Building Official – Plan Reviewer 3
Goldbeck Recruiting
Maple Ridge, BC
$86K a year
Full-time
Responsibilities :
- Provide technical information and assistance to property owners, contractors, engineers, architects, and other municipal staff regarding application-related matters.
- Discuss plans, proposed projects, and issues of non-compliance with applicants and others when necessary.
- Clarify problem areas and help find solutions for areas that don’t meet compliance requirements.
- Interpret and explain Codes, bylaws, and regulations, and make recommendations for possible revisions.
- Assist in coordinating the processing of building permit applications through City departments and support Plan Reviewer 1 and 2 tasks.
- Exercise significant independent judgment in handling technical aspects of the work within your assigned responsibilities and in resolving day-to-day operational issues.
Qualifications :
- Possess in-depth knowledge of relevant sections of the BC Building Code (BCBC), along with familiarity with applicable bylaws, acts, codes, standards, regulations, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate a working understanding of the British Columbia Fire Code and Fire Services Act.
- Ability to interpret and apply the BCBC, bylaws, and regulations, effectively explaining them to various internal and external stakeholders.
- Have considerable knowledge of building construction methods, materials, and techniques.
- Proficient in reading plans and drawings, interpreting and applying the BCBC and City regulations and bylaws, and suggesting corrections and changes as needed.
- Capable of coordinating application processing through relevant City departments, ensuring timely completion, and facilitating communication with those departments.
- Effectively deal with owners, contractors, tradespeople, engineers, architects, and others, using sound judgment to impartially, tactfully, and firmly enforce bylaws, standards, and regulations.
- Liaise with City inspection staff and contractors during building construction, addressing Code interpretations, substitutability, and equivalency of building materials.
- Ability to process revisions to approved plans and assist inspection staff on project sites.
- Proficient in preparing reports, records, and correspondence related to the work following City record management protocol.
- Skilled in working with data management systems and related computer programs.
- Competent in performing work at a Plan Reviewer 1, 2, and 3 level.
Licenses and Certifications :
- BOABC Level 3 Qualification
- Registration as a Building Official with the BOABC
- Valid BC Class 5 driver’s license including clean driver’s abstract
29 days ago