Building Inspector / Planner

Job Title: Wahkiakum Building Inspector / Planner

Reports to: Wahkiakum County Public Works Director

Department: Housing and Community Development

Job Summary: This job position is responsible for administrating, managing, and enforcing all development regulations.

JOB DETAILS

Manage and administer all building code regulations and land development regulations:

• Enforce all Building, Mechanical, and Plumbing Code.
• Review all proposed development for consistency with Critical Areas Ordinance; Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance; Shoreline Management Master Program; Subdivision Ordinance; Short Subdivision Ordinance; and SEPA Ordinance.

Additional Job Duties

• Works closely with Public Works Department.
• Supply staff support to the Wahkiakum County Planning Commission.
• ADA compliance officer.
• County occupational safety officer.
• General facility maintenance as needed.

Provides Customer Service by

• Courteously and professionally handle phone calls.
• Courteously and professionally working with the general public.

Maintains Professional and Technical Knowledge by

• Attending appropriate educational classes offered by the County, State, and technical organizations.
• Establishing personal networks.

Achieves Financial Objectives by

• Generate and Administer Housing and Community Development Budget.
• Presents budget issues to Supervisor.

Job Skills

• Knowledge of county adopted building regulations, land use regulations, and comprehensive plan.
• Ability to communicate factual information clearly to a variety of audiences with different levels of knowledge of the field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, other agencies, and the public.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures
• Knowledge of Excel Spreadsheet and Microsoft Word
• Ability to operate general office equipment as required to accomplish the work assigned
• Ability to maintain records, to assemble and organize data and prepare reports

Minimum Qualifications

• Three years of increasing responsibility in the public or private sector in the field of land use and / or development regulations.
• Certification as an International Building Code or Residential Code inspector.

Classification

· AFSCME Union pay class 9; hourly pay starts at $29.15 per hour for pay class 1.

Pay: From $29.15 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• public/private sector land use/development regulations: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certification as Int'l Bldg or Residential Code inspector (Preferred)

Work Location: In person