Insurance Field Inspector Jobs in Florida (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $27.69 - $38.77 Hourly
Location : Dade City & Land O'Lakes & New Port Richey & Wesley Chapel, FL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 13903-0426
Department: Building Construction Services
Division: Building Inspections
Opening Date: 04/10/2026
Salary Range: $27.69 - $38.77
Pay Grade: N40 (Non-Exempt Position)
Salary Disclosure: Rates of pay are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.
General Description
JOIN OUR TEAM AS A FIELD INSPECTOR I - BUILDING
The Pasco County Building Construction Services department is currently seeking to fill the Field Inspector I- Building position. The Field Inspector I role includes technical work in inspecting building construction, alteration, and repair to enforce compliance with adopted building codes.
Essential Job Functions
Inspects all building construction to ensure compliance with codes and regulations. Makes final inspection of building against approved plans to ensure compliance. Performs records maintenance, clerical work, and activity reports. Issues verbal and written instructions to contractors and other interested parties to correct building violations. Performs related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the materials and methods used in general building construction.
• Knowledge of the building trade and of stages of construction when possible defects and violations may most easily be observed and corrected.
• Ability to understand established codes.
• Ability to recognize faulty construction or hazardous conditions.
• Ability to read and interpret building construction plans and specifications.
• Ability to enforce codes and regulations firmly, tactfully, and impartially.
• Ability to maintain records and to prepare and submit reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, engineers, and the general public.
• Knowledge of construction codes.
• Knowledge of County ordinances and policies dealing with licensing.
• Knowledge of State statutes dealing with construction and licensing.
• Ability to operate a computer.

Minimum Requirements
PHYSICAL SKILLS: Ability to lift and/or move up to 45 pounds and also push or pull heavy objects. May use a handling device (dolly, cart, etc.) or work with another team member to lift and/or move excessively heavy objects. Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written and visual communication. Requires working indoors and outdoors. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle to visit job sites. Must be able to walk, stoop, bend, and climb to make inspections.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma. Applicants must have five (5) years of experience in building construction trade as a supervisor, foreman, building contractor, or building inspector. This experience must be verifiable and signed off by a contractor, engineer or architect or they will not qualify to apply for the provisional Building Inspector license.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS: Must possess a valid Florida driver's license. Applicants must obtain provisional license as a Building Inspector within 120 days of date of hire. Applicants must have five (5) years of verified experience, signed off by a contractor, engineer or architect to be able to qualify to be provisionally licensed as a Building Inspector and to take the inspector examination. Applicants must successfully pass examinations to achieve F.S. 468 Standard Certification as a Building Inspector within one (1) year from date of hire in order to fulfill minimum Building Inspector I certification on standards.
**Additional Incentive available for multiple license(s)**
ADA STATEMENT: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES: All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE: Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter SSA-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.
PASCO COUNTY WAS VOTED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP WORKPLACES FOR 2021
Benefits include:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) retirement plan
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid holidays
• Group insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Deferred compensation
• Medical leave pool
• Annual medical leave buy-back
• Mid-management/Professional grade, and management personnel may receive 40 hours of admin leave per calendar year.

Effective July 1, 2011, FRS members must contribute 3% of their salary as retirement contributions, on a pre-tax basis (the salary is reduced by the amount of the employee contribution before determining the federal income tax deduction). The employer will automatically deduct the employee contributions.
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I am aware that the following supplemental questions will determine my eligibility for this position.

• Acknowledge
• Decline

02
Are you a current Pasco County BOCC employee?

• Yes
• No

03
Which best describes your highest level of COMPLETED education?

• GED
• High School
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate
• None of the above

04
Which best describes the years of experience you have in building construction trade as a supervisor, foreman, building contractor, or building inspector?

• Ten or more years of experience
• Nine years but less than ten
• Eight years but less than nine
• Seven years but less than eight
• Six years but less than seven
• Five years but less than six
• Four years but less than five
• Three years but less than four
• Two years but less than three
• One year but less than two
• Less than one year of experience

05
Do you have a valid driver's license or Florida State Identification Card?

• Yes
• No

06
Are you a veteran who served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during a period of war, defined in Title 38, U.S.C., and who was separated from such service under honorable conditions, or the surviving spouse of any such veteran? (SUPPORTING DOCUMENTION IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY).

• Yes
• No

07
I hereby acknowledge that Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law, and consent to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing, and agree to abide by the program and policy if employed by Pasco County BOCC.

• Acknowledged
• Declined

08
Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? Note: If hired, a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, must be completed at the start of employment.

• Yes
• No

09
Have you recently retired from the Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or Investment Plan within the last 6 months?

• Yes
• No

10
Please specifically explain how your prior work experience and education match the qualifications for this position. (1000 characters or less)
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• Friend/Family Referral
• Indeed
• Instagram
• Job Fair
• LinkedIn
• Magazine publication
• Nextdoor
• Pasco County employee
• Pasco County Facebook Page
• Pasco County website/Governmentjobs.com
• Pasco County Traffic Sign
• Utility bill insert
• X/Twitter
• YouTube
• Other

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If a Pasco County employee referred you, please provide the name of the employee. If none, write N/A.
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