Site Inspector

Description

The mission of the Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) Department is to enhance the quality of life for current and future generations by promoting protection of natural resources and facilitating the development of safe, sustainable and resilient communities.

Snohomish County Planning and Development Services (PDS) is responsible for reviewing and issuing a wide variety of permits and land use applications, including residential and commercial building permits, boundary line adjustments, subdivisions, driveway aprons to the right-of-way, clearing and grading, public events, firework stands, and others. PDS strives to make the permitting process as painless and as easy to understand as possible.

PDS is hiring for a Site Inspector. PDS seeks employees who are self-managing high performers, accountable for their actions and dedicated to providing superior customer services. Ideal candidates are excited about change and learning, are innovative, organized, exceptionally customer-service oriented and have a passion for public service.

Not sure you meet the minimum qualifications? Apply and let us decide. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage everyone to apply.

Benefits

Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family and will be invested in your success and growth. We are proud to offer an outstanding benefit package to employees and their dependents. We offer competitive wages, job flexibility and stability, pension opportunities, and employer paid ORCA cards. Snohomish County will be invested in your success and growth and offers the following benefits to our employees. Your salary is only part of your Total Compensation Package:

• Retirement: County employees participate in the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) administered by the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
• Medical benefits: The County offers a choice of three comprehensive medical insurance plans with low deductibles. The county’s contribution to this benefit is significant.
• Flexible work schedules for some positions.
• Career development training.
• Sick leave: You will accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month.
• Vacation Leave: You will start out accruing 8 hours of vacation leave per month totaling 2.4 weeks of vacation in your first year. Your leave accruals increase based on your years of employment with the County.
• Holiday Pay: The County observes 11 paid legal holidays per year and provides employees with two floating holidays annually.
• Benefits: The County offers a wide range of benefits including medical and dental, vision, life insurance, Long Term Disability, deferred compensation and more.
• Deferred Compensation: If you choose to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), the County will match your contributions up to 1 percent of your base monthly salary.
• Pay Increases: Each year you will be eligible for a step increase until you reach the top step.
• Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA): County employees typically receive yearly cost of living adjustments.

Job Duties

• Performs complex and detailed inspection phase of assigned development; schedule and coordinate required inspections as appropriate; coordinate the permit process with appropriate PDS staff.
• Inspect development sites for conformity to approved engineered and non-engineered earthwork, drainage, and roadway plans, all applicable laws, codes and regulations; determine right of way permit and utility permit conditions, review reports by engineers and soil experts and incorporate into the inspection process as necessary.
• Resolve problems related to land development and building construction to include research of records and codes, field evaluation, investigation of alternatives and proposal of solutions.
• Maintain daily written and electronic inspection records and draft complex detailed reports identifying corrective action.
• Respond to complaints from the public and recommend that notices to stop use and/or evacuate a structure or premises issued as needed; file code violations with legal staff.
• Review existing and proposed conditions on site to determine compliance with all applicable laws, codes, and document as necessary.
• Provide technical and educational information to permit applicants, the general public, architects and other professionals; provide expert witness testimony judicial and quasi judicial proceedings pertaining applicable codes and regulations.
• Attend professional seminars, meetings and training as required; ensure that all required licenses or certifications are maintained.
• Perform ATC-20 and ATC-45 Rapid Assessments of structures to ensure safe occupation of potentially damaged structures.As necessary under the authority of the Building Official, order evacuation of unsafe structures and post appropriate notifications.
• Perform and maintain functional ability to utilize electronic devices and processes as well as radio communication devices.
• As a direct representative of Snohomish County government, exercise exceptional customer service skills during all interactions with the public, builders, stakeholders, other agencies, and property owners.
• Monitor development activities and construction sites for stormwater management, critical area damage, and inadvertent archeological discovery during all phases of construction.

• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Information

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• county and state land development codes, regulations and standards
• complex modern earthwork and land development practices and construction materials
• principles and practices of engineering and surveying
• design and installation techniques of drainage, grading, road construction and other utility facilities
• local soils, water tables, road and drainage conditions
• computer skills and electronic data management
• disaster preparedness and rapid assessment structural evaluation
• continuous process improvement
• stormwater management practices
• environmental critical areas
• archeological inadvertent discovery

• interpret engineering plans and specifications
• communicate effectively with engineers, contractors, developers, staff members, and the general public
• enforce laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations with firmness, tact, and equity
• independently identify and define construction deficiencies which do not comply with established laws, current standards, and approved plans
• maintain necessary written and electronic records and prepare required detailed reports
• communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• read, learn, interpret, and apply work related ordinances, codes, standards, and regulations
• make work related decisions exercising sound judgment
• read and interpret plans, blueprints, engineering reports, research reports, and specifications
• organize field workload and data managment to set and meet priorities and time schedules