Plumbing Inspector

General Description

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This employee performs inspections and plan review of plumbing and drainage installations in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws, ordinances and codes under the jurisdiction of the City of Rochester. The employee receives specific assignments and works independently in the field or is assigned to the Permit Office to review plumbing related plans for the purpose of issuing plumbing permits. General supervision is received from a senior level staff member within the Bureau of Buildings and Zoning. Related work is performed as required.

Under the NY HELPS Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived. For additional information regarding the NY HELPS Program, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/faq.cfm

CITY RESIDENCY WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF HIRE.

Typical Work Activities

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• Explains to plumbers, architects, engineers, and the general public applicable plumbing and drainage provisions of the Sanitary and Building codes;
• Issues appearance tickets as required, for codes administered and enforced by the City of Rochester's Bureau of Buildings and Zoning;
• Inspects laterals, drains, and stacks to ensure that plumbing is installed, altered, or extended in accordance with the issued permit and that installations are air and water tight;
• Inspects gas appliances, HVAC equipment, boilers, hot water tanks, and other related appliances to ensure that their installation is in compliance with applicable plumbing related codes;
• Inspects pipes, fittings, and other materials to ascertain quality of materials and for code compliance;
• Takes appropriate enforcement action for plumbing work performed which is not in accordance with codes and regulations;
• Reviews plumbing related plans for compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, and codes;
• Performs follow up inspections on outstanding plumbing permits issued by the City of Roches...