Code Officer - Trades

The duties of the position include providing oversight of the operational activities of the Code Coordination Section – Trades Unit. Responsibilities include assisting with the development of action plans to address identified deficiencies in building code regulations and implementing procedures to promote and ensure the effective countywide application of the building code. Other responsibilities include managing and planning the Code Coordination Section – Trades Unit’s allocation of technical and supervisory assistance to 35 municipal building departments, consisting of more than 530 certified code officials holding over 1,900 certifications across all trades.

Additional responsibilities include providing technical staffing support to the Board of Rules and Appeals, the Construction Trades Qualifying Board, and the Unsafe Structures Board, as well as their committees and subcommittees; managing codification efforts; drafting amendments to the Florida Building Code; and coordinating Unit-assigned code modifications. The Chief also provides direct oversight of and participates in the codification process for the Florida Building Code, Declaratory Statements, and building code-related ordinance modifications to the Miami-Dade County code.