Building Inspection Manager

Definition

THIS POSTING IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

The first application review date is November 19, 2025.

The City of Milpitas is home to family-centered communities that embrace cultural diversity, quality schooling, and conveniently located neighborhood parks and shopping centers. Milpitas has an ethnically diverse array of retail and restaurants, and major regional retail destinations that attract shoppers from beyond the city. With over 40,800 jobs and 39,600 employed residents, Milpitas is a jobs rich community and is often called the “Crossroads of Silicon Valley”. Once a small agricultural town and later a stopover point for travelers between Oakland and San Jose, Milpitas has blossomed into one of the world’s premier computer and semiconductor producers.

To learn more, visit This Is Milpitas .

The Building Inspection Manager will supervise, schedule, and coordinate inspectors’ activities for the Office of Building Safety . They are responsible for inspecting building systems at various stages of construction, alteration, and repair to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, codes, ordinances, and laws. They must possess the ability to review, check, and approve building and site plans for conformance with local, state, and federal regulations.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in all aspects of inspections and demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and collaborative skills. The ideal candidate has a passion for excellence, an unwavering commitment to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and the emotional intelligence to lead with both authority and tact. Extensive experience with accessibility and energy codes is highly desired as well as a steadfast dedication to public safety.

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Examples of Duties

• Supervise and direct the activities of staff including work assignments, performance evaluations, employee development, disciplinary action, and complaint resolution.
• Direct and assist staff in daily operations, resolving difficult problems with both internal and external customers.
• Participate in the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
• Monitor, evaluate, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; assess and monitor workload.
• Prepare budget recommendations; monitor personnel and internal services expenditures; ensure expenditures remain within budgetary limitations.
• Provide ongoing training to building inspection staff as directed; ensure uniform application of the appropriate codes, rules, and regulations.
• Prepare appropriate paperwork, records, and reports.
• Check plans for construction, alteration, or repair of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings to ensure compliance with applicable codes.
• Administer, interpret and enforce the provisions of adopted codes, municipal regulations and other codes as they relate to building systems.
• Perform field inspections to resolve building inspection issues.
• As needed, inspect building systems at various stages of construction, alteration, and repair to ensure compliance with the approved plans, specifications, codes, ordinances, and laws.
• Coordinate division activities with other City departments, divisions, sections, and outside agencies.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in the inspection of public, commercial, industrial, and residential buildings, including three years of supervisory experience.

Education: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

• Preferred: A Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in business administration, construction inspection, engineering, architecture or a related field.
  

License or Certificate:

• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid California Driver's License.
• Possession of Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Inspector Certificates, or Residential and Commercial Combination Inspector Certificates, issued by the International Code Council (ICC) or International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAMPO), or other recognized agency.
• Preferred: Possession of Certified Access Specialist (CASp) and a Plans Examiner Certificate issued by the International Code Council (ICC)

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Please attach all copies of your job-related certifications to your application in the Attachments Section. Failure to submit all required documents will result in disqualification from the hiring process, and your application will be withdrawn.
Please contact us at HRRecruitment@milpitas.gov with any questions.

Supplemental Information

The first application review date is November 19, 2025.

Panel Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of December 8, 2025.

SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire. Only the candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.

Please note : The examination process (including dates) may be changed as deemed necessary by the Human Resources Department. Meeting the minimum requirements listed in this job description does not guarantee advancement in subsequent phases of the selection process.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

• Receives direction from the Building Official.
• Exercises direct and indirect supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential duties require the following physical abilities and work environment:

• Typically, work is performed at construction sites and in an office environment; exposure to outdoor elements; extensive use of the telephone and radio; repetitive keyboarding on a computer; ability to walk on uneven ground; reach (including overhead), squat, bend, lift, crawl, and climb; push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds; drive daily to various locations within and outside the City of Milpitas; ability to work safely in a hard-hat construction zone is essential; exposure to construction-related chemicals and products; may be required to crawl in confined spaces.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Incumbents in this position are required to file a Conflict of Interest Statement upon assuming office, annually, and upon leaving office, in accordance with Resolution No. 8833.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Milpitas will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the Human Resources Department.

The City of Milpitas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

RETIREMENT
Membership in CalPERS (2% at 60 or 2% at 62 with three year average salary). City of Milpitas employees do not participate in Social Security,but do contribute to Medicare.

MEDICAL INSURANCE
Choice of CalPERS Medical Plans. City pays coverage up to the Kaiser rate (currently $2,228.36/mo. for family). Employees who waive health coverage are eligible to receive $125 per month in lieu of medical plan coverage with proof of other coverage.

RETIREE MEDICAL
Employees are eligible upon CalPERS retirement from the City to receive up to 100% retiree medical coverage (currently based on the Kaiser health rate), based on years of service.

DENTAL & VISION
City provides full family coverage for Delta Dental and MES Vision at no cost to the employee.

LIFE INSURANCE
City provides $50,000 term policy. Supplemental employee-paid life insurance is available up to $500,000, based on carrier acceptance.

DISABILITY INSURANCE
City provides a Short-Term Disability plan similar to State Disability Insurance (SDI) coverage. Employees do not participate in SDI. Long-Term Disability coverage of 60% of base salary up to $1,500 per month is available after a 60-day waiting period. Additional buy-up options for LTD are available up to $6,000 per month.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION
City contributes $75 per month on the employee's behalf.

VACATION
Hourly employees earn 11-31 days of vacation and Exempt employees earn 16-36 days of vacation based on years of service.

HOLIDAYS
Employees receive 12 paid holidays and one (1) floating holiday per year.

SICK LEAVE
Employees earn 12 days annually.

TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Employees are eligible to receive up to $2,000 per fiscal year in tuition reimbursement.

FITNESS PROGRAM
Employeesare offered free access to City-sponsored sports and fitness programs.

The City also offers a flexible spending benefits plan, employee assistance program, and other voluntary insurance. Contact Human Resources (HR) at 408-586-3090 or https://www.milpitas.gov/245/Benefits for more information on employee benefits.

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