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About the DepartmentThe
City of San Jose’s Building Division provides oversight and assistance towards the City's growth and development in relation to construction activity on private property within the City. The goal is to ensure the safety of buildings and to support the health and wellbeing of all persons living and working in San Jose through the implementation of the State of California’s current building codes and laws.
The
Building Division is divided into the following four sections:
- Permit Center: Plan intake and routing to plan review and Development Services Partners, over the counter permit processing, permit issuance, addressing, assistance desk/public information, ADU Ally, and Small Business Ally.
- Plan Review: Review of private development project plans and calculations for compliance with the California Building Codes and state laws, coordination with Development Services partners, expedited review, and coordinated review.
- Inspection: Inspects active private construction projects for compliance with the approved plans and adopted building codes and state laws.
- Support Services: Development Services call center, document imaging, records requests, and general support for the building division.
The Division is committed to developing, maintaining, and continually improving the quality of services and the customer experience with the goals mentioned above and the successful applicant will recognize and value these goals and qualities while striving to achieve the objectives and tasks of the classification as listed below.
The
Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department’s Building Division ensures compliance with the all the above-mentioned obligations by annually reviewing, analyzing, conducting, researching, processing, issuing, inspecting, and providing:
- 30,000 building permits
- 6,000 plan reviews
- 100,000 inspections
- 35,000 customers assisted
- 65,000 calls answered
Position DutiesThe Building Division is seeking applicants for a Building Inspector Supervisor Certified II position within the Building Inspection section. This is a full-time position and is responsible for the supervision, training, and mentorship of a team of Combination and Specialty Inspectors performing field inspections of all project types from single-family home remodels to new high-rise construction. Inspection Supervisors also provide valuable feedback to the development community and project design and construction teams by leading construction kick-off meetings, providing guidance during inspections, and creating outreach materials.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead and supervise Building Inspectors in the inspection of residential, commercial, and industrial projects for compliance with the approved plans, technical codes (e.g., Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical), and other state and local ordinances and regulations.
- Assign and monitor staff workload.
- Mentor staff to prepare them for future promotional opportunities.
- Evaluate job performance and make hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations of employees.
- Provide customer service to include providing technical support and departmental information to staff, the public, or other City departments and outside agencies.
- Prepare written guidelines and policies to facilitate consistent application of the technical codes, ordinances, and regulations for both the internal workgroup and the public/design community.
- Develop, direct, and/or implement technical training programs to ensure consistency among the inspection staff
- Participate in project specific AMMC (Alternate Materials and Methods of Construction) discussions to evaluate alternate methods of code compliance.
- Resolve disputes and politically sensitive issues regarding compliance with codes, regulations, ordinances, and standards.
SALARY Building Inspector Supervisor Certified II: $153,054.72 - $186,426.24 annually
This range includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. Actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience.
Minimum Qualifications Building Inspector Supervisor Certified II Education: Graduation from high school or equivalent
Experience: Six years of experience in construction as a journey level carpenter, plumber, air conditioning mechanic, electrician, or related contractor, or performing inspections for a public agency.
Licenses/Certifications: -Valid California Driver’s License.
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Building Inspector Supervisor Certified II: Possess and maintain valid commercial certifications issued by an agency acceptable to the City in the employee’s specialty trade and in three (3) additional commercial specialty trades OR in two (2) additional commercial specialty trades and one other certification such as Plan Review or CASp.
Form 700 Requirement: This position requires a disclosure of outside investments, real property interest, income, and business positions. Incumbent will be required to complete Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests within the first 30 days of employment.
Other QualificationsCOMPETENCIES The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history. Desirable competencies for this position include:
Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
Demonstrates knowledge of and skill in:
- Inspection practices and procedures
- Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
- Basic electrical principles
- Basic building, plumbing and mechanical principles
- Current computer technology and trends
- Basic construction practices
- Safety principles
- Negotiating with building contractors
- Conducting tests and measurements to ensure compliance with building codes
- Researching information
- Using simple drafting instruments
- Performing routine mathematics
- Using electrical and mechanical measuring tools
- Performing inspections
- Reading and interpreting technical documents, plans, ordinances and blueprints
Communication Skills - Communicates and listens effectively and responds in a timely, effective, positive and respectful manner; written reports and correspondence are accurate, complete, well- organized, legible, concise, and in proper grammatical form.
Teamwork & Interpersonal Skills - Demonstrates a positive attitude and flexibility along with the ability to develop effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
Conflict Management - Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.
Customer Service - Approaches problem-solving by focusing on customers first; advocates for customer results point of view; demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers’ needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently in a timely, accurate, respectful, and friendly manner
Reliability - Completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
Problem Solving - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue. Determines the significance of problem(s). Collects information. Uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Supervision - Establishes high standards of performance and sets an example for others to follow; assigns decision-making and work functions to others in an appropriate manner to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness; uses appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help others develop their capabilities.
SELECTION PROCESS: The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Job Specific Questions. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration.If you have questions about the duties of this position, the selection or hiring process, please contact Amy Ruiz at
amy.ruiz@sanjoseca.gov.
Additional Information: Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.
Please note that applications are currently
not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email
CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.
The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's
benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.
For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services
website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.
In additional to the benefits above, there is an
additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.
Closing Date/Time: 9/18/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
