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Why This Role is Valuable Cedar Hill is a welcoming city where small-town charm blends seamlessly with upscale appeal. We foster an engaged, active community and encourage collaboration in everything we do. Many cities talk about offering big-city amenities with small-town warmth, but in Cedar Hill, it's more than a slogan - it's truly our way of life.

What sets the City of Cedar Hill apart is our culture. We live and work by five core values that define who we are: High Standards, Teamwork, Premier Customer Service, Family-Oriented, and Fun. These values shape every decision we make and guide how we serve our residents as we continue to grow as the Natural Heart of the Metroplex.

We are seeking a dedicated professional who embodies these values to join our team as a Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector, depending on experience. In this role, you'll help ensure the safety, quality, and integrity of the built environment in a city that takes pride in excellence. If you are committed to high standards and ready to make a meaningful impact, we'd be proud to welcome you to the Cedar Hill team.

The purpose of this position is to preserve safe building conditions by ensuring the quality and integrity of residential and commercial buildings. This is accomplished by inspecting buildings and enforcing code standards, regulations and ordinances. Other duties may include examining plans and specifications, report preparation, providing information and assistance to contractors, builders and citizens, resolving concerns and interfacing with other City employees and citizens.

This position does not provide direction to other employees. This position may be filled at the Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector level, depending on the selected candidate's experience level. Hiring Range: Building Inspector: $51,189 - 63,448 Senior Building Inspector: $56,654 - $70,150 How You Add Value Provides premier customer service to internal and external customers by responding to requests in a timely and professional manner.

Enforces building and zoning codes, regulations and ordinances by inspecting commercial and residential buildings, examining plans and specifications, ensuring building code standards are met, entering data into computer, preparing reports and studying and researching new case requirements. Provides information and assistance by conferring with contractors, builders and citizens, explaining and interpreting code requirements and restrictions, resolving concerns and returning telephone calls. Determines if building plans are in accordance with current codes and ordinances by reviewing building plans, comparing plans to codes and guidelines for construction and completing appropriate paperwork to document decisions.

Maintains accurate records by interpreting plans and diagrams, figuring floor loads and roof calculations, detecting code non-compliance, directing owners, contracts and developers toward compliance, making permanent records and reports and completing inspection compliance notifications. Regular attendance required. What You Bring to the Role This position may be filled at the Building Inspector or Senior Building Inspector level, depending on the selected candidate's experience.

Requirements for Building Inspector: Six months to one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. At least one (1) year of related experience required. Valid TX Driver's License required.

Texas State Plumbing Inspector's License within one year of hire. Requirements for Senior Building Inspector: Six months to one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. At least five (5) years of related experience required.

Valid TX Driver's License required. Combination Inspection Residential Inspector certification required. Texas State Plumbing Inspector's License required.

How to Join Our Family Complete online application at Cedar Hill City Website at www.cedarhilltx.com. The City of Cedar Hill can no longer accept actual/faxed applications. ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED

There are computers at the Cedar Hill Library for applicants that do not have access to a computer at home. If you are having trouble with the NEOGOV Applicant tracking site, please call the NEOGOV technical support number at 1-877-204-4442 and select option 1. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Cedar Hill will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs.

For any special requests, please call Human Resources at 972-291-5100, ext 1050. The City of Cedar Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of genetic information in compliance with GINA, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, age, or disability in hiring, conditions, or termination of employment. Final applicants for employment with the City of Cedar Hill are subject to drug testing and background screening.