Combo Plan Reviewer/Building Inspector or Building Inspector/Plans Examiner - City of Lynwood, WA

 The City of Lynnwood Development and Business Services (DBS) has an opening for a Combination Plan Reviewer/Building Inspector or a Building Inspector/Plan Examiner. 

Lynnwood's superior accessibility, location, community amenities and people focus have made Lynnwood a great deal more! Our City is experiencing a significant growth in development. Sound Transit's light rail extension is a catalyst to achieve Lynnwood's strategic priorities for new development in the Lynnwood City Center and Regional Growth Center.  Major developments are occurring citywide in both the public and private sectors. Organizational excellence is another strategic priority for Lynnwood. The Development & Business Services (DBS) team has a commitment for pursuing continuous process improvements. The goal is to align DBS with Lynnwood's vision to be a regional model for a sustainable, vibrant, community with engaged citizen and an accountable government. We are building our DBS team to focus on customer service, process improvements, collaboration, and problem solving.  
 
Our ideal candidate will:

• Be customer service and safety focused while working collaboratively with the City Building Official, Fire Marshall, and customers to deliver consistent and thorough plan review and inspections.
• Possess a deep knowledge of state and local building and electrical codes with the proven ability to reasonably interpret and professionally communicate code requirements and decisions to applicants.
• Exercise good judgment in conducting plan review, inspection, and follow up with applicants.
• Be tactful, thorough and solution-oriented in explaining to contractors, owners, and developers, the code interpretation or requirements that may have been missed.
• Be skilled in imparting the methods for correction of observed deficiencies or deviations from approved plans to determine and ensure compliance.
• Be comfortable with electronic and mobile technologies to review plans, schedule, complete and track inspections.
• Be excited to work in a busy, rapidly growing city with a diverse range of projects and customers.

Salary Information (hourly rates):
Combination Plan Reviewer/Building Inspector $43.99-$55.68
Building Inspector/Plans Examiner $37.73-$47.73

Summary
Under the direction of the Building Services Manager, this position performs inspections and plan reviews for structural, non-structural and fire life safety components of commercial and residential buildings to ensure compliance with State adopted Building Codes; State Energy Codes; Accessibility Codes; other applicable State laws; and the City of Lynnwood Municipal Code and ordinances.