Building Inspector

Under limited supervision, this position conducts building inspections to ensure local building codes and other related code standards are met for community life/safety needs.

The City may hire candidates at any step in the pay schedule based on qualifications and experience.

• Work collaboratively with other staff, residents, and contractors to provide excellent and responsive public service
• Review residential building permits, plans and applications for compliance with building codes and standards, as well as erosion/sediment control.
• Knowledge of state building codes, city ordinances and zoning requirements, knowledge of construction practices and materials
• Inspect construction methods and materials for compliance with building codes, contract specifications and industry standards
• Conduct on-site comprehensive inspections of sites and structures to ensure compliance with existing building codes, city ordinances, and life safety regulations
• Issue correction orders regarding code violations and issues stop work orders in instances where violations are severe, no permit has been issued, or present danger to the public
• Explain and interpret building codes, other city ordinances, and contract specifications to contractors, property owners, and the public upon request
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records and creates reports based on observations made during inspections
• Provide concise code interpretations for those circumstances in which there is a difference of opinion on the specific code provision
• Perform rental housing inspections on all licensed rental units, coordinate with owners and managers for correction, and overall program administration as needed
• Provide timely and relevant information to supervisor and other city staff
• Work with State of MN Labor & Industry to identify unlicensed contractors and contractors that perform work illegally
• Represent the city in a courteous, responsive, and professional manner in all interactions.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Assist Code Enforcement Officer as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

COMPLEXITY
Processes, procedures, or software vary from one assignment to the next, although assignments are related in function and objective.

RESPONSIBILITY
Supervision
This position either (a) carries out work with minimal supervision (i.e., the supervisor sets only goals, priorities, and deadlines; and the employee uses guidelines that cover most situations), or (b) follows the supervisor’s directions on methods and desired results but modifies methods to resolve unforeseen situations and problems.

Building codes must be followed, ordinances and zoning must be followed, how something is achieved can vary on the job site.

Moderate coordination of work with other individuals (Non-Supervisory).

Impact
Work affects a wide range of professional projects or administrative activities of the organization, influences internal or external operations, or impacts many people.

This role assists with office work, processing permits, contact with the public, phones, emails, and other contacts throughout the city.

REQUIRED PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORK CONDITIONS
The physical demands and work conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hazards
Moderately strenuous – Occasionally runs, and/or frequently climbs up to 50 steps, and/or continuously balances, bends/stoops, kneels, crouches, squats, crawls, stands, walks, or reaches above shoulder level, and/or exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force consistently to move objects.

While performing the duties of this job, this position will use: close vision, far vision, depth perception, visual acuteness, color vision, and peripheral vision.

While performing the duties of this job, this position will use their right hand for simple, firm, and fine handling or manipulation and will use their left hand for simple, firm, and fine handling or manipulation.
While performing the duties of this job, this position will use their right foot and/or left foot for repetitive movements.

Surroundings
This position is partially in the office and partially in the field inspecting construction sites.

Moderate Risk – Exposure to outside environmental conditions and/or exposure to noise, dust, fumes, gases, chemicals, oils requiring special mitigating precautions or protective gear, and/or working in close quarters, narrow aisles or passageways, and/or work around moving mechanical parts.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals employed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and qualifications required of personnel in this job. The employer may and reserves its right to change the job description and establish, modify or eliminate job duties and responsibilities and jobs at its discretion with or without notice.

Access to Public Data:
This position may encounter not public data in the course of these duties. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to perform the duties. While data are being accessed, this position should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, this position must properly store the not public data.

Experience
• Three (3) years’ experience in construction, inspections, or trades

Trainings, Certificates, and Licenses
• State of Minnesota Building Official Limited License
• ICC Certifications
• State of Minnesota BIT classes and testing

Experience
• Five (5) years’ experience in construction, inspections, or trades

Trainings, Certificates, and Licenses
• none

Data Practices Notice

In accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the City of Oakdale is required to inform you of your rights as they relate to the private or confidential information collected from you. Private or confidential data is information that is available to you, but not to the public. 

The private or confidential data supplied by you will be used to determine your eligibility with the City of Oakdale. If you are appointed, it will be placed in your personnel file and used for payroll and other record-keeping purposes. 

The private data supplied by you is available only to you, to city employees and officials whose job duties require review of the data, and other individuals and agencies as provided by state and federal law who have a bona fide need for the data. 

Filling out the application is voluntary. Except for explicitly optional requested information, refusal to provide a complete application may result in immediate disqualification from consideration. 

By submitting an application, you have read and understand the information given above regarding the Minnesota Data Practices Act.