Job Openings Structural Plans Examiner

About the job Structural Plans Examiner

The Position

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***Seeking Highly Skilled Professionals with Extensive Background in Engineering and Licensed as a Professional Engineer or Engineer Intern***
This is inspection, administrative and supervisory work in securing compliance with the city building regulations, codes and ordinances. An employee in this class is responsible for compliance in the inspection of buildings, structures, and premises for conformance with building code, for assigning and reviewing the work of other building inspectors, and for reviewing structural plans. Work requires the use of technical knowledge and discretion in reviewing plans for and inspecting a variety of projects. Unusual or difficult technical and enforcement problems are reviewed with the Chief Building Official, who also reviews periodic inspection reports and work when necessary.

  • Works for the Building Official under the direct supervision of the Chief Building Inspector, conducts Structural Plan Review for compliance with the Florida Building Code and other State Statutes.
  • Consults with architects, engineers, general, specialty contractors and homeowners on building plan review, to effectively streamline the permitting process.
  • Supervises employees and inspects buildings in the process of construction for compliance with building code requirements; inspects sites before construction for practicability of plans.
  • Supervises and coordinates inspections for alteration and repair jobs by checking sites, existing buildings and work in process; examines plans submitted with permit applications for conformance with building requirements.
  • Receives applications and plans, checks structural features of plans, answers inquiries concerning building code requirements.
  • Recommends interpretations of any revisions to building regulations, trains new building inspectors.
  • Attends seminars and training courses to stay informed on new developments in the related field and to obtain current information of code changes.
  • Must effectively and positively represents the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
  • Must establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
  • Performs related work as required for this position description only.


The Requirements

Required:
High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Must possess a valid State of Florida Driver's License. Must be certified, as required by the State of Florida BCAIB, as an Structural Plans Examiner and as an Structural Inspector. Engineers are exempt from BCAIB only. Must be certified by Board of Rules and Appeals and meet at least one of the following qualifications:

  • Be a Florida Registered Architect or a Florida Licensed Professional Engineer, in the discipline requested and having practiced for a minimum of five (5) years within the State of Florida, two (2) years of which shall have been within the HVHZ or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam.
  • Be a Standard Inspector appointed as such, for a minimum of one (1) year by an AHJ or school board within the State of Florida and who complies with at least one (1) of the qualifications listed below:
  • Be a Florida Registered Architect or a Florida Licensed Professional Engineer in the discipline requested with two (2) years of HVHZ experience or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam.
  • Be a BCAIB certified Standard Inspector in the Structural discipline with five (5) years of experience within the State of Florida, of which, two (2) years shall have been within HVHZ or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam. An individual qualifying through this path shall be required to acquire a G.C. license, by exam, within one (1) year of initial certification as an inspector.
  • Be a licensed G.C. with at least five (5) years of experience within the State of Florida in the Structural discipline with that license of which, two (2) years shall have been within the HVHZ or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam.
  • Five (5) years construction experience in the Structural discipline in a supervisory capacity of which at least two (2) years shall have been within the jurisdiction of HVHZ or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam. An individual qualifying through this path shall be required to acquire an Unlimited G.C. license, by exam, from either the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB), Broward County Examining Board or the Miami-Dade Construction Trades Qualifying Board, within one (1) year of initial certification as an inspector.
  • Ten (10) years construction experience in the Structural discipline of which at least two (2) years shall have been within the jurisdiction of the HVHZ or by passing BORA's HVHZ exam. An individual qualifying through this path shall be required to acquire an Unlimited G.C. license, by exam, from either the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB), Broward County Examining Board or the Miami-Dade Construction Trades Qualifying Board, within one (1) year of initial certification as an inspector.

Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

  • State General Contractors License
  • State and County Building Inspector License
  • State and County Building Plans Examiner License
  • Valid Drivers License: With proof of automobile insurance
  • Background Check: Must have an acceptable background record
  • Driving Abstract: Must have an acceptable driving record

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

  • Knowledge of building construction work, including building inspection work.
  • Knowledge of all types of building construction materials and methods, and of stages of construction when possible violations and defects may most easily be observed and corrected.
  • Knowledge of city and building codes and related laws and ordinances.
  • Ability to detect structural and other faults and to appraise for quality of construction and physical depreciation.
  • Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, and blue-prints quickly and accurately and to compare them with construction in process.
  • Ability to consult with and enlist the cooperation of building owners, contractors, and the public and to establish effective working relationships with builders and their representatives.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.