Chief Building Inspector

City of Leander, TX
Leander, Texas
Full Time

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Summary:

Under the general direction of the Building Official, the Chief Building Inspector is responsible for leading, organizing, supervising, and coordinating the daily activities of the Building Inspection Division and Zoning inspectors. This position ensures the consistent and accurate enforcement of all adopted building codes, ordinances, and related regulations for residential, commercial, within the City of Leander. The Chief Building Inspector serves as a technical expert, provides complex code interpretations, resolves disputes, and contributes significantly to departmental policy and operational efficiency.

Essential Duties & Required Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Completes performance evaluations and makes recommendations regarding hiring, termination, and discipline of employees.
Manages the daily inspection workload, assigning work and monitoring the work performed.
Monitors input and satisfaction of the development and permit process from builders, developers, and public; recommends improvements to processes to enhance productivity and customer service.
May assist in budget development and administration for the inspection division.
Assists the Building Official in developing and implementing Division policies and procedures.
Assists the Fire Marshal in the investigation of fire related incidents and the evaluation of structures and their condition/safety.
Assist Code Enforcement Officers as needed.
Makes onsite inspections during all phases of construction to ensure building compliance with various codes, including International Building Code, National Electric Code, Residential building, gas, plumbing, mechanical, energy, and fire codes, and verifies compliance with zoning and other ordinances.
Reviews residential and commercial plans and specifications for compliance with codes and city ordinances as part of the construction process.
Supervises direct reports, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Supervises the Building and Zoning Inspectors, answer Code related questions from the Inspectors.
Assists the Building Official with monthly reporting
Issues, approves, and assesses fees for general, electrical, plumbing, and gas permits and licenses prior to construction.
Maintains computer records and reports concerning inspections, licenses, permits, certificates, etc.
Consults with engineers, architects, builders, and contractors to discuss plans and compliance with various codes.
Prepares and writes departmental reports and correspondence.
Conducts required inspections during building condemnation procedures.
Answers questions in person and on telephone regarding building ordinance compliance, and citizens' complaints.
Provides customer service to other departments i.e. public works, Engineering.
Performs on site license checks of plumbers, electricians and others that are required to be licensed under city ordinance or State Plumbing License Law
Performs other duties as assigned.
Issues stop-work orders, notices of violation, and other enforcement directives as necessary, coordinating with legal counsel when appropriate.
May assist in or oversee the review of complex construction plans, specifications, and documents for compliance with adopted codes prior to permit issuance.
Collaborates with the plan review division to ensure a smooth transition from plan approval to field inspection.
Reviews and approves inspection reports and documentation.
Provides excellent customer service, proactively addressing concerns and facilitating compliance.
Other duties may be assigned.

Required Education and Experience

High school degree or its equivalent
A minimum of five years work experience in building and permitting inspection.
A minimum of three years in a supervisory role.

Required Certificates and Licenses

A valid Texas Drivers' License, Class "C" with an acceptable driving record or ability to obtain a Texas driver's license within 90 days of hire. (Approximately 50% driving time in a company vehicle.)
Licensed as a Plumbing Inspector by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Certified in International Code Council as a Combination Inspector or Certified Building Official

Preferred Qualifications

Six or more years building and permitting inspection experience.
Experience reviewing architectural, electrical, or plumbing/mechanical plans used in building construction.
Experience working with government entity such as City, State, County.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Core Competencies:

Knowledge of technical and administrative aspects of building inspections, building codes, and city ordinances; construction, plumbing, electrical systems, framing, foundation, and heating and air conditioning systems; contractor licenses; and regulations and guidelines prepared by state relative to the city's building inspection requirements.
Skill and ability to interpret and communicate to others zoning laws, building codes, and other related codes; read detailed blueprints; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other city employees, state and local government agencies, contractors, builders, and the general public; demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication.
Skill in using computers and related software applications.
Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
Must be able to maintain a good driving record.
Must be able to wear city provided uniform and city issued personal protective equipment, steel-toed leather boots, gloves, eye protection, head protection, safety vest, and ear protection.
Workers must be in compliance with safety procedures and the use of safety equipment.
Workers must be able to follow safety procedures and usage of safety equipment to ensure personal, public, and personnel safety.
Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early-mornings, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights shifts, weekends).

Physical Demands & Additional Information

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 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.

Working Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; explosives; risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, cancer, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, longevity pay, golf course discounts as well as generous retirement and deferred compensation programs and social security participation.

Medical

We offer two types of medical plans (a traditional PPO plan and a high deductible health plan) so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. The premium you pay is based on which plan you select and who you cover. Covering just yourself? The City currently pays the entire employee-only premium for either plan. Covering qualified dependents in your family? Currently, we'll pay your employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premium with you - we pay 60%; you pay 40%. That generous cost share reflects our philosophy that our employees and their families should have the best health care we can afford to provide.

Dental

Dental plans include a DMO option (no cost for employee-only coverage) and two more traditional plans whose premiums are also affordable. You can choose to cover yourself or any qualified dependents and choose which plan best suits your dental needs. Currently, for the DHMO option, we pay the employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premiums with you - we pay 50%; you pay 50%. Under the more traditional plans, although we don't pay the entire employee-only premium, we still split the incremental dependent premiums with you 50/50.

Vision

Access to $10 eye exam co-pays and up to $150 frame and contact lens allowances make vision insurance a popular benefit among employees. Cover yourself for just a few bucks a pay period or all of your qualified dependents for not much more.

Life/AD&D

Your basic employee $15,000 term life insurance policy is paid for by the city. Accidental Death & Dismemberment under the plan would pay an additional $15,000 to your beneficiary if you die in an accident. More life insurance coverage is paid for by the City and provided through our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) program. If that's still not enough coverage, you can purchase more life/AD&D coverage for yourself and your qualified dependents. Over the age of 65? These coverages are subject to an age reduction schedule.

Disability

Both short and long term disability plans which provide up to 60% income replacement are available to purchase at competitive rates.

Accident & Cancer

Need extra coverage for off-the-job medical injuries or a cancer diagnosis? Supplemental plans that pay cash for some of life's most unexpected events are available for purchase.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Want to set aside some pre-tax dollars for health care expenses or dependent care expenses? If you select the traditional EPO medical coverage, you can set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses through the City's Section 125 medical FSA plan, which is managed by an outside carrier. You can do the same for dependent day care expenses, regardless of which medical plan you select.

Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

The high deductible health care plan has its own provisions for pre-tax health savings (HSA) so you can set aside money for your qualified health care expenses. The City will add $1000 to your health savings account to get you started each plan year.

Employee Assistance Program

We know that sometimes your needs are much different than a doctor visit or a prescription, so the City pays for a generous employee assistance program through Alliance to help you or any household member with counseling, legal referrals or simply a safe ride home.

Holidays

The City has thirteen designated holidays each year.

Vacation Leave

Most full time, regular employees (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift schedule and department heads) accrue 3.69 hours of vacation time each pay period and are eligible to use that time after just six months of employment. The longer you work for the city, the more vacation time you receive, with those accrual rates going up at 4, 9 and 14+ years of service. Never use your vacation time? Don't worry; you can bank up to two times your annual accrued hours before you stop accruing.

Sick Leave

As a full time regular employee (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift), you accrue 3.69 hours of sick leave each pay period, which you are eligible to use after your first pay period with the city. You can also continue to build your sick leave balance up to 480 hours for those unexpected emergencies.

Longevity Pay

Regular full-time employees after they've been employed for one year or more are eligible for an annual payout of $5 for every month of City service. So, while that first year $60 check might not seem like a ton of money, that $1500 check (minus taxes of course) for your 25 years of service which is paid around Thanksgiving will likely help you feel very thankful for a little extra cash for Christmas shopping.

Retirement

All regular full-time employees participate in our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). Your 7% investment each payroll period is matched 2 to 1 by the City and is vested at 5 years. You can retire at age 60 with 5 or more years of service or younger if you have at least 20 years of service. You can also receive service credit for certain types of military service. The City's TMRS plan is one of the most generous retirement plans around.

Deferred Compensation

If saving 7% with a 2 to 1 match through TMRS isn't enough to meet your financial goals, you can stash even more on a pre-tax basis through the City's 457 plan. Start or stop saving at any time - up to $18,000 annually if you're under 50, and up to $24,000 if you're older.

Social Security

City of Leander employees also participate in the social security system under FICA regulations.

Golf Course

We have a gorgeous golf course. Want to learn how to play? As a City employee you can play for 50% off. Check it out!

Do you have a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent?

Do you have a minimum of five years of work experience in building and permitting inspection?

Do you have a minimum of three years in a supervisory role?

Do you have a valid Texas driver's license or its equivalent from any U.S. State?

This position requires a Licensed Plumbing Inspector by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners AND a Certified International Code Council as a Combination Inspector or Certified Building Official. Do you meet this requirement?

Do you have six or more years building and permitting inspection experience?

Do you have experience reviewing architectural, electrical, or plumbing/mechanical plans used in building construction?

Do you have experience working with government entity such as City, State, County?

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Employer City of Leander

Department Development Services Address 201 N Brushy St

Leander, Texas, 78641

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Job ID: 489366880

Originally Posted on: 8/14/2025

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