What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plans Examiner - City of Birmingham position at The Personnel Board of Jefferson County?
TARGET CLOSE DATE:
02/14/2025
PAY GRADE:
Grade 24
TYPE:
Full time
JOB SUMMARY:
The City of Birmingham is seeking a highly qualified Plans Examiner to join our team. In this role, the Plans Examiner will be responsible for reviewing construction plans to ensure compliance with relevant codes, ordinances, and regulations. The individual will also interpret and clarify codes for both construction professionals and the general public. This position requires thorough research and review of codes, ordinances, notices, and permitting to maintain up-to-date knowledge of the most current industry standards.
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 $54,308 - $84,240
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
- Experience with reading drawings, applying code interpretations and full plan review.
- Experience conducting inspections of buildings and materials to see-design-in-practice (e.g., building inspector, foreman, carpenter, construction superintendent, or project manager).
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.
- Certification as a Building Inspector by the ICC.
- Certification as a Plans Examiner by the ICC.
- Associate's degree or higher in Architecture, Engineering, Building Science or Construction Management.
- Experience reading sanitary sewer plans.
- Experience preparing and working with architecture and engineering drawings.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
- Enforces codes and ordinances related to all applicable permitting, zoning, and building regulations for a project to ensure compliance and adherence to safety standards in order to reach completion.
- Acts as a liaison for the department by researching and reviewing codes, ordinances, notices, and permitting in order to provide and interpret information for construction professionals and the general public to clarify information and ensure compliance.
- Oversees and participates in the documentation and maintenance of records related to all project activities (e.g., inspection results, fee calculation, notices, zoning and permit information, etc.) in order to ensure access to information when needed.
- Performs technical reviews of submitted plans and specifications in order to determine and ensure compliance with all applicable building, zoning, and permitting codes, ordinances, and requirements.
- Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, but may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is conducted mostly indoors in an office setting, with periodic field visits to external indoor or outdoor locations. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.
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 : $54,308 - $84,240
