At time of hire/promotion into this classification, must hold an International Code Council (ICC) B1 Residential Building Inspector or B2 Commercial Building Inspector certification. Within one year of hire/promotion into this classification, must obtain one or more of the following ICC certifications; P1 Residential Plumbing Inspector, M1 Residential Mechanical Inspector, E1 Residential Electrical Inspector; or the commercial equivalent. Must maintain both certifications through the entire term of employment in this job classification.

Additional ICC certifications including R5 Residential Combination Inspector or C5 Commercial Combination Inspector and the California Accessibility Specialist (CASp) are highly desired.

Language skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak to contractors, architects, homeowners, and other employees.

Mathematical skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic geometry and algebra.

Reasoning ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoors weather conditions and regularly works in inside environmental conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally loud.

The nature of the work requires the individual to climb ladders or scaffolding in order to access and walk on rooftops. A sense of balance is required to walk on pitched rooftops. The job also requires the ability to access and enter cramped quarters such as crawl spaces located under homes, or spaces such as attic areas. Working within the crawl space may bring the Building Inspector into contact with reptiles, insects and/or rodents. While conducting an inspection, it may require the incumbent to walk over rough, uneven, and rock surfaces.