Location
Description
Reporting to the Building Official, this specialized classification performs the full range of duties related to building inspection and code compliance activities required to ensure compliance with the City’s Municipal Code as well as the full range of routine to complex inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings; investigates citizen complaints of public nuisances and quality of life issues and seeks voluntary compliance or issues citations and initiates abatement procedures; performs inspections at various stages of construction, alteration, and repair of residential, commercial, and industrial building sites to enforce building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and environmental codes, and other governing laws and ordinances, including basic zoning, grading, fire, and safety regulations; reviews applications and conducts inspections on a wide range of business licenses and special events permits such as those for massage establishments, special events, and noise exemptions; and performs related work as required.
City offices operate on a 9/80 schedule: Monday-Thursday for 9 hours, 8-hours one Friday, off/closed the other Friday. This position is located at City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue; operational hours are 7:30 am-5:00 pm.
Ideal Candidate
The position requires the equivalent to graduation from twelfth (12th) grade, supplemented by vocational training in the construction trades and two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience performing municipal code enforcement or building inspection work.
- At the time of appointment, possession of a valid California driver’s license and a valid International Code Council (I.C.C.) Building Inspector Certificate.
- Within twelve (12) months or appointment, completion of POST PC 832 training without firearms component and possession of Statewide California Association of Code Enforcement Officials (CACEO) Code Enforcement Officer 1 Designation.
The ideal candidate will have related experience suited to a small city and the ability to work both in the field and at a public service counter with tact and professionalism. The candidate should excel at managing multiple ongoing processes and requests, possess outstanding oral and written communication skills, exhibit technical expertise and acumen, and be able to provide superior customer service. The ability to develop strong, collaborative working relationships is essential.
Benefits
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The City of Saratoga provides an excellent total compensation and benefits package along with a 9/80 Work Schedule: Nine-hour days Monday to Thursday; and an eight-hour day one Friday, off the next Friday.
The salary for this position will be set at a step between steps 1 and 5 based on qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.
The salary range for Steps 1-5 is $54.25 - $65.94 per hour. The City has a seven-step range, including multi-year steps 6 and 7. Advancement to steps 6 and 7 is after four (4) years of satisfactory service at Steps 5 and 6, respectively.
A summary of benefits may be obtained online.
Special Instructions
To be considered for this exciting career opportunity, please apply online through CalOpps.org (search word: Saratoga).
As part of your online application, provide the City with a cover letter and resume, along with responses to the required supplemental questions. Applications that do not include the above elements or that do not include work history in the application will not be considered. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the testing process, which may consist of a written exercise and oral interviews. Not all applicants possessing the minimum qualifications will be invited to interview.
The recruitment will remain open until filled, with the first review of applications on August 26, 2024. The recruitment may close any time if a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been received.