Senior Building Inspector

The County of Riverside seeks candidates to fill positions throughout Riverside County.

A list of eligible candidates will be established to fill current and future vacancies.

This position requires possession of a valid ICC (International Code Council) certificate as a Plans Examiner, Combination Inspector or Building Inspector .

Certifications must be attached to your application.

The County of Riverside's TLMA Building and Safety department currently has an opening for a Senior Building Inspector position across Riverside, Temecula, and Desert locations.

Under general supervision, the Senior Building Inspector performs the more complex or specialized inspections; examines residential, commercial and industrial building and grading plans; assists at the public counter in issuing permits; reviews water quality permit requirements; performs other related duties as required.

The Senior Building Inspector is the lead level classification in the Building Inspector series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position.

Assignments include one or a combination of the following duties: performs the more complex or specialized inspections; conducts environmental site inspections; serves in a lead capacity over building inspection field or office operations; examines residential commercial and industrial building and grading plans to determine conformance to minimum codes, regulations and ordinances.

Competitive candidates will have hands-on experience with field inspections and overseeing construction projects from start to finish in commercial settings, knowledge of the processes involved in tilt-up and multi-story commercial construction, and possession of a valid Combination Inspector and/or Commercial Building Inspector certification.

MEET THE TEAM!
The Riverside County Department of Building and Safety is dedicated to providing the citizens of Riverside County with courteous, efficient and cost effective services with the goal of improving the quality of life and orderly economic development by the provision and management of grading, building inspection and code enforcement within the integrated Transportation and Land Management Agency activities.• Perform the more complex and specialized inspection of buildings and structures being built, altered, moved, rehabilitated, or abated for compliance with building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, grading accessibility and mobile home, and environmental codes, regulations and ordinances.

• Conduct initial and follow-up inspections/investigations pertaining to environmental enforcement, including, but not limited to, water quality, air quality, and habitat conservation, and grading inspections and/or code violations.

• Provide technical assistance to and review difficult field inspections completed by lower-level building inspectors; resolve field inspection problems and complaints.

• Examine plans and specifications of residential commercial and industrial stru...