City of Sarasota - Building Official

Time Type:  Full-time
Salary Range: $43.4849 Hourly / $90,448.66 Annually
Job Posting Period: October 06, 2026 - October 28, 2026 12:00 A.M.

Job Description:

Overview

To assist the Director, Development Services in the planning, organizing, direction, supervision and management of the City's Building and Permitting Divisions. As the City's Building Official, responsible for planning, developing, supervising, reviewing and evaluating the City's programs and functions involving the review of building plans, the inspection of building construction and the compliance of building, construction and fire codes.

Essential Functions

• Assists the Director, Development Services in planning, directing, managing, supervising and evaluating all Building and Permitting Compliance programs and staff.
• Acts as principal assistant to the director in the formulation, presentation and execution of the department's budget, establishment of departmental priorities and allocation of resources.
• Acts for the Director as assigned.
• Acts as the Building Official, as set forth in the Sarasota City Code.
• As the City's Chief Building Official, plans, manages, supervises and evaluates the City's building inspection programs, activities and staff, including responsibility for review of building construction and fire plans, administration of the Standard Building Code, the Fire Code, the Mechanical Code, the Plumbing Code, the Gas Code, the National Electrical Code, the Life Safety Code and other applicable codes and related requirements.
• Reviews and approves plans for construction in flood plains, including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inspections to ensure compliance with Federal Flood Insurance Program requirements.
• Issues certificates of occupancy and completion.
• Investigates and responds to complaints regarding building construction, fire safety, the actions of contractors and related issues.
• As assigned, represents the Director and interprets the department to the City Manager, City Commission, trade associations and similar groups, community-based groups, various public forums, and elsewhere as required.
• Acts as Secretary for the Building, Fire, Plumbing, Electrical and Mechanical Boards.
• Plans, directs, and conducts major special studies, evaluations and projects as assigned, and supervises the preparation and presentation of reports, findings and recommendations.
• Assists the Director in developing long range plans to meet the City's future building and permitting compliance needs.
• Reviews all plans for modifications and construction to facilities operated by the City or property located within the City owned by third parties to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, and the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction.
• The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering, Building Construction, Architecture or a related field,
• Ten (10) years progressively responsible experience in building construction, engineering or architecture, five (5) years of which were in a supervisory or managerial capacity,
• Or the equivalent in education, training, and experience which would provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities,
• Must be certified as a Building Official within six (6) months of appointment,
• Must have or be able to obtain certification as a Florida Fire Inspector within one (1) year,
• Possession of and ability to maintain a valid State of Florida Driver's License is required.

Candidates can learn more & apply online @ www.sarasotafl.gov/jobs

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Civilian Fire and Life Safety Inspector - Delray Beach

Salary $65,540.80 - $110,094.40 Annually
Location Fire Dept., 501 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444, FL
Job Type Full-time
Opening Date 10/20/2026
Closing Date 11/3/2026 4:00 PM Eastern

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
 

• Performs field inspections of new/existing buildings during the construction process; compares actual work to planned work to ensure compliance with approved construction plans.
• Inspects new/remodeled commercial buildings, industrial buildings, assemblies, and businesses. Working knowledge of Florida Fire Prevention Code, Local, and City ordinances.
• Conducts building plan review, demolition inspections, code infraction warnings and citations.
• Enforces fire prevention codes and ordinances firmly, tactfully and impartially.
• Evaluates proposed fire protection elements of a building and assures that they are in accordance with applicable codes.
• Prepare reports and correspondence pertaining to fire protection engineering problems and fire and life safety code enforcement.
• Evaluate alternate suppression systems such as CO2 systems, dry systems and water based fire suppression systems.
• Attend meetings with staff, engineers, architects, and contractors, for technical assistance and resolutions to various problems.
• Maintain proficiency with code changes and ordinances.  Prepare comments identifying code deficiencies.
• Provide technical information to the general public for questions relating to building code requirements.
• May perform site inspections to confirm construction compliance with approved plans.
• Fosters positive employee relations and employee morale on a City-wide basis.

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