Chief Building Official

Class Summary

CONTRACT REQUIREDIncumbent is responsible for managing the building permitting process and building inspection operations for the City of Casper.REPORTING STRUCTURE: Receives general guidance from the Community Development Director.

Typical Class Essential Duties

1. Exercises supervisory authority over assigned division to include: authorizes time-off; approves payroll and hiring; coordinates staffing and operational activities; ensures that training and development is provided to staff; provides consistent accountability with disciplinary actions (as warranted), in addition to maintaining a healthy and safe work environment.

2. Manages, coordinates, and reviews the work plan for the Building Inspection Division and meets with staff to identify and resolve problems; assigns work activities and projects and monitors division workflow.

3. Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the Building Inspection Division; identifies resource needs; recommends and implements policies and procedures. Sets objectives and procedures for workgroup(s) within the division.

4. Coordinates and monitors the work of external contractors and ensures compliance with specifications and City standards for effective, safe, and secure operations.

5. Identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; reviews with appropriate management staff; implements improvements.

6. Coordinates departmental activities and priorities with other City departments and external agencies; attends meetings to receive and convey relevant information including monitoring the work of external contractors and ensuring compliance with specifications and City standards.

7. Prepares, recommends, and manages the division budget; approves and controls expenditures. Recommends and implements Capital improvements.

8. Prepares, reviews, and interprets operational and statistical reports.

9. Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of building codes and inspections.

10. Represents the City of Casper by responding to the public, citizens, its employees, and others in a prompt, professional, and courteous manner while continuously maintaining a positive customer service demeanor.

11. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Knowledge (position requirements at entry):Knowledge of:

• Basic operational characteristics, services, and activities of building inspector work.
• Current trends and innovations in building inspections and codes.
• Principles of supervision, mentoring, training, and developing employees.
• Applicable Federal, State, Local and City government codes, rules and regulations relating to the various aspects of building inspection.
• Recordkeeping principles.
• Data analysis methods.
• Mathematical and statistical principles.
• Customer service principles.
• Computers and related software applications.
• Permitting processes and procedures.
• Adopted Building Codes and Referenced Standards.
• Administrative principles and practices, including goal and objective development, work planning, and employee supervision
• Research methods and sources of information related to building code enforcement.
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Construction principles and methods.
• Principles of structural design and engineering mathematics.
• Construction inspection methods.

Ability (position requirements at entry):

• Routinely demonstrate the City of Casper core values.
• Follow all City safety rules and procedures and immediately respond to/investigate observations or employee reports of accidents/incidents or unsafe conditions.
• Comprehend and manage regulatory codes, technical and operational documents, reports, research material and information, blueprints, and maps.
• Collaborate and partner with Casper Fire-EMS Community Risk Reduction and Buildings & Structures Divisions.
• Speak publicly.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Follow applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Apply technical knowledge and follow proper inspection techniques to examine workmanship and materials, and detect deviations from plans, codes, and standard construction practices.
• Make arithmetical computations rapidly and accurately.
• Apply and convey technical expertise, comprehend and interpret complex building plans, specifications, and building codes.
• Enforce necessary regulations with firmness and tact.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Interpret and explain City policies, ordinances, and procedures.
• Comply with municipal budgeting practices.
• Select, supervise, mentor, train, and develop staff.
• Plan and manage compliance with reports, analysis, and regulations relating to building codes.
• Provide effective leadership and direction.
• Coordinate the work of personnel.
• Operate modern office equipment, software, and operating systems/applications.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and direction.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including City officials and the general public.

Skills (position requirements at entry):Skill in:

• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Basic principles of budgeting.
• Mentoring and developing employees.
• Technical writing.
• Delegating and prioritizing work.
• Public speaking.
• Project management.
• Time management.
• Conflict resolution.
• Providing customer service.
• Compiling, analyzing, organizing, and evaluating data and making appropriate recommendations based on findings.
• Comprehending construction complex drawings, plans, and/or specifications.
• Inspecting complex construction projects and documenting observations.
• Compiling, analyzing, organizing, and evaluating data and making appropriate recommendations based on findings.
• Operating in a courteous, knowledgeable, and tactful manner with customers, staff, and the general public.
• Oral and written communication sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Operating modern office equipment, including computer software and operating systems/applications

Training, Experience & Certifications

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent, and increasingly responsible experience in regulatory, construction permitting and inspections, or in the construction and/or installation of building, electrical, mechanical or plumbing systems as a licensed tradesperson at the Journeyman or Master’s level, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed below.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working as a supervisor.
• Bachelors degree in building construction, business administration, engineering, architecture, or a construction/development-related field preferred.
• At least one (1) year of experience using building permitting and licensing software preferred.

LICENSING and CERTIFICATIONS:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Wyoming Driver’s License preferred.
• Possession of International Code Council Building Inspector certification.
• Possession of International Code Council Building Plans Examiner certification.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain within one (1) year, the International Code Council Certified Building Official certification preferred.

Supplemental Information & Physical Requirements

The above job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employment with the City of Casper is contingent upon a successful background screen and pre-employment drug test. Applicants who have failed a pre-employment screen or have been terminated from the City of Casper are ineligible for employment consideration for 12 months. You will become eligible for consideration 12 months from the date of your incident (pre-employment screen or termination).

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must utilize direct deposit for payroll purposes.

Driving records are required for all new employees regardless of the position's driving requirements. If the employee has not held a Wyoming driver's license for the last three years, the employee must provide at their own initiation and expense a driving record from their previous state(s) of residence.Physical and Environmental Conditions:City of Casper employees in data creation and modification, security sensitive or safety and protective positions are subject to pre-employment drug testing. Some employees may be subject to random drug testing if their responsibilities include:

• Emergency response/rescue
• Handling or working with hazardous materials, including chemicals as well as solid and liquid waste
• Operating or maintaining water and wastewater systems
• Writing or modifying code, maintaining or modifying City data systems including work on networks, servers, and communication systems
• CDL operations and driving
• Operating power-driven machinery or equipment
• Creating or modifying health, financial, security and or risk documents or assessments
• Working with or directing minors

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Can include long periods of sitting or long periods of standing.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up-to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Incumbents typically work indoors in an office environment with frequent travel outside of the office for site reviews and inspections, Work may require the use of personal protective equipment including hard hats, eye protection, hearing protectors, gloves, safety vests, and safety shoes. Incumbents may be required to drive to remote work sites to perform work. The position requires frequent standing and walking, as well as sitting, typing, and customer contact, both by telephone and in person.

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, intense noises and travel.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $77,979.00 - $109,158.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: One location

• Health insurance