Building Inspections Officer - City of Mountain Brook

Building Inspections Officer

The City of Mountain Brook is seeking a qualified Building Inspections Officer. This position is responsible for enforcing building, plumbing, electrical, and gas codes, as well as city zoning ordinances. The officer ensures that new and existing structures are safe for occupancy and comply with approved site requirements. Responsibilities include interacting with contractors, building trade professionals, homeowners, and the public to provide guidance on acceptable construction practices and to enforce code compliance. The role also involves maintaining records of specifications, plans, zoning appeals, complaints, subdivisions, approvals, and stop work orders.

Compensation and benefits include 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. The pay range for this job is $63,960 - $99,236.

Minimum Qualifications :

1. Driver's license.

2. Experience interpreting plans and structures for building code compliance (e.g., plumbing electrical, mechanical, carpentry).

3. Experience in at least one of the following areas :

• Installing electrical systems;
• Installing and sizing heating and cooling systems and vents;
• Installing plumbing systems or gas piping;
• Performing structural framing / carpentry work;
• Overseeing or carrying out the residential or commercial construction.

Preferred Qualifications :

The following are job-related qualifications deemed desirable by the City of Mountain Brook. These qualifications may be considered by the hiring agency when reviewing applications and inviting candidates to participate in subsequent steps in the selection processes.

Typical Job Duties :

Physical demands involve moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of walking, standing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Work may involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs. Work is conducted both indoors in an office setting as well as during regular field visits to external places of business, residence, or construction worksites.

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.