Building Director

This is highly responsible management and complex professional administrative work planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the activities of the City's Building Department.  The emphasis of the work is on directing technical, administrative, and clerical staff in the conduct of building inspections, the issuing of building permits, and the enforcement of building codes.

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• Reviews and approves large-scale building and development plans in the preliminary and final stages of review
• Meets with builders, engineers, architects, developers, attorneys, real estate agents, and the general public to hear code concerns to resolve complaints
• Assigns and reviews all non-routine items to subordinates, including budget preparation and monitoring, personnel actions, staff interviews, training, hardware and software needs, and office space planning
• Review and approves all certificates of occupancy
• Approves all occupant load content requirements
• Reviews and approves all purchase orders, requests for time off, vacation, sick leave, and other administrative activities
• Reviews and approves all memos written by assistants to other City departments
• Interprets building codes
• Assigns chief inspectors to various special projects as needed
• Speaks at civic meetings on subjects such as clean streets, minimum housing, maintenance standards, noise abatement, and abandoned buildings
• Draft ordinances, resolutions, and memos related to building and zoning codes for the City Commission
• Performs related work as required

• Bachelor’s degree in building construction management or technology, architecture, structural engineering, or a related field 
• Experience can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis
• 7 years of progressively more complex senior management experience in building design and maintenance, codes, ordinances, and regulations regarding construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other structures, with proven leadership experience in oversight of a large department
• Knowledge of national, state and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations regarding construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other structures
• Knowledge of general building design and good construction practices
• Working knowledge of the construction industry including effective practices concerning air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, and other phases of building construction
• Preferred qualifications:
  • Previous public sector experience as a Building and/or Code Compliance Director or Community Development/Community Services Director 
  • Experience in the building trades
  • Working knowledge of the South Florida Building Code
  • Experience working in historic preservation
  • Familiarity with EPA legislation
    
    
• Optional qualifications: 
  • Current certification, or the ability to obtain certification, as a Building Official as defined by the State of Florida

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
 

Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, and kneeling Some crawling, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling

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Salary : $6,031 - $10,912