City of Houston · 16 hours ago
Inspector
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expThe City of Houston is seeking an Inspector for the Houston Permitting Center - Investigations. The role involves ensuring construction compliance with local and national building codes through inspections, record-keeping, and interaction with the public and contractors.
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Responsibilities
Inspects mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or structural systems to ensure they comply with building codes and local ordinances
Provides written feedback related to the findings
Performs record keeping activities, maintains daily logs, records/maintains photographs taken during inspections and issues violation notices and stop-work orders under supervision of senior technical staff
Monitors construction sites periodically to ensure overall compliance with codes
Meets with public, contractors, technical professionals, and businesses to respond to inquiries and technical problems
Researches and evaluates plans, specifications, and drawings
Prepares and submits various technical reports
Investigates reported code violations received via 311 and issues notices of deficiencies if/when required
Issues municipal citations for noncompliance
Attends court proceedings related to issued citations and presents evidence of cited code violations and provides testimony in conjunction with court proceedings
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Requires a High School Diploma or G.E.D. and up to 18 months of education or training in the area of inspection to be performed
Two (2) years of journey level or skilled experience related to the area of inspection to be performed are required
May require a valid Texas driver's license and compliance with the City of Houston's policy on driving
Preferred
Preference will be given to applicants with valid ICC Commercial or Residential building inspector certification
Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for
Company
City of Houston
The city also employs over 22,000 full-time staff to keep the city running.
10001+ employees
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