Planner III - Full Time Exempt Position

City And Job Overview The City of Garden Grove is a positive, team-oriented organization with a commitment to providing exceptional customer service to its community. Garden Grove is a friendly city, rich in diversity -- a city that is in a time of rapid community development and growth. If you would enjoy a busy, positive work environment and the chance to contribute to the quality of life for a whole community, this job may be the right fit for you!

We currently have two openings, and we anticipate creating an eligibility list from this recruitment that may be used to fill current and future vacancies in residential and non-residential construction or substandard abatement section in the Building Services Division.

Essential Duties

Under direction, inspects buildings and structures in all stages of construction, alteration or repair to enforce all related building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, energy conservation and disabled access regulations.

Typical Duties

• Conduct field inspections of building construction, mechanical, plumbing or electrical installations to ensure compliance with applicable codes, ordinances and regulations
• Maintain records and approve compliant structures and installations
• Prepare written notices summarizing violations and identifying applicable code sections
• Perform minor plan reviews for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances
• Provide building code information to the public

Requirements EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Equivalent to graduation from high school and at least one year of experience in conducting inspections and/or enforcements.

Licenses And Certifications

• Must possess and maintain a One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Certificate from the International Code Council (I.C.C.).
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License. An acceptable 10-year driving history DMV report (H6), issued within 3 months of posting date, will be required and evaluated prior to appointment to the position.
• All copies of certifications are due to Human Resources prior to the expiration of the posting date.

Highly Desirable

• I.C.C. Building Inspection Certificate
• Fluency in English and Spanish, Vietnamese, or Korean.

Applicants Must Have Knowledge Of Building materials and modern methods of construction; California state building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes; California energy and disabled access regulations; the principles of construction and types of materials used in electrical, mechanical, and plumbing installations; basic electrical wiring techniques for residential projects; and effective customer service techniques and principles.

Applications Must Have The Ability To Understand provisions of applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations; apply technical knowledge and use sound inspection methods to evaluate construction with approved plans and specifications and for inconsistencies with applicable codes; read and interpret diagrams, plans and specifications; perform arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately; communicate effectively; work effectively, tactfully and courteously with owners, tenants, contractors, the public, other agencies, and City staff; commit to providing quality customer service; and safely perform the physical demands of the job.

Physical Demands Incumbents in this classification stand, walk, climb, simultaneously use their arms and legs, speak clearly, hear normal voice conversation, distinguish shades/color vision, see small details, use a telephone and drive a vehicle.

Other Important Information

Applications can be completed on-line at www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us by following the links: Jobs,and Current Job Openings. You may request that an application be mailed to you by calling our recorded job line (714) 741-5016; emailing [email protected] or you may pick up an application at the Human Resources Department at City Hall, 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA. Our hours are Mon-Thu, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; open Fri hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; we are closed every other Fri. City Hall will be closed January 11th and 25th, 2008.

Application Packets Must Include

• A completed employment application
• Responses to the supplemental questions located at the end of this posting
• Copy of your One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Certificate

Job applications must be completely filled out; a resume cannot be substituted for some of the information. Be sure to detail any education, training or other relevant coursework that would make you a particularly strong candidate.

Your application will be reviewed very carefully, and only those who appear to have the best qualifications will be invited to continue in the selection process. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an invitation to further testing.

The recruitment process will consist of a performance test scheduled for the evening of February 13th, 2008 and panel interview tentatively scheduled for later February. Candidates who may need accommodations during the selection process must call Human Resources Department at least one week prior to any test dates.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Human Resources Department at (714) 741-5004.

City of Garden Grove's Excellent Part-Time Benefits!

BILINGUAL PAY : After certification, employees are eligible for pay for the use of their Spanish, Vietnamese, or Korean bilingual skills.

RETIREMENT: Part-time employees participate in a deferred compensation package, which means that payroll retirement payments of 7 1/2% will be deducted from their pay and placed in a deferred compensation account, to be available after the employee leaves or retires. If the employee works in excess of 1,000 hours within a single fiscal year, the employee must then enroll in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), instead of continuing in the deferred compensation program, as above. If this occurs, employees contribute half of the normal cost into PERS.

SICK LEAVE : Employees receive sick leave time in accordance with the California Health Workplace Healthy Family Act (AB1522).

RIDESHARE PROGRAM : A variety of Rideshare incentives are provided, such as gift certificates and transportation subsidies.

01

Do you have a current One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Certificate from the International Code Council (ICC)?

• Yes
• No

02

If you answered yes to question one, are you willing and able to submit copies of your certification by the expiration of the posting date (February 6th, 2008 at 5:00 pm)?

• Yes
• No

03

Please discuss in detail your experience in analyzing and interpreting applicable codes and regulations.

04

Please discuss in detail your experience in conducting field inspections of residential and non-residential construction.

05

Please discuss your experience in the application and enforcement of the Uniform Housing Code and/or the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code.

06

Please list any additional information you want to provide to assist us in considering you for this position (i.e. relevant classes, licenses, etc).

• Required Question