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Performs comprehensive inspection services and code enforcement. Determines effective methods to recognize and resolve issues. Identifies appropriate corrective actions necessary for compliance.
Essential Job Duties
- Inspects structural, plumbing and mechanical installations at construction sites for life safety and compliance with codes, regulations, standards and approved plans and specifications.
- Reads and interprets plans and specifications.
- Inspects buildings for hazardous or illegal conditions or code violations.
- Implements warning and violation notices, orders to comply and stop work orders. Performs follow-up functions to gain compliance. Prepares legal action requests. Issues citations as approved.
- Responds to public inquiries, concerns and complaints. Serves as a resource for guidance and information with property owners, residents, businesses, other city departments and the public.
- Reviews residential and minor commercial property construction plans. Evaluates connection fees and rate adjustments.
- Conducts business license and permitting inspections prior to opening of new businesses.
- Conducts event inspections including review of exits, fire extinguishers and cooking appliances.
- Conducts commercial kitchen type 1 hood inspections to ensure proper operation.
- Coordinates final inspections to ensure certificate of occupancy requirements are met.
- Assesses damaged buildings for compliance after disasters.
- Inspects properties that store, handle and use hazardous materials to ensure compliance. Inspects public buildings for disability assess compliance.
- Organizes and maintains an efficient case management system. Maintains accurate documentation and case files for investigations, inspections and enforcement actions to substantiate violations.
- Prepares correspondence, reports or other documents, keeping others adequately informed.
- Creates, updates and implements process improvement procedures, tasks, workflows and systems.
- Maintains current desk procedures and tasks to explain position responsibilities.
Qualification Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED. Associates degree preferred.
- Four years of progressively responsible inspection experience including application and interpretation of municipal rules and regulations.
- Must possess ICC Residential Building Inspector certification and maintain throughout employment.
- Valid Washington State driver's license.
- Bilingual, English and Spanish, language abilities preferred.
- Must obtain at least one of the following ICC Inspector certifications each year and maintain throughout employment: Commercial Building, Mechanical, Plumbing Codes and fire inspector.
City of Wenatchee Government
The City of Wenatchee is a full service City employing 180 employees. In addition to Community Development, other services provided include Public Works, Economic Development, Police, Finance and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The City operates under a Strong Mayor form of government with seven council members serving at large. Active boards and commissions advise the City Council with governance.
The Community
The City of Wenatchee is home to 33,921 people with approximately 70,000 living in the greater Wenatchee urban area. Located in a beautiful valley at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers and on the east slopes of the Cascade Mountain Range, the city enjoys wonderful abundant sunshine with four distinct seasons. The average rainfall is a mere 10 inches per year making the region a focal point of Washington State for outdoor recreation. Wenatchee is the largest city in rural North Central Washington and thus provides a small town atmosphere with big city amenities striking a great balance between rural and urban qualities of life. Furthermore, the city is only 30 minutes from the renowned resort towns of Leavenworth and Lake Chelan. For those desiring occasional amenities of major metropolitan areas, Seattle is a short scenic 3 hour drive or 30 minute flight away making Wenatchee very attractive to many people and families relocating from the Puget Sound area.
Find out more about the City at https://www.wenatcheewa.gov. Some of the tourism highlights of the region can be viewed at https://www.visitchelancounty.com/ and http://wenatchee.org/. Our historic downtown is a nationally recognized Main Street with an active downtown association - https://wendowntown.org/.
Must see:
“We are Wenatchee Part I”
“We are Wenatchee Part II”
“We are Wenatchee Part III”
How to Apply
Please go to www.wenatcheewa.gov and click on ‘Job Opportunities’ to view the full Job Description and download application materials. The following constitutes a complete application package:
- Letter of Interest/Cover Letter
- Resume
- Application for Employment
- Supplemental Application
Complete application packages may be emailed (HR@WenatcheeWa.Gov), faxed (509-888-3636), or mailed to: City of Wenatchee Human Resources Department, PO Box 519 Wenatchee, WA 98801-0519.
Closing Date: Documents must be received by 3:00 P.M., Monday, September 30, 2019
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