Building Inspector Position Profile
Deadline to Apply:
January 27th, 2025, by 8:30am (central time)
Interviews (virtual):
within a week of application (if selected)
Final Interviews (in-person):
January 31st, 2025
Pre-Employment Process:
Early February 2025
Expected Start Date:
Mid-February 2025
Details
- Full-Time, Non-Exempt
- Building Inspector I: $33.43 - $43.45 per hour (depending upon qualifications)
- Building Inspector II: $40.31- $52.40 per hour (depending upon qualifications) *If an applicant qualifies for a Building Inspector II position, they may be considered for a Building Inspector II position. See below for Building Inspector II qualifications.
- Benefit Eligible Date of Hire
- Reports to Building Inspections Manager
- Located at Eden Prairie City Center (8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344), travels to inspection sites.
- Typical hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; varies based on business need
Responsibilities
The Building Inspector supports the Building Division to ensure standards are established by the code to ensure compliance and safeguard, life, limb, health, property, and public welfare in the City of Eden Prairie. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:
- Performs field inspections to ensure compliance with the code and construction standards.
- Reviews and interprets blueprints and specifications submitted for building permits for new construction, alterations, additions, demolitions, repairs, and maintenance. Works with contractors and owners to achieve code compliant projects.
- Fields phone calls, meets with contractors, architects, job superintendents, and homeowners to discuss building and other code issues; discusses need with clients and renders accurate interpretations.
- Maintains an effective working relationship with inspections department staff and other department staff members to ensure positive outcome.
- Maintains technical proficiencies of construction and other applicable codes; researches new and/or alternative materials and construction practices for potential approval.
- Assists in developing various department information handouts to assist in educating contractors, homeowners, architects, and property owners on various regulatory codes to ensure their thorough understanding and conformance when applied to their building projects; assists in developing various department inspection check sheets for field inspectors to use when performing daily inspections and for contractors and job superintendents to use as check list to check for prior scheduling of their inspections.
While these areas are the primary focus of the position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.
Requirements
- Building Inspector I qualifications: Associates degree or two-year technical certificate preferred, Building Inspection Technology (BIT) program preferred. A minimum of three years of related experience in a recognized trade, building inspections, architecture and/or engineering. State Building Official-Limited Certification/License preferred (and required within two years of employment); Experience in both residential and commercial construction preferred; Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) required; experience with LOGIS Permit Information Management System (PIMS) preferred. A valid drivers license and excellent driving record required.
- Building Inspector II qualifications: Technical certificate (BIT or trade related) or bachelors degree in a related field (such as construction) and three years of related experience a recognized trade, building inspections, architecture and/or engineering required or a minimum of five years of related experience in a recognized trade, building inspections, architecture and/or engineering. State Building Official-Limited Certification/License required; State Building Official Certification/License required (or ability to obtain within the first one year of employment); Commercial building inspections experience including experience with complex properties or building projects required; experience with multi-family residential housing units preferred; mechanical experience preferred; delegation agreement with Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry preferred. At least two years of experience utilizing computer technology preferred. A valid drivers license and excellent driving record required.
- Inspectors often work with tight inspection schedules generally being allotted 30 minutes including travel time to perform a thorough and accurate inspection. Inspectors are required to take appropriate safety precautions and wear protective gear. Most work is performed in a field environment. Inspectors spend a portion of each day in a vehicle with frequent exiting and entering. There is often exposure to traffic and moving construction equipment. Working conditions include wet, muddy, slippery, dusty and windy conditions. At times there may be intermittent exposure to very disagreeable working conditions. Inspectors must be able to climb ladders and scaffolding, walk on uneven surfaces with occasional lifting, pushing or pulling of up to 50 pounds.
- The City of Eden Prairie conducts the following pre-employment checks for this position: professional reference checks; background check; education and work history verification; driver's license check (must have valid driver's license and excellent driving record). All final candidates must successfully complete and pass the Citys evaluation of the pre-employment process before their first day of employment.
Skills
- Able to convey a message to get a point across; communicates in a clear and concise manner; able to write clearly and succinctly; tailors message to a variety of communication settings and styles.
- Effective at acquiring skills, abilities and knowledge; quickly learns new industry, organization, and product information; has an aptitude for retaining and applying technical information; able to communicate techniques, software or product to others; is a quick study; able to work under tight deadlines and pressure.
- Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach; makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives; notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account in analyzing a situation or making a decision.
- Creates a climate in which people want to do their best; makes each individuals work feel important; is someone people like working for and with; able to motivate direct reports, project members and a team; invites input and encourages contribution; empowers others; effectively delegates by sharing responsibilities and accountability.
- Able to find errors in work and solve problems; anticipates issues and performs at a high level of accuracy; sets up systems to ensure errors are not repeated.
Our Values
We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values:
collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance and relationships.
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