| Purpose: |
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Working independently and with general direction, organizes, develops, and manages all building inspection activities for the City, coordinates with site and subdivision personnel on special projects, and provides building code interpretations. Responsible for cross-divisional management of both commercial and residential inspections. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Directs the programs, projects, and activities of the inspection divisions, including preparing and monitoring division budget, setting division policies, and planning priorities and goals in alignment with department goals.
- Evaluates program operations for effectiveness and efficiency to include workforce utilization.
- Ensures compliance with Federal, State, and City codes, ordinances, and regulations.
- Enforces quality assurance and quality control initiatives. Provides review of and/or prepares technical reports. Conducts needs assessment studies.
- Serves as member of and/or coordinates with various boards, commissions, etc. Provides technical advice and assistance to citizens, City management, contractors, etc.
- Reviews, then confirms or overturns customer appeals related to inspection decisions especially for complex code issues relating to residential, building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections.
- Provides dispute resolution for staff relating to both inside and outside clients of commercial and residential building inspection.
- Meets and consults with contractors relating to the construction of new buildings in Austin, and interfaces with planners, engineers, architects, inspectors, and other departments.
- Researches and resolves customer issues, and answers questions from the City Manager’s Office and from Council members.
- Directs staff and guides development of code amendment language for ordinances adopting related codes.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Knowledge of building codes and related State and Local regulations with regard to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes as well as zoning regulations.
- Knowledge of the terminology and techniques for one or more of the following professional disciplines: Architecture, Civil, Environmental, Structural, Zoning, Plumbing, Mechanical, and/or Electrical Services or Engineering.
- Knowledge of architectural and engineering principles and practices.
- Knowledge of construction practices.
- Knowledge of national consensus code development processes and in the development of Local code adoption ordinances.
- Knowledge of architectural drawing practices, symbols, and abbreviations.
- Knowledge of various phases of the plans review and inspections processes.
- Knowledge of leadership and management principles.
- Skill in reading and interpreting complex architectural and engineering plans and specifications, including shop drawings.
- Skill in the use of common computer software programs, including productivity software, computer aided design software, and data entry for databases.
- Skill in performing complex analyses, such as interpreting code provisions in order to determine compliance with or deviation from applicable codes and the analysis of alternate methods of compliance or performance-based designs.
- Skill in communicating inspection requirements orally and in writing to City plan review and inspections staff, architects, contractors, developers, and the general public.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other employees, customers, and the general public.
- Skill in performing mathematical calculations.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Skill in planning and organizing.
- Ability to communicate with and provide direction to peers and assigned personnel.
- Ability to maintain records.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, plus five (5) years of relevant related experience, including two (2) years of supervisory experience with a large maintenance/construction type work group.
- One (1) year of additional work experience may substitute for one (1) year of college, up to a maximum of four (4) years substitution.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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