POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Community Development – Building Official
Application Deadline: Position open until filled with first review date on January 9, 2026.
Job Location
County of Chelan Community Development 316 Washington Street, #302 Wenatchee, WA 98801
First review date: January 9, 2026
Salary: NB28 Steps 2-4 $8,389.33 - $9,205.66 Longevity Steps 5-8 $9,644.67 - $11,097.89
The position includes a state retirement system, with a deferred comp program available. Health insurance package includes Medical, Dental, and county contributions to a personal health savings account. Includes up to 11 paid holidays and additional floating holidays per collective bargaining agreement. Along with monthly accrued vacation and sick leave.
SUMMARY
The duty of the Building Official is to ensure the safety of all buildings and structures in the County of Chelan through administration and enforcement of codes and ordinances regarding new construction, remodeling, and abatement of dangerous buildings.
This position supervises and coordinates operation of the Building section of the department internally and with other divisions of the department in order to facilitate building construction of residential/commercial structures, and specialized assistance with building inspections to ensure the County follows statutory requirements. This is a working supervisor position responsible for the timely and efficient coordination, review, and processing of various building/construction plans and field inspections. The Building Official assists the public with permit and code enforcement related questions, and formal code interpretation questions
Application and a detailed job description can be found on the Chelan County Human Resource Career Opportunities page; http://www.co.chelan.wa.us/human-resources/jobs