Construction and Building Inspectors

Construction and Building Inspectors typically perform the following tasks: • Approve building plans that meet required specifications. • Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations. • Issue permits for construction, relocation, demolition, or occupancy. • Inspect bridges, dams, highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, heating systems, or foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety, or conformance to specifications and codes. • Monitor installation of plumbing, wiring, equipment, or appliances to ensure that installation is performed properly and is in compliance with applicable regulations. • Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, or specifications. • Confer with owners, violators, or authorities to explain regulations or recommend remedial actions. • Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes. • Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs. • Conduct inspections, using survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, or test equipment. • Train, direct, or supervise other construction inspectors. • Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental regulations are not violated. • Evaluate project details to ensure adherence to environmental regulations. • Inspect facilities or installations to determine their environmental impact. • Examine lifting or conveying devices, such as elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, hoists, inclined railways, ski lifts, or amusement rides to ensure safety and proper functioning. • Conduct environmental hazard inspections to identify or quantify problems, such as asbestos, poor air quality, water contamination, or other environmental hazards. • Estimate cost of completed work or of needed renovations or upgrades. • Evaluate premises for cleanliness, such as proper garbage disposal or lack of vermin infestation. • Sample and test air to identify gasses, such as bromine, ozone, or sulfur dioxide, or particulates, such as mold, dust, or allergens. • Inspect structures to determine cause and origin of damage.