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You are here: Home / Position Filled / Olmsted Township – Chief Residential Building Official

August 10, 2024 by Monica Ferrante

Olmsted Township – Chief Residential Building Official

Olmsted Township is accepting applications for the position of Chief Residential Building Official. The
ideal candidate will be an experienced Certified Residential Building Official with an Electrical Safety
Inspector Certification who performs complex supervisory and technical work for the Building
Department, with a proven commitment to excellent customer service. This person must collaborate well
with others, possess excellent organization and time management skills, communicate well in writing and
verbally, and be detail oriented. This is a leadership position that includes supervision and evaluation of
Building Department staff and is a public service job based on trust, credibility, and competency. It is
critical that the candidate displays the desire and ability to perform and behave (on duty, as well as off
duty) in a manner that does not damage or endanger trust with the public and co-workers.


Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform primary duties under the direction of the Olmsted Township
Trustees:

  • Exercises all the powers and duties of the Chief Residential Building Official to render
    interpretations of all legally enforceable residential building and zoning codes and adopts policies
    and procedures to apply codes.
  • Receives applications, reviews submitted construction documents, and issues plan
    approvals for the erection, alteration, demolition, and moving of buildings and structures, inspects
    the premises where approvals have been issued, and enforces compliance with adopted codes.
  • Coordinates plan approvals with Building, Engineering, Zoning, Fire, and any external
    collaborating partners such as NEORSD, Soil Water Conservation District, County Planning,
    County Public Works, County Board of Health, and others.
  • Works collaboratively with consultants who provide commercial plan approvals and
    manage that process.
  • Supervises staff, provides evaluation, recommends hiring, promotion, and termination of
    Department personnel, coordinates the work of the Department including staff and inspectors.
  • Directs office policies and procedures; maintains processes and works with staff regarding
    all inspections.
  • Coordinates, monitors, and assigns tasks as needed to the consultants who are available for
    review of residential applications, plans, engineering requirements, and other tasks.
  • Supervises the official records of applications received, permits and certificates issued, fees
    collected, reports of inspections, and notices and orders issued in keeping with the state of Ohio
    Records Retention Policy.
  • Develops departmental budget recommendations and monitors expenditures.
  • Confers with residents, businesses, landowners, contractors, architects, engineers, and
    others regarding compliance and interpretation of residential building, zoning, fire, accessibility
    requirements, and other codes and resolutions being enforced by the Olmsted Township Trustees.
  • Certifies the issuance of building permits and occupational registrations.
  • Prepares/supervises the preparation of reports as required/requested by the Board of
    Trustees.
  • Additional duties as directed.
  • Five (5) years’ experience as a construction contractor or superintendent of building construction or RCO Building Inspection with a certified building department.
  • State of Ohio Certified Residential Building Official, State of Ohio Certified Building Inspector,
    and State of Ohio Certified Electrical Safety Inspector.
  • Demonstrated personnel management skills including hiring, supervision, mentoring, and
    evaluation.
  • Computer knowledge and proficiency with Word, Excel, Power Point, and willingness and ability
    to learn Building Department software (Community Core).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Customer and solution driven focus in dealing internally with other Departments and externally
    with the many publics.
  • Valid State of Ohio driver’s license, bondable, able to pass a background check and all pre-
    employment screenings.

Salary Range TBD, based on management experience, certifications, and other qualifications. Olmsted Township offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Send resume to jreed@olmstedtownship.org along with salary history and requirement, cover letter and three (3) professional references. Olmsted Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicant materials are subject to Ohio’s Sunshine Law and are subject to open records requests.

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