Overview

Position Title: Building Inspector Specialist

Company: City Of Fremont Ca

Location: Fremont, CA, US

Job Description:

The Community Development Department is recruiting for Building Inspector Specialist (Mechanical).

Responsibilities:

  • Performs inspections, plan check, and related duties in the
    specialized field of mechanical building inspections.
  • Investigates unlisted equipment and suspect substandard
    installations to determine product equivalency.
  • Resolves disputes over interpretation and application of building
    codes.
  • Reviews building plans to determine compliance to specialized
    systems and methods and schedules of inspection.
  • Meets with City officials, business representatives and the general public to discuss specialized facets of
    inspection, including procedures and problems.
  • Represents the City at meetings and conferences.
  • Reviews and approves building permits.
  • Trains staff in assigned building inspection specialty.
  • Performs combination building inspection duties.
  • Prepares correspondence and reports.
  • Maintains building inspection records.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from high school or equivalent.
  • Two years experience in building inspection work, including one year in a specialized field of
    mechanical inspections or equivalent specialized training or experience. In addition, incumbents must have
    a minimum of two years of experience equivalent to Building Inspector II in the City of Fremont (equivalent
    external experience may be considered at the discretion of the Fremont Building Official).
  • ICC Certification as a Residential Building Inspector and a Commercial Building Inspector.
  • Three specialty certificates (residential or commercial – mechanical, electrical, plumbing) with a minimum of
    two commercial specialty certificates. Specialists must also have both Residential and Commercial trade
    certifications in the position’s specialty (mechanical). ICC Fire Inspector II, NICET, or OSFM Fire Inspector
    may substitute as one commercial specialty certificate.
  • Certified Access Specialist program (CASp) is highly desirable
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain by the time of appointment and maintain during appointment, a valid
    Class C California Driver’s License.