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TARGET CLOSE DATE : 03 / 07 / 2025
PAY GRADE : Grade 19
TYPE : Full time
JOB SUMMARY :
The City of Birmingham is seeking highly qualified Fire Prevention Inspectors to conduct comprehensive building inspections across various structures, including restaurants, sports arenas, shopping centers, office buildings, and more. The primary responsibility of this role is to identify fire hazards and ensure compliance with international fire codes, ISP standards, and relevant federal, state, and local regulations.
Fire Prevention Inspectors will also assess fire protection, detection, and suppression systems and equipment. In addition to conducting inspections, they are responsible for completing detailed fire inspection reports, educating the public on fire safety and prevention, and may serve as fire department representatives at public meetings to provide vital fire safety information.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS :
Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more.
Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.
Birmingham $51,729 - $80,225
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position :
- Driver's license.
- High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Experience in customer service (e.g., working through complaints, resolving conflicts, and gaining compliance).
- Experience writing, interpreting, and maintaining reports and records.
- Must be 18 years of age by the closing date of the announcement.
- Willing to perform work on a construction site (e.g., uneven ground, on roofs, around potential hazards).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by Merit System agencies. These qualifications may be considered by a hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES :
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling required to physically inspect new construction and existing buildings for potential fire code violations. May involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
Work is primarily performed both in the field either on new construction sites or in and around existing buildings, and in an office setting.
EEO STATEMENT :
The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Each Merit System member city / agency operate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city / agency website.
ACCOMMODATION :
To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.
NOTE :
This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.
DISCLAIMER :
This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
Salary : $51,729 - $80,225
