[Hiring] Chief Code Compliance Officer @City of Raleigh North Carolina

Role Description

The Chief Code Compliance Officer is a position that will provide guidance, oversight and resolution for pathway compliance for both commercial and residential for permitting, plan review, inspections and customer service. This position promotes a proactive, customer-focused approach to code administration by helping homeowners, contractors, developers, design professionals, and business owners understand applicable building codes, permitting requirements, and compliance processes. This position will identify barriers, delays, or recurring issues within the permitting process and recommend practical improvement processes.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency; 7 to 9 years’ experience in code enforcement, building inspection, or related work
• Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted
• Level III certification in all four of the following: Plumbing Inspection, Mechanical Inspection, Electrical Inspection, Building Inspector
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, building science, engineering, architecture, public administration, or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of combined commercial and multi-trade plan review and field inspections experience (preferred)

Requirements

• Demonstrating expert knowledge in administrative, building and residential codes
• Working independently with strong critical thinking skills while considering multiple trade codes and collaborating with multiple metric groups
• Identifying barriers that impede in the permitting approval pathway and facilitate resolution
• Demonstrating excellent communication, customer service, and writing skills
• Researching industry trends, solutions, and best practices
• Demonstrating great problem-solving skills
• Gathering data, reviewing residential and commercial plans, analyzing findings within the intent of the code
• Interpreting, monitoring, and reporting technical information and statistics
• Identifying alternate solutions to building code compliance issues
• Providing interpretation and technical advice related to regulations and trade specialty area
• Organizing tasks, meeting deadlines, and prioritizing competing demands

Benefits

• Medium: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment or in a vehicle.
• Employees may occasionally work on a construction site, an outdoor environment, near street environment (near moving traffic) or a confined space.
• Work in this position does not require frequent environmental exposures.
• Employees may occasionally be exposed to individuals who are hostile or irate, extreme cold (below 32 degrees), extreme heat (above 100 degrees), fumes or airborne particles, loud noises (85+ decibels average over 8-hour working day), and moving mechanical parts.