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Building Official Job at city of apopka

city of apopka Apopka, FL 32703

Job Information

  • Date Posted
    2025-08-23
  • Location
    Apopka, FL 32703
  • Job Title
    Building Official
  • Gender
    Both

General Description

The purpose of this position is to plan, direct, and supervise the daily operations of the Building Department. This position interprets, administers, and enforces all building codes in the City of Apopka, which includes the issuance of all building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, mobile home, gas, and swimming pool permits. This position performs various public education activities, departmental record keeping, budgeting, and training employees through certified programs. Reports to the Community Development Director.


Essential Job Functions

Plans, directs, administers and supervises the daily operations of the Department, ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of related services.

Supervises department employees, which involves such duties as instructing, assigning, and reviewing work, maintaining standards, acting on employee problems, selecting new employees, appraising employee performance, recommending promotions, discipline, termination, and salary increases.

Plans, organizes, and administers activities of the building inspections program; administers compliance with the City’s building, plumbing, gas, electrical, mechanical, and other regulatory codes; and subdivision regulations; flood prevention ordinance; building and state handicap accessibility requirements.

Interprets and explains codes, ordinances and regulations to contractors, homeowners, and other interested parties.

Conducts building plan reviews to determine code compliance before the issuance of permit.

Receives, reviews, prepares and processes various records and reports to include building plans, plats, deeds, building/zoning permit applications, fire reports, claims, expense reports, budget reports, requisitions, FEMA reports, etc.

OTHER DUTIES: Presents information to the public, various public interest groups and civic organizations. Provides administrative support to various boards and commissions. Makes presentations to the construction board of appeals concerning building matters. Presents information to the board of zoning appeals.

Performs all other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

Must be licensed by the state of Florida as a building code administrator per chapter 468 FL statute.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in planning and development, business or public administration, engineering, building construction or related field supplemented by ten to fifteen years of experience in architecture, engineering, inspecting, working as a contractor, or superintendent of construction, or any combination of these with five years minimum at the managerial level, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Valid state driver's license for using City vehicles.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge
  • Extensive knowledge of City Policies, procedure, programs, and applicable codes/ordinances.

    • Knowledge
  • Knowledge of organization or department operations, services, and policies.

    • Ability
  • Ability to deal with the general public in tense and sometimes difficult situations.

    • Knowledge
  • Knowledge of the streets and addresses in the City.

    • Ability
  • Ability to work independently and with initiative.

    • Ability
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences.

    • Ability
  • Ability to use communication equipment, calculator, typewriter, computers and accessories, copier machine and facsimile machine.


    • Physical Requirements

    Indoor environment, outdoor environment, noise, extreme temperatures, vibration, moisture and/or humidity, dust, fumes, gases, mechanical hazards, and chemical hazards.

    Standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, tasting or smelling, and lifting up to 25 pounds under 1/3 of the time; sitting, gripping or feeling with hands, and reaching with hands and arms 1/3 to 2/3 of the time; and, talking or hearing over 2/3 of the time. Lifting up to 25 pounds.

    Communication equipment, calculator, typewriter, computers and accessories, copier machine and facsimile machine.

    Disclaimer

    The City of Apopka reserves the right to fill positions prior to the closing date and also reserves the right to close the posting prior to the date indicated. Positions will be filled by competitive selection from among categories of qualified and available candidates. It is the policy of the City of Apopka to give first consideration to all employees and other internal applicants prior to considering external (outside) applicants. Applicants should expect a starting salary at the minimum of the pay grade range; applicants with exceptional qualifications and/or experience may be eligible for a rate of pay which is higher than the range minimum upon approval by Administration. Your social security number is requested for the purpose of payroll eligibility verification, processing employment benefits, applicant and employee background checks, and income reporting and will be used solely for those purposes.

    The City of Apopka participates in E-Verify. Employers are required by federal law to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. We utilize the E-Verify system to process our new hires. We provide information to the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with Information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.




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