PERFORMS FIELD INSPECTION WORK OF BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN AND THE TOWN’S ETJ TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE BUILDING CODES AND LOCAL ORDINANCES AND ADVISES ON CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES. DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: AN EMPLOYEE IN THIS CLASS INSPECTS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION TO ENFORCE STATE CODES FOR BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING. ENFORCES TOWN ORDINANCES SUCH AS LOT SETBACKS, SIDEWALKS, SIGN REGULATIONS, NUISANCE ORDINANCES AND FLOOD PREVENTION. WORK INCLUDES CONDUCTING PLAN REVIEW AND ADVISING ON CODE ISSUES, MAKING SCHEDULED FIELD INSPECTIONS TO ENFORCE BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODES. ISSUING CORRECTION NOTICES, NOTES OF VIOLATIONS AND STOP WORK ORDERS; AND ISSUING CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY. WORK ALSO INCLUDES RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS AND OBSERVING POTENTIAL CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES IN AREAS SUCH AS DILAPIDATED AND ABANDONED STRUCTURES, NUISANCE VIOLATIONS, LOT SETBACKS AND OTHER ZONING ISSUES, SIGN VIOLATIONS AND FLOOD PREVENTION ISSUES. PROACTIVELY SEEKS TO REMEDY NUISANCE VIOLATIONS FOR SIGNS, DILAPIDATED AND ABANDONED STRUCTURES AND OTHER ZONING COMPLIANCE ISSUES THAT MAY EXIST. TECHNICAL JUDGMENT IS REQUIRED TO INTERPRET PROVISIONS OF THE CODES AS APPLIED TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. INSPECTIONS MAY REQUIRE SOME PHYSICAL EFFORT AND ARE PERFORMED UNDER HAZARDS PRESENT IN DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS. THE EMPLOYEE IS SUBJECT TO INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY HOT AND COLD TEMPERATURES. WORK IS ALSO SUBJECT TO NOISE AND DUSTS. TACT, COURTESY, AND FIRMNESS MUST BE EXERCISED IN DEALING WITH CONTRACTORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WORK IS PERFORMED UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND PARKS AND IS EVALUATED THROUGH CONFERENCES, REVIEW OF REPORTS AND RECORDS, AND CONTRACTOR AND CITIZEN REACTIONS. DESIRABLE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTED BY TRADE SCHOOL COURSE WORK IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES OR TRADES INSPECTION WORK; OR EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE; AT HIRE, LEVEL I CERTIFICATION IN BUILDING AND PLUMBING. POSSESSION OF A VALID NORTH CAROLINA DRIVER'S LICENSE IS REQUIRED. CURRENT HIRING RANGE STARTS AT $44,148 DOQ WITH EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE. A TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.TOWNOFWRIGHTSVILLEBEACH.COM & MAILED TO: ATTN: HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER PO BOX 626 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH NC 28480 OR EMAILED TO CMCGRADY@TOWB.ORG. A RESUME AND COVER LETTER MAY BE SUBMITTED IN ADDITION TO THE TOWN APPLICATION. POSITION WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED.