Plans Review Coordinator

City of St. Joseph • Full-time • Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States • $61k - $95k / year • 1w ago

Under supervision, reviews construction plans and specifications of new buildings and additions and alterations to existing buildings for completeness for preliminary overview by the development review committee; prepares written advisory reports on the initial overview process as well as discrepancies and non-compliant code issues found in plans and specifications during the course of the construction review process. No budgetary responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. REVIEWS building and construction documents for completeness in submission of project documents in all phases of the review process, including review of plans for conformance with the City’s Stormwater Management Plan.

2. COORDINATES and OVERSEES all communication with the customer during the development review stage to ensure that the city’s goal of providing customers with a consistent message is achieved.

3. MONITORS site plan approval and building plan approval process, for commercial and residential projects, to ensure that plan reviews are completed in a reasonable time frame.

4. INITIATES and ADMINISTERS all associated files, plans, and specification books until permit issuance.

5. PERFORMS plan review for permit applications as directed by Director.

6. COUNSELS with architects, engineers, contractors, builders, owners, and others related to design, materials, material standards and empirical construction.

7. MONITORS post-permit construction/inspection process, for both commercial and residential projects, to ensure that the city remains responsive to customers and that required inspections are performed.

8. ASSISTS in maintaining a technical library on building materials, construction standards, and practices and design standards.

9. ASSISTS in maintaining a current library of model construction codes and regulations.

10. REPORTS in writing on discrepancies and design variations found in plans and specifications, building materials and methods of construction as provided by the