City of Hillsboro
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Title: Chief Building Official (CBO) (Inspector / Plans Examiner)
Reports To: Safety & Service Director
Employee Status: Full-time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS:
• High school diploma or equivalent or Associate’s Degree in fields listed under
“Education and Experience”
• Training and/or experience in maintenance and/or construction.
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License
• CBO Certification
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Chief Building Official for the city’s building department. Inspects new and existing
buildings and structures to enforce conformance to building, grading, and zoning laws
and approves plans, specifications, and standards. Inspects existing housing structures
and property as well as enforcement of ordinances, zoning regulations and environmental
nuisances.
Work includes responsibility for performing field and office work. Inspections are
conducted independently in accordance with departmental regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act,
may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
• Inspects commercial, industrial, and residential buildings during
and after construction, alterations, and repairs to ensure compliance with
applicable codes and ordinances to include but not limited to building,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, approved plans, specification, and
standards.
• Reviews plans and specifications for compliance with code provisions and
inspects properties as required to approve plans and specifications.
• Inspects work sites to ensure possession of required licenses and permits.
• Conducts inspections for compliance with the City minimum housing and
zoning codes and investigates complaints of unauthorized installations,
violations of city codes, planning and zoning ordinances, tree ordinances, sign
Chief Building Official (Inspector / Plans Examiner)
ordinances, and property maintenance.
• Identifies violations as a result of inspections and document reviews.
• Proactively finds code violations and initiates contact with violator.
• Interacts with business owners, property owners, and contractors. Conveys
information regarding deficiencies and/or violations noted during inspections
or investigations and provides technical assistance and recommends corrective
actions as necessary.
• Conducts follow-up investigations or re-inspections to ensure and
document corrective measures were taken for all non-compliances.
• Issues compliance and/or violation notices establishing time constraints for
compliance and posts properties in accordance with state laws as required.
• Enforces compliance with the City’s zoning code regulations.
• Prepares documentation for City Council agendas and for the placement of
advertisements.
• Develops paperwork as deemed necessary to support court cases.
• Compiles and completes data for administrative and public reports; composes
routine memos, letters, legal forms, notices and other material required for
efficient job performance and code compliance.
• Maintains accurate documentation and case files on all investigations,
inspections, enforcement actions and other job-related activities including
accurate and detailer information regarding code enforcement activity to
substantiate violations; draw diagrams or illustrations as necessary and take
photographs.
• Manages the review of plans and specifications for permit approval and
issuance as required.
• Confers with Safety and Service Director and Chief of Police as necessary
for technical assistance and information.
• Maintains records of inspections and actions taken as required.
• Develops and administers a proactive code enforcement program
• On call twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide staff assistance to the Safety and Service Director; prepare and present
staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
• Provide staff support to assigned boards.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; stay abreast of new trends
and innovations in the field of code enforcement administration.
• Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints with
the utmost tact.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to
explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the
essential functions of the job can be performed.
Chief Building Official (Inspector / Plans Examiner)
• Knowledge of all federal, state and local housing, building, and zoning laws,
codes, and regulations governing all aspects of use and occupancy.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals,
professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to detect code and ordinance violations and to determine
appropriate remedial actions. (e.g., Ability to detect and identify
deficiencies in materials or construction).
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the
general public.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and the ability to apply
concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to
practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to deal with the public tactfully and courteously.
• Possess strong customer service skills with the ability to remain calm in
sometimes stressful situations.
• Ability to extract legal descriptions and ownership information from
records as required.
• Ability to enforce regulations with firmness, tact and impartiality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to interpret and apply plans specifications, drawings, and blueprints to
work in progress.
• Maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with other
employees, supervisor and other departments.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance.
Education and Experience
High School or equivalent or Associate’s degree in construction management, public
administration, urban studies, or related studies, three years related experience in
structural inspections and/or training in the methods, materials, and techniques involved
in building construction, repair, and alteration and the installation of electrical plumbing
and heating systems and equipment, or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Required Licenses or Certificates
• Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license.
• Must possess OBC Building Inspector Certification (4101:7-3-01(E))
• Must possess all required certifications set forth by state and federal
guidelines
Chief Building Official (Inspector / Plans Examiner)
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
Physical requirements include occasional lifting/carrying of 50+ pounds. The job
requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense
of smell, and depth perception. Hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity are
necessary to operate a computer keyboard and basic office equipment. Subject to sitting,
standing, reaching, walking, twisting and kneeling to perform the essential functions.
Working conditions are both indoors and outdoors.
The City of Hillsboro will be accepting applications for the position of Chief Building Official until 4:00 pm on December 20, 2023.
The application for employment and job description can be obtained from the mayor’s office at:
130 North High Street,
Monday-Friday from 8AM-4:30PM
Applications may also be obtained on the City of Hillsboro website: https://www.hillsboroohio.net/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item&id=2128
Please submit paper applications to the Mayor’s Office.
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