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We are hiring a Combination Building Inspector / Sr. Combination Building Inspector!

(Position offered dependent upon the qualifications of the selected candidate.)

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About this Opportunity

The Building & Safety Division of the City of Orange Community Development Department is a place where professionals can make a meaningful impact on the community every day. Our team supports safe, thoughtful development while preserving the historic character that makes Orange unique. We offer a collaborative, supportive work environment, opportunities for career growth, and a commitment to integrity, innovation, and public service. If you're passionate about helping people, solving problems, and shaping a safer built environment, this Building & Safety Division is a great place to build your career.

City of Orange employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Stable municipal employment
Work-life balance supported by a predictable schedule
Competitive salary
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
Retirement benefits through CalPERS
Vacation, Sick Leave, and paid Holidays
Professional development and training opportunities
A positive culture rooted in teamwork and community pride

Sr. Combination Building Inspector

Under general supervision, provides technical and functional direction to lower-level staff and/or performs routine to complex plan review and combination inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial building sites to enforce building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and environmental codes, with specific expertise, knowledge of, and emphasis on one of the building trades; ensures conformance with approved plans, specifications, standards, permits, and licensing; provides a variety of information to property owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors; and performs related work as required.

Combination Building Inspector

Under general supervision, performs routine to complex combination inspections at various stages of construction, alterations, and repair of residential, commercial, and industrial building sites to enforce building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and environmental codes, and other governing laws and ordinances, including basic zoning, grading, fire, and safety regulations; ensures conformance with approved plans, specifications, standards, permits, licensing, and safety standards; provides a variety of information to property owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors; and performs related work as required.

The following duties represent the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Click here to view example job duties for a Sr. Combination Building Inspector.
Click here to view example job duties for a Combination Building Inspector.

Click here to view typical qualifications for a Sr. Combination Building Inspector.
Click here to view typical qualifications for a Combination Building Inspector.

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; to inspect various commercial and residential development sites, including traversing uneven terrain, climbing ladders, stairs, and other temporary or construction access points; to attend meetings and to operate a motor vehicle; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and make inspections; color vision to identify materials, structures, wires, and pipes; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

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Combination Building Inspector / Sr. Combination Building Inspector