Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector
Salary
See Position Description
Location
285 Uptown Blvd. Cedar Hill TX, TX
Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
370002-DS02-03-2026
Department
Building Inspections
Opening Date
03/30/2026
Closing Date
4/15/2026 11:59 PM Central
Why This Role is Valuable
Cedar Hill is a welcoming city where small-town charm blends seamlessly with upscale appeal. We foster an engaged, active community and encourage collaboration in everything we do. Many cities talk about offering big-city amenities with small-town warmth, but in Cedar Hill, it's more than a slogan - it's truly our way of life.
What sets the City of Cedar Hill apart is our culture. We live and work by five core values that define who we are: High Standards, Teamwork, Premier Customer Service, Family-Oriented, and Fun. These values shape every decision we make and guide how we serve our residents as we continue to grow as the Natural Heart of the Metroplex.
We are seeking a dedicated professional who embodies these values to join our team as a Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector, depending on experience. In this role, you'll help ensure the safety, quality, and integrity of the built environment in a city that takes pride in excellence. If you are committed to high standards and ready to make a meaningful impact, we'd be proud to welcome you to the Cedar Hill team.
The purpose of this position is to preserve safe building conditions by ensuring the quality and integrity of residential and commercial buildings. This is accomplished by inspecting buildings and enforcing code standards, regulations and ordinances. Other duties may include examining plans and specifications, report preparation, providing information and assistance to contractors, builders and citizens, resolving concerns and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position does not provide direction to other employees.
This position may be filled at the Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector level, depending on the selected candidates experience level.
Hiring Range:
Building Inspector: $51,189 - 63,448
Senior Building Inspector: $56,654 - $70,150
How You Add Value
Provides premier customer service to internal and external customers by responding to requests in a timely and professional manner.
Enforces building and zoning codes, regulations and ordinances by inspecting commercial and residential buildings, examining plans and specifications, ensuring building code standards are met, entering data into computer, preparing reports and studying and researching new case requirements.
Provides information and assistance by conferring with contractors, builders and citizens, explaining and interpreting code requirements and restrictions, resolving concerns and returning telephone calls.
Determines if building plans are in accordance with current codes and ordinances by reviewing building plans, comparing plans to codes and guidelines for construction and completing appropriate paperwork to document decisions.
Maintains accurate records by interpreting plans and diagrams, figuring floor loads and roof calculations, detecting code non-compliance, directing owners, contracts and developers toward compliance, making permanent records and reports and completing inspection compliance notifications.
Regular attendance required.
What You Bring to the Role
This position may be filled at the Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector level, depending on the selected candidates experience.
Requirements for Building Inspector:
Requirements for Senior Building Inspector:
How to Join Our Family
Complete online application at Cedar Hill City Website at www.cedarhilltx.com. The City of Cedar Hill can no longer accept actual/faxed applications. ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED. There are computers at the Cedar Hill Library for applicants that do not have access to a computer at home. If you are having trouble with the NEOGOV Applicant tracking site, please call the NEOGOV technical support number at 1-877-204-4442 and select option 1.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Cedar Hill will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs. For any special requests, please call Human Resources at 972-291-5100, ext 1050.
The City of Cedar Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of genetic information in compliance with GINA, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, age, or disability in hiring, conditions, or termination of employment. Final applicants for employment with the City of Cedar Hill are subject to drug testing and background screening.
The City of Cedar Hills culture sets us apart from any other City in the world. We live by five very important values, which also contain many parts to make a whole. The five values we live by are High Standards, Teamwork, Premier Customer Service, Family Oriented and Fun.
Recognizing that employees are essential in the operation of our organization, the City of Cedar Hill exemplifies our family oriented values by offering a comprehensive benefits plan, supporting the present and future of our employees. Full time benefits include:
Security for the Present:
Security for the Future:
Additional Benefits:
Leave Benefits:
Employer City of Cedar Hill
Address 285 Uptown Blvd Bldg One
Cedar Hill, Texas, 75104
Phone 972-291-5100 ext 1054
972-291-5100 ext 1053