Building Manager Jobs

The Position

• An additional 9.5% general salary increase will come into effect July , 2024.
• An additional 9.5% general salary increase will be effective July 3, 2023

The City of Ontario continues to experience a resurgence of development activity. The City’s Building Department team is involved in many dynamic projects designed to meet the growing needs of the community and enhance the quality of life of its residents. The position of Building Manager presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced building professional eager to guide the Building Department’s Building Inspection, Plan Check and Permit Services staff through this exciting time of growth and development in the City of Ontario. While working in a fast-paced environment, the ideal candidate will operate with independence and initiative, and exhibit skills in innovative problem solving. This candidate will be dedicated, effective and efficient in the following: excellent customer service through teamwork, solid communication, and responsiveness while providing superior leadership to professional, technical, and clerical personnel.

• The Eligibility List will consist of both internal and external applicants who meet the qualifications and successfully complete any required selection processes.
• Completed applications will be reviewed and only qualified applicants whose qualifications best meet or exceed the requirements of the position and needs of the City, will be invited to participate further in the selection process.
• The City reserves the right to limit the number of external applications accepted to the first one hundred (100) applications.
• The hiring department has the discretion to consider internal applicants on the Eligibility list prior to considering all applicants on the Eligibility list.

The Building Department

The mission of the Building Department is to contribute to Ontario's economic development and protect the lives and safety of Ontario's citizens and its visitors, by providing timely and professional plan review and inspection services to ensure buildings and projects are built and developed in compliance with all applicable municipal and state code requirements

The City of Ontario

The City of Ontario is a dynamic leading community in the Inland Empire with a variety of full-time and part-time employment and volunteer opportunities. Ontario enjoys the reputation of being a progressive City which provides solid leadership to its citizens and to the business community. The City provides a full range of services to the community including Police, Fire, Management Services, Economic Development, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Public Works, Financial Services and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,200 full-time and 300 part-time diverse and talented employees who work to support a common goal of providing excellent service to the community.

We invite you to learn more about the City of Ontario by reviewing the City's website. A few useful links are also listed below:

Approach to Public Service (Download PDF reader) (Core values for City of Ontario employees)

Ontario City Employees (Information about City of Ontario benefit plans)

The Ontario Plan (The City's Comprehensive Business Plan for Development)

Examples of Essential Functions

The essential functions typically performed by the Building Manager include the following:

• Tracks the workload and progress of building inspections, plan checks and permit services; monitors status of plans submitted, processing time-frames, reviews by staff, and completion dates; prepares, reviews and distributes reports and updates management.
• Prepares budget recommendations and monitors personnel and internal services expenditures, ensuring expenditures remain within budgetary limitations.
• Confers with architects, engineers, contractors and the public to resolve building codes, ordinances, plan checks and permit inquiries and discrepancies.
• Provides instruction and technical assistance in the examination of construction plans, building inspections, code interpretations and departmental policies and objectives.
• Attends committee meetings, providing plan check and building information.
• Participates in the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities.
• Selects, trains, directs, and evaluates the activities of subordinates; may issue employee discipline.
• Assists with counter and permit issuance processes, and special projects.
• May act in the absence of the Building Official.
• Reads, evaluates, and interprets blueprints/constructions plans; interprets detailed complex codes and regulations, and explains required inspections and construction requirements to owners, architects, engineers, contractors and the public.
• Analyzes structural engineering aspects of all designs and calculations and maintains detailed reports.
• Administers, interprets, recommends ordinance changes and enforces the provisions of building codes, municipal regulations and other codes as they related to the Building Department.
• Performs more complex and difficult inspection tasks and onsite inspections of building and construction sites to determine building code compliance, land-use regulations, property maintenance standards and other applicable standards.
• Monitors and maintains current trends in the municipal building and safety areas, evaluating the impact on division operations, recommending policy and procedural improvements.
• Monitors, evaluates, and improves the efficiency and effectiveness of procedures and service delivery methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Investigates and resolves internal and external complaints. including employee selection, work assignment, performance evaluation, employee development, disciplinary action, and complaint resolution.
• Participates in the preparation and delivery of reports and presentations to Council and Commissions.
• Oversees the coordination of plan check activities with other City departments and divisions; coordinates Building Department activities with other City departments and outside agencies; develops programs for outside groups to educate citizens in the purpose and process of building permitting.

Qualification Guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in civil, structural engineering, architecture, public administration, or a related field.

Proof of successful completion of a bachelor’s degree must be provided by way of attachment to your online application or as an email attachment sent to the Hiring Agency Representative at, or before, time of the reference check process. Acceptable forms of proof include Unofficial Transcripts, Official Transcripts, Photos and/or Photocopies of Institutional Degree/Certifications.

NOTE: Failure to provide the required documentation at, or before, time of the reference check process will result in disqualification.

Experience

Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in building inspection, plan checking, permit issuance and processing, preferably in a public agency, including two years of supervisory/managerial experience.

Licenses

Valid Class C CA driver's license and an acceptable driving record at time of appointment and throughout employment in this classification.

Certification

Certification as Building Inspector and Building Plans Examiner issued by the International Code Council (ICC).

Desirable

• Possession of a Certified Building Official certification through International Code Council (ICC).
• Experience working in local government or public sector agency.
• Valid State of California Civil Engineer Registration.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply

Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" link at the top of this announcement. If this is the first time applying for a position using governmentjobs.com you will be prompted to create a new user account, otherwise log in with your user name and password. Your application and responses to any supplemental questions will be used to evaluate your qualifications for this position. It is suggested that your application include the following:

• Separately list each position held, including different positions with the same employer.
• List all periods of employment for at least the past 10 years, beginning with your most recent or present employer (including, if applicable, all employment with the City of Ontario).
• List any relevant experience and education that demonstrates that you qualify for the position.

A resume may be attached to your application but will not substitute for the proper completion of your application. Applications that are not properly completed may be rejected.

NOTE: Transcripts from colleges, universities or technical schools outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report will result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Application Process

Applicants are required to submit required certification(s) or other required documentation as outlined in the Qualifications Guideline section of this bulletin. Please use the attachment function found on the City's online application to attach copies of the requested certification(s) or other documentation. Failure to attach required certifications may result in the rejection of your application. Please contact the Human Resources Department if you have any questions regarding the application process.

Your application is the primary tool used to evaluate your job qualifications. It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. List all periods of employment, beginning with your most recent or present employer (including, if applicable, all employment with the City of Ontario). List any experience that may help you to qualify for the position. List separately each position held, including different positions with the same employer. Resumes may be included but will not substitute for the employment history section. Failure to complete these sections may result in the rejection of your application.

Supplemental Questions

To complete your application for this position you will be prompted to respond to supplemental questions. This information will be used as part of the application screening and selection process and is designed to help you present your qualifications for this position. This may include a selection step in which your application and supplemental questions are reviewed and scored by a panel of raters familiar with this position.

Incomplete responses, false statements, omission, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Your responses should be consistent with the information provided on your application.

Please provide succinct, concise, descriptive, and detailed information for each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.

Email Notices

Email is the primary way that the Human Resources or Hiring Department will communicate with you. Please check your email account (including the SPAM folder) on a regular basis for any emails related to the application or selection process. Emails from the City of Ontario will come from "@ontarioca.gov" or "governmentjobs.com." If you change your email address after submitting your application please visit governmentjobs.com and update your profile.

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