Building Inspector II / Plans Examiner

Salary : $74,443.20 - $94,328.00 Annually

Location : Tualatin, OR

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 2025-00001

Department : Community Development

Division : Building

Opening Date : 01 / 08 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Summary

The City of Tualatin is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Building Inspector / Plans Examiner II to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for reviewing building plans, inspecting construction sites, ensuring compliance with building codes, ordinances, and regulations, and ensuring the safety and structural integrity of buildings and structures. This role requires a high level of technical knowledge, an eye for detail, and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a complete understanding of regulatory frameworks and will be committed to ensuring projects meet safety and structural integrity standards to ensure the safety and trust of the community.

If you have served as a Building Inspector or Plans Examiner in another city or county, consider this opportunity. Be part of a team driven to serve the public, intent on assisting our customers with integrity and fairness. Technical skills are essential but more importantly we seek those with a problem-solving attitude that know the value of good communication and collaboration with those they work with and serve.

If you're looking to make a difference in a thriving community, be part of an innovative and dynamic team of professionals,and be valued for your creative problem-solving skills, we'd love to meet you. If you desire a work environment that is flexible and cooperative, where you have a voice and can contribute to the quality and safety of structures in your community then this could be the perfect job for you.

The Building Division operates as a collaborative team led by the Building Official. Building Inspectors play a critical role in guiding the success of Tualatin's development by providing professional project inspections and plan reviews. They are often seen as the face of the City and may be the only experience our customers have with City staff.

The ideal candidate will be dedicated to achieving both code compliance and a quality customer experience. They should possess good communication skills, sincerely enjoy plan review and inspection work, and desire the opportunity to grow in their profession. Please review the job details below, and consider joining our other highly-qualified and motivated employees who share our city's common core values of integrity, respect, customer service, teamwork and problem solving.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Inspects residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings during and after construction to ensure that components such as footings, floor framing, completed framing, chimneys, and stairways meet provisions of building, grading, zoning, and safety laws, architectural review requirements and approved plans, specifications, and standards.

Performs plan reviews of residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings to ensure they meet provisions of the applicable state code.

Observes conditions and issues notices for corrections to persons responsible for conformance.

Obtains evidence and prepares report concerning violations which have not been corrected.

Interprets legal requirements and recommends compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, and owners.

Keeps accurate inspection records and prepares reports for use by administrative or judicial authorities as required.

Conducts surveys of existing buildings to determine lack of prescribed maintenance, housing violations, or hazardous conditions.

Makes recommendations for changes in regulations governing building inspections where applicable. Reports and advises the Building Official on progress of projects.

Drives to job sites, city facilities, vendors, training programs, and meetings as necessary.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills : Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills : Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability : Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations : Class A Certification in structural and mechanical inspection, Commercial Class A plan review, and a Fire Life Safety plan review certification. Plumbing certification is desirable. Possession of, or ability to secure possession of, a valid Oregon driver's license.

Technical Skills and Abilities : Considerable knowledge of two areas required, and reasonable knowledge of the others :

• Laws, ordinances and specialty codes dealing with building construction; and planning standards and requirements.
• Inspection methods, practices and techniques pertaining to building construction and planning requirements.
• Methods and materials of building construction.
• Ability to review plans and specifications for conformance to various specialty codes.
• Ability to complete plan reviews in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to conduct on-site building or construction inspections. Ability to interpret codes, regulations, laws and ordinances related to building inspections.
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing. Ability to tactfully enforce codes and regulations.
• Ability to maintain accurate records. Ability to read and interpret specifications, blue prints and diagrams.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and other employees.

Education and / or Experience : Two years post high school education preferably with an emphasis on Building Technologies, or 2 years of Inspection / Plan review experience, or any equivalent thereof. Minimum of two (2) years' experience at the Building Construction Inspector I level.

Additional Information

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : This job has no supervisory responsibilities. May be assigned as a lead person to direct specific work activities of other employees on specific projects as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT : The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

BENEFITS

The position comes complete with a generous benefit package including medical, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for the employee and immediate family, a VEBA account, long-term disability and life insurance, a city-paid retirement plan through PERS, paid holidays, vacation, and more.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications can be filed online at The position is open until filled, with a first review of applications on January 23. Apply early for best opportunity.

If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, contact Human Resources at

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. The City will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge skills education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you think you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skillset for the role.

The City of Tualatin is an equal opportunity employer.

There are a wide variety of benefits available to employees represented by the Tualatin Employees Association. These benefits include : health, dental with orthodontia, vision, life insurance, voluntary life insurance plans, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, an employee assistance program, and voluntary deferred compensation programs.

For more information, follow the link below :

Select from below the State of Oregon or ICC certification(s) that you possess :

How much experience do you have with a) building or mechanical inspections; andb) building or mechanical plans examination ? (Plumbing experience answered on a separate question)

How much experience do you have with plumbing inspections and plans examination?

How many years of experience do you have in fire / life / safety plan review?

What is your ability to speak Spanish?

Are you an employee at the City of Tualatin

Under Oregon law, veterans who meet minimum qualifications for a position may be eligible for employment preference. If you think you may qualify, please read the following checklist carefully. Check the box for each item that is appropriate. To receive veteran's preference, you must complete this section, and attach the required documentation when you submit this application. Acceptable documentation is either a copy of your DD-214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions, or as otherwise specifically noted below ."Active duty" does not include attendance at a school under military orders, except schooling incident to an active enlistment or a regular tour of duty, or normal military training as a reserve officer or member of an organized reserve or a National Guard unit.

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Salary : $74,443 - $94,328