Building Inspector I - IV - Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD)
Sedgwick County*
Wichita, KS
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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Building Permits, Case Management, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Construction Inspection, Document Management, Documentation, Licensing
LOCATION
Wichita, KS
POSTED
26 days ago
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more
information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13596688
This position supports MABCD by overseeing commercial property cases;
investigating work being performed without proper permits (to include
those in a void status) and inspections. This Inspector will also
investigate and manage cases that may adversely impact a contractors
ability to renew or retain their licensing status with MABCD. The
position is also tasked with assisting programs designed to combat
blight created by vacant commercial properties. This employee is
expected to work autonomously in the field and to display the utmost
professionalism at all times.
Commercial complaint case management
- Receive, record and investigate complaints involving vacant
commercial structures
- Liaison with Neighborhood Inspection when additional enforcement
(abatement or securing) action is required
- Perform on-site inspections to validate complaints to include
scheduling and performing follow-up compliance inspections.
- Prepare, send and track notices of violations to property owners
- Document all case activity (inspection activity, phone calls, voice
mails, photos, e-mail correspondence, etc) in the appropriate case
management software
- Prepare documents for the issuance of UCCs and subsequent
prosecution as needed, to include providing in -person testimony as
needed
Investigate work being performed without proper permitting or
inspections
- Follow up on Stop Work Orders when no building permits are obtained
to determine if illegal or unpermitted work was performed
- Investigate permits in void (expired) status to determine if illegal
or unpermitted work continued without proper permitting or
inspections
Manage cases and documentation for habitual violators
- Under the guidance of the Building Chief and Assistant Director,
work to build case files and documentation for contractors who are
habitual violators of working without permits, not obtaining final
inspections, allowing permits to lapse into void status, etc.
Education and training
- Maintain required certifications through continuing education.
- Stay abreast of code changes and code adoptions.
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