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Salary: $77,571.00 - $109,905.00 Annually
Location : City Hall - 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA
Job Type: Full Time Miscellaneous
Job Number: 01707
Department: Community Development Department
Division: Building Division
Opening Date: 08/11/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
JOIN THE BUILDING & SAFETY DIVISION of the CITY OF ORANGE
We are hiring a Combination Building Inspector / Sr. Combination Building Inspector!
(Position offered dependent upon the qualifications of the selected candidate.)
About this Opportunity
The Building & Safety Division of the City of Orange Community Development Department is a place where professionals can make a meaningful impact on the community every day. Our team supports safe, thoughtful development while preserving the historic character that makes Orange unique. We offer a collaborative, supportive work environment, opportunities for career growth, and a commitment to integrity, innovation, and public service. If you're passionate about helping people, solving problems, and shaping a safer built environment, this Building & Safety Division is a great place to build your career.
City of Orange employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Stable municipal employment
• Work-life balance supported by a predictable schedule
• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Retirement benefits through CalPERS
• Vacation, Sick Leave, and paid Holidays
• Professional development and training opportunities
• A positive culture rooted in teamwork and community pride

Sr. Combination Building Inspector
Under general supervision, provides technical and functional direction to lower-level staff and/or performs routine to complex plan review and combination inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial building sites to enforce building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and environmental codes, with specific expertise, knowledge of, and emphasis on one of the building trades; ensures conformance with approved plans, specifications, standards, permits, and licensing; provides a variety of information to property owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors; and performs related work as required.
Combination Building Inspector
Under general supervision, performs routine to complex combination inspections at various stages of construction, alterations, and repair of residential, commercial, and industrial building sites to enforce building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and environmental codes, and other governing laws and ordinances, including basic zoning, grading, fire, and safety regulations; ensures conformance with approved plans, specifications, standards, permits, licensing, and safety standards; provides a variety of information to property owners, developers, architects, engineers, and contractors; and performs related work as required.
Examples of Duties
The following duties represent the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

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Typical Qualifications

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Supplemental Information
Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; to inspect various commercial and residential development sites, including traversing uneven terrain, climbing ladders, stairs, and other temporary or construction access points; to attend meetings and to operate a motor vehicle; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and make inspections; color vision to identify materials, structures, wires, and pipes; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
BENEFITS FOR ORANGE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION
The City of Orange provides a generous array of benefits to employees in addition to maintaining competitive salaries. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees working from 20 to 35 hours.
The following is a partial list of benefits:
Salary Range. Salary Ranges are composed of six (6) steps, each approximately five percent (5%) apart. Advancements through the steps are generally made yearly and based on performance.
Retirement Benefits. Retirement benefits are provided by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), including the City's contribution toward the Fourth Level Survivor's Benefit.
Effective January 1, 2013, newly hired non-safety employees who are "New" CalPERS Members, as defined by the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 ("PEPRA"), will be enrolled in the CalPERS 2% at age 62 defined benefit plan with three year final compensation in accordance with Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). New Members shall contribute half of normal cost of retirement as determined by CalPERS from their pensionable compensation, on a pre-tax basis, as set forth in California Government Code Section 7522.30.
An employee who is a "Classic" Member of CalPERS or a current member of another California public retirement system who is hired by the City of Orange on or after January 1, 2013, will be enrolled in the CalPERS 2.7% @ age 55 benefit formula with one year final compensation. Employees contribute 8.00% of pension reportable salary on a pre-tax basis for this retirement benefit.
Social Security & Medicare. Employees do not pay into Social Security, however, do contribute 1.45% of salary towards Medicare.
Cafeteria Benefits Plan. The City pays up to $2,170 per month (Family) which can be applied towards CalPERS medical, dental, vision, health care reimbursement, and/or dependent care reimbursement. Under certain criteria, employees may elect to opt out of the City's medical plan altogether and receive $400 per month.
Life Insurance. The City provides a term life insurance policy of $50,000.
Vacation. Employees earn 80 hours of vacation during the first year of service, and an increasing accrual up to 200 hours per year after 24 years of service. The City also provides an annual unused vacation payout plan.
Holidays. The City observes 11 paid holidays and provides 9 hours of floating holiday annually.
Sick Leave. Sick leave is accrued at a rate of 96 hours per year. Employees are eligible to convert unused sick leave to vacation on an annual basis. A partial payment (up to 50%) for accumulated unused sick leave is available to City employees who retire from the City.
Other Benefits. Most employees work a "9/80" alternate work schedule with City Hall closures every other Friday. Long Term Disability, an Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement (up to $1,500/fiscal year), Trip Reduction Program incentives, optional Deferred Compensation programs and Credit Union membership are a few of the additional benefits provided and/or available to employees.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
A Medical Examination, Police Records Check, and thorough Background Investigation are required of all prospective employees.
In compliance with the Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), all job offers made by the City of Orange are contingent upon establishing proof of your legal right to work in the United States.
All benefited employees shall be subject to a twelve (12) month probationary period as a condition of employment.
The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an express or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice. The types and levels of employee benefits provided, including City contributions toward benefit costs, are subject to change as a result of periodic contract settlements between recognized employee associations and the City of Orange.
For more information, please click for the Orange Municipal Employees' Association Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Note: an updated MOU is in the process of being uploaded, so the current document may include outdated information. Please contact HR staff at if you have any questions regarding contents of the MOU.
The City of Orange is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
01
Do you have a High School diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02
Have you completed college-level coursework or technical training in construction technology, building inspection, or a related field?

• Yes
• No

03
If you answered "Yes" above, please describe your college-level coursework or technical training in construction technology, building inspection, or a related field. If you answered "No", indicate N/A.
04
Indicate your amount of full-time work experience inspecting residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.

• None
• Some, but less than 3 years
• 3 to 4 years
• More than 4 years

05
Please summarize your experience inspecting residential, commercial, or industrial buildings.
06
Do you have certification as a Residential or Commercial Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, or Electrical Inspector by the International Conference of Building Officials or the International Code Council?

• Yes
• No

07
This position requires the possession and maintenance of a valid California Driver's License with satisfactory driving record and proof of acceptable automobile insurance at the time of hire and through employment in the position. Can you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

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