Building Inspector - DFW

Description

• Exchanges information by telephone, computer, in writing and in person.
• Performs construction document plan reviews and construction inspections in the designated building code discipline.
• Climbs ladders and works in physically awkward situations, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, and walking on uneven terrain.
• Collaborates with Designers, Engineers, Project Managers, Stakeholders, QA Construction Inspectors and Contractors to ensure efficient and effective compliance of DFW International Airport construction projects with adopted ICC family of model codes, DFW International Airport Design Criteria Manual, and DFW International Airport Code Amendments for Construction through construction document plan review and construction inspections.
• Perform mathematical calculations.
• Records and documents inspection, plan review and testing results. Issues deficiency reports and monitors remedial work. Records re-inspection and retesting results. Ensures correction of all construction document plan review and inspection deficiencies.
• Ensures Airport facilities comply with FAA Regulations and other mandated design standards.
• Works in an office, mechanical rooms, confined spaces, terminal buildings, outside environment, and at construction sites.
• Uses permitting and inspection tools, flashlights, and test equipment.
• Drives to locations on and off Airport property.
• Complies with the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) current rules and regulations.
• Keeps abreast of new code changes and materials. Provides technical assistance as it relates to code interpretation and conformance, constructability, and quality assurance at each project phase from design through final inspection.

Requirements

• Walks and stands for extended periods.
• Experience using Apple iPad.
• Three (3) years’ experience in construction inspections and construction document plan examination. Possesses and maintains an active status International Code Council (ICC) Commercial Building Inspector Certificate; ICC Building Plans Examiner Certificate; ICC Commercial Energy Inspector Certificate; ICC Commercial Energy Plans Examiner Certificate; ICC Commercial Combination Inspector Certificate; ICC Combination Plans Examiner Certificate.
• Uses near-visual acuity in reading written documents, technical documents, and design drawings.
• Ability to detect and correct non-complying items during construction document plan review and through inspection of the in-progress or finished work.
• Possession of a valid Class C driver’s license.
• Experience using Microsoft Teams application and Outlook email application.
• Experience using Blue Beam and Adobe Acrobat applications.
• Uses keyboard devices and a computer monitor.
• Sits for prolonged periods of time.
• Wears DFW International Airport issued uniform clothing.
• This is a designated safety sensitive position as defined in DFW Airport’s Drug and Alcohol Administrative Policy and Procedure. Applicants selected for this position will be required to pass a drug test prior to employment and to submit to drug screening on a random basis during the length of their employment in the safety sensitive position.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Experience using Apple iPad mobile municipal building department inspection applications.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Uses substantial reasoning in problem solving and code interpretation.
• Must obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Airport Identification/Access Badge (badge) in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements in Chapter 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 1500 et al., and DFW Airport’s Airport Security Program within thirty (30) days from date of employment and maintain qualification for a SIDA badge upon each badge renewal.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Share Point) and municipal building department permitting software systems.
• Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for the above.
• Knowledge of the ICC family of codes; Local, State, and National Codes and Regulations relating to major construction development, building systems and energy conservation systems.
• Ability to maintain harmonious internal and external working relationships.
• Wears OSHA approved clothing for construction workers and OSHA approved Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for construction workers.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance