Plumbing Inspector

SALARY

$22.39/hourly - $46,588.05 Annually

SUMMARY

: This is technical and routine work responsible for conducting residential and commercial building inspections to determine compliance with all uniform plumbing codes and ordinances. Work involves explaining county building codes and ordinances and corrective requirements to property owners, developers, contractors and the general public. Work also involves making independent technical decisions enforcing state and county building codes and ordinances.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include but are not limited to

· Inspecting plumbing systems in residential and commercial buildings for compliance with county and state plumbing codes; inspecting sewers, cesspools, and septic tanks for compliance

· Performing plumbing inspections of all plumbing fixtures examining for vent size, grade, and size of pipe and proper sealing of joints

· Checking the licenses of contractors and verifies business registrations when in the field

· Explaining new building ordinances to property owners, developers, contractors and the general public; receiving and responding to reports of alleged code and ordinance violations

· Contacting developers, contractors, and property owners to schedule inspection of property; issuing inspection tickets upon completion of building or construction inspection; noting code violations and recommendations to correct violations; notifying property owners of results of inspection and explaining necessary corrective requirements

· Conducting re-inspections to ensure corrective action has been taken; issuing warnings, citations, and stop-work orders when violations are not corrected

· Responding to telephone and in-person requests for assistance and information on inspections Preparing and maintaining accurate reports and records regarding inspection activities including a daily log of completed inspections and violations discovered

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