Salary: $85,270.00 - $113,170.00 Annually
Location : 110 SE Watula Ave, 3rd Floor, Ocala, FL 34471, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 710263
Department: Growth Management
Opening Date: 07/10/2026

Description

This is a highly responsible administrative, technical and professional position that is charged with the responsibility of all plan reviews and building inspections that require compliance with the Florida Building Code and City ordinances. The position reports to the Growth Management Director.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsible for the regulatory administration and supervision of plan review, enforcement, inspection of building construction, and alteration projects that requires compliance with state and local codes.
2. Directly supervises the Deputy Building Official and serves as technical code advisor for entire permitting staff.
3. Provides overall direction concerning all the permitting and inspection of all construction within the City.
4. Serves as liaison to construction industry, state, contractors, and the public.
5. Testifies in all civil and non-compliance cases.
6. Oversee cases prepared for prosecution, court or condemnation.
7. Trains all building inspectors.
8. Oversees all plan review functions and electronic plan review of all building plans.
9. Performs all the duties related to the ISO ratings.
10. Provides administrative guidance to technical and clerical staff engaged in construction permitting, inspection, and recording of data.
11. Reviews state statutes affecting construction and determines the impact on the City and department.
12. Review, research, and approve recommendations for adoption of departmental policies regarding issuing of permits, licensing of contractors, and inspection procedures.
13. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in the construction industry, architecture, engineering, or construction code inspections, or any combination of these.
• Four (4) years of management experience.
• A State of Florida Certification as a Building Code Administrator or the ability to obtain within twelve (12) months is required for the position.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess a valid Driver's License and a driving record acceptable to the City's insurance carrier.
• Possession of two or more Standard Inspectors/Plans Examiner Licenses for Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential and/or Electric trades.
• A State of Florida Certification as a Building Code Administrator, or the ability to obtain within twelve (12) months is required for the position.

Supplemental Information

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
Annual Budget Authority: $3,000,000
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Directly supervises 1 subordinate supervisor(s) who supervise(s) a total of 10 employee(s). Supervises 0 non-supervisory employee(s). Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Under administrative direction, setting up own standard of performance. Virtually self-supervising. Reports to senior management of the organization.

PLANNING
Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the organization and delegation of work operations for a group of employees engaged in widely diversified activities.

DECISION MAKING
Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of minor importance and also frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance, either of which would affect the work operations of medium organizational component and the organization's clientele.

MENTAL DEMAND
Intense mental demand. Operations requiring sustained directed thinking to analyze, solve, or plan highly variable, administrative, professional, or technical tasks involving complex problems or mechanisms.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
Oversight. Activities covered by expansive policies and objectives, and oversight as to execution and review. High order of analytical, interpretative, and constructive thinking in varied situations covering multiple areas of the organization.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS
Regular use of highly complex machines and equipment; specialized or advanced software programs.

ACCURACY
Probable errors would normally not be detected in succeeding operations and could possibly affect organization-patron relationship, involve re-work, or additional expenditures in order to properly resolve the error. The possibility of such errors would occur quite frequently in performance of the job. May also cause inaccuracies or incomplete information that would be used in other segments of the organization as a basis for making subsequent decisions, plans, or actions.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Regular contacts with patrons where the contacts are initiated by the employee. Involves both furnishing and obtaining information and, also, attempting to influence the decisions of those persons contacted. Contacts of considerable importance and of such nature, that failure to exercise proper judgment may result in important tangible or intangible losses to the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT
Contacts with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems which necessitate judgment and tact in presentation to obtain cooperation or approval of action to be taken. Also, important contacts with associates as required in advanced supervisory jobs, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED
Advanced: Word Processing/Typing
Intermediate: Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet
Basic: Database, Human Resources Systems, Payroll Systems

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS
Not indicated.

OTHER SKILLS
Not indicated.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk or hear; frequently required to reach with hands and arms; and occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of building construction, building codes, fire codes, and permitting. Considerable knowledge of current and long-range City programs and objectives. Knowledge of City ordinances, policies, and procedures as they relate to the Growth Management permitting service. Knowledge of administrative organization and procedures. Extensive knowledge of the community dynamics including leadership, geography development patterns, construction trends, agencies, and citizens' groups. Knowledge of organization, field operations, and problems of municipal government. Ability to initiate and install administrative programs and procedures and to evaluate their effectiveness. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental officials, other municipal employees, professional groups, regional, state, and Federal Planning and Development agencies and general public. Ability to express ideas clearly, concisely, orally, and in writing. Ability to work with database software and standard office support software.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).
The City of Ocala provides a competitive, comprehensive benefit package for all full-time employees.
Health Insurance

We offer both single and family coverage, for employees working 30 or more hours per week.
Dental Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family dental coverage.
Vision Insurance

For full time employees, we offer both single and family vision coverage.
Life Insurance

For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life. For full time employees, the City of Ocala provides Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberments policies as an employer paid benefit. Employees can opt for additional coverage such as supplemental voluntary life, spouse life, dependent life, and child life.
Short Term and Long Term Disability

Offered to full time employees, STD and LTD coverages are income replacement benefits that assist policyholders who are unable to work for an extended period of time due to sickness or accidental injury.
Medical FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Dependent Care FSA

Flexible spending accounts allow employees to pay out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, and dependent care expenses using pre-tax dollars.
Pet Insurance

We also offer special pet insurance for your pets in the case of illness or accidents, as well as preventative care.
Employee Health & Wellness Center

The City of Ocala offers the use of the City Clinic for those employees, and covered dependents over the age of 8, which have elected one of our health insurance plans. Services offered by the City Clinic include primary care, chronic disease management, labs, x-rays, and wellness coaching.
Voluntary Cancer Insurance

For full time employees, the cancer insurance policy can help provide security if you, or a covered dependent, suddenly become diagnosed with cancer.
Supplemental Critical Care Insurance

Our full time employees have the option of electing critical care insurance that is available to help with medical expenses that could arise from things such as a heart attack or stroke.
Supplemental Accident Insurance

Also available to full time employees, is our Accident Coverage. This supplemental plan can be used to help with expenses like MRI's, physical therapy, and hospital admission.
Legal Plan Insurance

Full time employees can have access to local attorneys for a monthly fee and receive discounts on services such as legal consultation, wills, traffic violations and the purchase or sale of your home. The carrier also has a separate policy assisting with the matter of identity theft and social media monitoring.
Deferred Compensation Plan

Deferred compensation is available to all full-time employees at the time of employment. This benefit allows the employee to defer income without paying taxes until money is withdrawn. Current plan is administered through MissionSquare.
Direct Deposit

Direct deposit automatically deposits your net pay each pay period to your checking or savings account at your own financial institution. Direct deposit is a condition of employment for a person hired by the City.
Each pay period the employee receives an earnings statement showing gross pay, taxes, other deductions, accruals and net pay. Enrollment forms are available at Human Resources or Payroll.
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