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Kitsap County CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR - RESIDENTIAL PLAN REVIEW / INSPECTOR in East Port Orchard, Washington
[KITSAP COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD)]{.underline}
DCD focuses on enabling and assisting our Kitsap residents in building quality, affordable, structurally, and environmentally safe developments in the Kitsap Community. We provide our team the opportunity to learn and grow within our positive and innovative work environment; we empower our team to make decisions and pride ourselves on a culture of continuous improvement. Please learn more about the department at: https://spf.kitsapgov.com/dcd{rel="nofollow"}. *We are currently recruiting to fill one Construction Inspector 2 vacancy in our residential construction plan review and inspection team. *This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in joining the Building Plan Review and Inspection team within DCD's Building and Fire Safety Division regardless of your level of experience as the vacancy may be filled as a Technician, Construction Inspector 1 or Construction Inspector 2 depending on your qualifications. The department provides development and training through an approved automatic progression process, enabling employees hired as a Technician or Inspector 1 to automatically promote to a Construction Inspector 2 after meeting progression requirements.
The ideal candidate for this position will have three or more years of experience performing residential construction plan review and/or inspection for a government agency with code enforcement authority and possess current International Code Council (ICC) ICC Residential Building Inspector and Residential Plans Examiner certifications.
Depending on qualifications, we will bring you on at one of the following levels in the Construction Inspection series: [CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN GENERAL OVERVIEW]{.underline} This category is designed as a trainee/apprentice position to progress through the construction inspector series. An employee in the Construction Technician classification will develop skills in accomplishing and assisting with on-site inspection or plans review assignments in support of residential construction permit application and construction projects. ($24.35/hr. - $34.31/hr.)
[CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 1 GENERAL OVERVIEW]{.underline} An employee in the Construction Inspector 1 classification performs basic general plan review and on-site inspection work in support of a variety of residential permit application or construction projects and compliance actions, responds to customer or citizen inquiries and maintains records in electronic and paper formats as required. ($26.25/hr. - $37.08/hr.)
[CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW]{.underline} An employee in the Construction Inspector 2 classification performs journey level plan review and on-site inspection work in support of all manner of residential building permit application and construction activities, code compliance or other actions to assure compliance with the applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations. Authorizes issuance or denial of permits and coordinates with other DCD staff to assure that building permits and related applications are processed consistent with adopted procedures and within established time frames. Answers citizen requests for information within established timeframes, performs code research as needed and proposes code, process and procedure changes as needed. ($28.14/hr. - $39.78/hr.)
* This position will be posted continuously until filled. *
The first screening will take place the week of April 15th.
**with interviews tentatively scheduled the week of April 22nd.
**QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE