Kamloops is Canada’s Tournament Capital, a family and business-friendly community committed to providing great customer service, enhancing community partnerships, and supporting economic growth. Our 700 employees provide customer services and programs to a local and regional population of 125,000 people. Kamloops provides abundant recreational possibilities for residents and visitors alike, as well as education and culture opportunities and activities. Reporting to the Chief Building Inspector the Building Official II performs highly skilled technical inspections and regulatory work of a complex nature. Work involves ensuring compliance with the BC Building Code, municipal by-laws, regulations and standards. The work may involve office coordination of field inspections and related liaison and advisory service to Planning Division staff. The job involves both inside and outside work with considerable driving between locations and walking over rough areas and exposure to building site hazards. The successful candidate will be responsible for exercising considerable independence of judgement in evaluating situations and conformity with codes, standards, regulations and by-laws; protecting the safety of others; and exercising courtesy, tact, diplomacy and persuasion in frequent contacts with members of the public and officials of other agencies and companies that are of a more difficult, sensitive and specialized nature.
The successful applicant will possess the following qualifications:
• Completion of Senior Secondary School or its equivalent.
• BC Trade Qualification or inter-provincial Carpentry ticket and/or graduation from a recognized building technology course.
• Level II certification of the Building Inspectors' Association of BC with some successfully completed papers towards Level III certification.
• Valid BC Driver's Licence - Class 5.
This unionized position pays $38.12 per hour, and includes a comprehensive benefits package.
The hours of work for this position are 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (winter) 7:30 am – 3:00 pm (summer).
You will be joining an organization committed to excellence. Applications will be reviewed commencing July 13, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please send your resume quoting Competition No. 05-16/12 to:
Human Resources Department
City of Kamloops
105 Seymour Street
Kamloops BC V2C 2C6
Fax: 250-828-3635
Email: HR@kamloops.ca
For new hires, and for those working in designated positions of trust, including those working directly with vulnerable persons, no formal offer of employment will be made until an applicant completes and passes a criminal record check.
For detailed information on this position and for more information on our community, please refer to our website at www.kamloops.ca/jobs .
The City of Kamloops thanks all applicants for their interest in applying for this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
