Building Inspector, Sr
Company: City of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: October 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Posting: - Open Until FilledSalary: -Commensurate with
experience -At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about
building and improving our community. -Our police officers,
firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our
Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build
and improve our City's infrastructure. -Our City planners help
envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation
professionals enhance our quality of life. -Our engineers help keep
our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by
passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. -Along
with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources
professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! -
If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real
difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to
explore the job opportunities we have to offer. -General
Description and Classification Standards -Protects the occupants of
any building or dwelling unit and maintains the historic and
physical character of the City of Atlanta through the life safety
and building code guidelines and performing building inspections
and reviewing construction plans. Duties includes but are not
limited to performing a variety of tasks associated with advanced
technical building inspection and preliminary plans examining work;
enforcing building codes, regulations and ordinances for both
residential and commercial construction, and enforcing zoning
ordinances related to historic preservation and/or urban design. -
-Supervision Received -Works under very general supervision. May
work independently or with other skilled or semi-skilled workers
with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks. - -Essential
Duties & Responsibilities -These are typical responsibilities for
this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all
inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned. Completes
inspections, writes up reports on each individual job, and as
required creates photographic documentation. Reviews permits and
plans and examines all construction documents. Plans and implements
daily inspections schedule; Operates and maintains city vehicle.
Reviews plans for building inspections of residential and
commercial projects for footings, site work of building location,
concrete slabs, foundation walls, framing, insulations,
architectural components, site plan features, building materials,
building finishes, and final inspections of residential dwellings.
Issues certificate of occupancy. Performs commercial building
inspections of light commercial, high rise buildings, and
industrial. Checks approvals of previous inspections from
electrical, plumbing and Heating, Ventilation and
Air[1]Conditioning (HVAC) systems. Performs footing inspections,
structural inspections, insulation inspections, architectural
component inspections, site plan feature inspections, and building
material / finishes inspections. Performs fire life safety
inspections on large and small commercial projects including
sprinkler locations, fire extinguisher locations, egress
compliance, emergency lighting systems, emergency generator
testing, fire alarm system, sprinkler flows and tampers, pull
stations, smoke detectors, visual and audible alarms devices, smoke
doors, stair pressurization systems, and fire fighter phone
systems. Responds to verbal and written inquiries from architects,
contractors, builders, City personnel, and the general public;
interprets, applies, and explains requirements and restrictions
related to building codes, ordinances, regulations, policies, and
procedures; develops alternative methods for compliance with
requirements and restrictions. May assist with scheduling
appointments and reviewing and approving plans in compliance with
applicable electrical codes and ordinances. - -Decision Making
-Selects from multiple procedures and methods to accomplish tasks.
Applies organizational policies. May interpret organizational
policies and recommend exceptions. CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA JOB
CLASS SPECIFICATION Leadership Provided Serves as a technical
resource or mentor to other employees. May lead or instruct less
experienced workers in high level or technical jobs. - -Knowledge,
Skills & Abilities -This is a partial listing of necessary
knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job
successfully. It is not an exhaustive list. Thorough knowledge of:
Complex principles and techniques of building inspection;
principles of structural design and engineering mathematics;
residential and commercial construction, materials and methods of
construction; safety standards and methods of building construction
for commercial, industrial and residential buildings; pertinent
federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations; zoning
regulations related to historic preservation and/or urban design.
Skill in organizing daily inspections, inspection files and test
reports, detecting code violations within all required building
construction; detecting lack of compliance with approved plans and
zoning regulations related to historic preservation and/or urban
design; analyzing building plans for existing and new structures
for code compliance. Ability to: learn building related codes and
ordinances adopted and enforced by the City, including currently
adopted building codes and zoning ordinances; interpret and apply
pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations;
read and interpret complex building plans, specifications and
building codes; detect deviations from plans, regulations and
standard construction practices; advise on standard construction
methods and requirements for residential, commercial and industrial
buildings. Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in
writing; exercise initiative making recommendations to management;
communicate effectively with individuals from various
socioeconomic, ethnic and culturally diverse backgrounds; establish
and maintain effective and positive working relationships with
those contacted in the course of work; work independently and
organize and prioritize work. Proficiency in safely operating
office equipment including computers.
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