Chief Building Official

Description

• An employee in this classification directs the management and administration of the Safety Director's Department of Building Inspection/Code Enforcement, which includes supervision, policy development, procedures, personnel safety, purchasing, training, and hiring for the Building Inspection, Code Enforcement and Zoning areas of the Department.
• The individual is responsible for direction of work and manner of accomplishment of the assigned departmental staff.
• The individual is responsible for and handling confidential materials such as inspection records, demolition notices, and personnel files.
• The Chief Building Official is responsible for the administration and supervision of the Building Inspection/Code Enforcement Department which includes responsibility for enforcing all municipal and state building, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and energy conservation codes and regulations.

Requirements

• Possession of Board of Building Standards certificates of competency in the building, electrical, HVAC and/or plumbing fields is desirable, but not required.
• State of Ohio certification as Chief Building Official Class I requires either ten years of experience as a contractor or superintendent of building construction or superintendent of building construction or as a building inspector with a certified building department, or an Ohio registered architect or professional engineer having five years of experience in building design and construction or building inspection with a certified building department.
• The Ohio Building Code requires that any person responsible for the overall administration of a building department and enforcement of the Ohio Building Code shall hold an ICC certification recognized by the Ohio Board of Building Standards as a Chief Building Official.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance