Come join our team! We are now accepting applications for the position of Chief Building Official.
This exciting position plays a central role in guiding growth and redevelopment within the City of Sedona and this is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic planning team!
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Chief Building Official supervises, assigns, reviews and participates in the work of staff responsible for providing building plan review and construction inspection services; administers the adoption, periodic amendment and enforcement of building codes and related regulatory requirements; and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.
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Essential Functions:
1. Provide sustained leadership and management direction to the building safety team.
2. Evaluate the work of the building safety team, establish performance goals, and evaluate employee progress and performance.
3. Coordinate the building permit review and inspection processes.
4. Perform commercial and residential plan review to ensure compliance with adopted building codes.
5. Perform building, mechanical, fuel gas, electrical, plumbing, accessibility, and energy conservation inspections of commercial and residential building construction for compliance with adopted building codes.
6. Negotiate and manage third party plan review and inspection service as appropriate.
7. Assists the public at the counter, on the phone, and in the field, to provide information and facilitate the permit review and inspection processes.
8. Assist the department director and other team members in coordinating the functions of the department, including preparing the annual budget, establishing goals and objectives, policies, and other team functions.
9. Take advantage of available opportunities to promote the public’s knowledge, understanding and acceptance of building safety concepts and building codes. Write periodic articles and press releases for educational purposes.
10. Periodically review and recommend adoption of new building code editions; prepare amendments as necessary to ensure building safety within the City is consistent with community and department goals, objectives, procedures, and policy.
11. Periodically review and recommend revisions to the City’s fee schedule related to plan review and inspections based upon department expenditures and City revenue expectations.
12. Respond to and resolve difficult, complex, or sensitive inquiries, complaints, and technical code applications; resolve procedural and operational issues related to codes, department policies and procedures; confer with and advise department director of complex or sensitive problems involving building code activities or administrative issues; refer unresolved violations for appropriate enforcement actions.
13. Interpret the intent and make final determinations regarding the technical aspects of building code requirements for residential, commercial, and other types of development projects to ensure compliance with adopted codes and related regulatory requirements.
14. Negotiate acceptable solutions for code compliance of complex code issues.
15. Establish building division policies and procedures relative to building code compliance, coordination with other departments and agencies, and public assistance as appropriate.
16. Maintain accurate records of permit and complaint activities, inspections, problems, and results.
17. Establish performance measures, monitor, and prepare a variety of reports regarding permit applications, permits issued, permits finaled, building valuations, fees received, inspections performed and results.
18. Facilitate the continued development of a highly motivated, highly effective, cross-trained team that not only functions well as a team, but also promotes and fosters teamwork within the department, within City and with all participants in the building construction and building management industries.
19. Encourage and facilitate environment for building team efforts and problem solving of work-related issues by employees.
20. Provide and encourage training of building safety staff to consistently advance their knowledge of the adopted codes and the processes and procedures for implementing said codes, and to acquire and maintain industry certifications.
21. Maximize the efficiency of staff in providing for building safety and high standards of public service while still maintaining an equitable balance between staffing levels, workloads, revenues and building code administration expenditures.
22. Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and strong customer service skills.
23. Attend and participate in professional group meetings, seminars, and conferences; stay abreast of trends and innovations in the field of building construction, plan review, and inspection.
24. Maintain or perform website content function within assigned role.
25. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
• Construction techniques, building codes, regulations, and their intent, and building performance objectives as they apply to building construction.
• Development review, building permit and building plan review processes procedures.
• Automated permit, plan review and inspection systems.
• Principles of structural design, engineering concepts, plan review and building inspection.
• Building code requirements and the intent of the regulations.
• Federal, state, and local codes, ordinances and regulations related to construction, alteration, demolition and removal of buildings and structures within the City.
• Related zoning, engineering, and health regulations, and state licensing laws.
• Hazards of the job and standard safety precautions.
• Principals of staff development and management.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and report preparation.
• Principles of training, supervision, and performance evaluation.
Ability to:
• Review complex plans and determine compliance with adopted building codes.
• Perform complex building and construction inspections.
• Work in organized team efforts and assist in problem solving work related issues for continuous improvement in work efforts.
• Encourage and facilitate environment for building team efforts and problem solving of work-related issues by employees.
• Ensure necessary training and other technical support for building an environment that encourages teams and continuous improvement.
• Convey plan review corrections, construction inspection corrections, building code violations and code requirements both orally and in writing.
• Research technical information relative to building safety.
• Interpret and apply building codes, policies and procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Enforce codes and regulations with fairness, objectivity, and firmness.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, determine consequences of proposed actions, and make recommendations relative to code compliance, code violations and City policies and procedures.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive inquiries and complaints with courtesy and tact.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Maintain mental capacity, which allows the capability of making sound decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.
Experience and Training Guidelines
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
A minimum of three years of increasingly responsible experience in building code administration with at least two years in a supervisory role. A minimum of five years increasingly responsible experience in building inspections and plan review.
Training:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
License or Certifications:
Possession of a Chief Building Official certification.
ICC Certified Building Official.
Certification as a Building Official from Council of American Building Officials.
ICC Certified Residential and Commercial Plans Examiner and Certified Building Inspector.
ICC Residential and Commercial Electrical Inspection Certification desired.
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, an Arizona driver’s license within two months of hire.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions:
Travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, and inclement weather conditions; working at heights; working around heavy construction equipment.
Physical Conditions:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, and crawling for prolonged periods of time; climbing stairs and ladders; operating motorized equipment and vehicles; light to moderate lifting; general manual dexterity.
FLSA: Exempt
BENEFIT INFORMATION
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Arizona State Retirement System
- 100% City-paid health, dental and vision coverage options for employee
- Substantial contributions to health, dental and vision coverage for dependents including options for 100% paid
- City provided $50,000 group term life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Ninety-six hours of PTO time
- Generous vacation accrual rates
- Paid holidays
- Deferred compensation – Optional IRS 457 plans
- Wellness programs
- Awesome and supportive coworkers
- And…3 day weekends! 4/10 schedule
HOW TO APPLY
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CONTACT INFORMATION
City of Sedona
Human Resources
102 Roadrunner Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336
928-203-5038 or 203-5189
HumanResources@SedonaAZ.gov
The City of Sedona is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at the City are based on business needs; job requirements; individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; or any other status protected by law or regulation.
