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Employee Services Division 10890 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 www.el-cerrito.org www.el-cerrito.org Career Opportunity BUILDING OFFICIAL SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS Please submit your responses to the following supplemental questions along with your application. Please include your name on each page of your response. Be as concise as possible; limiting each response to ½ page. Your eligibility to compete in the next phase of the selection process depends on the information you provide here and in the employment application. The most qualified candidates will be invited to continue in the recruitment process. You will be disqualified from further consideration if you do not submit a response to the supplemental questions. 1. Please describe in detail the extent of your experience in evaluating and adopting local and state building code regulations. Include any experience you may have with green building codes, sustainable construction, disabled access regulations, and energy conservation. 2. Please describe your supervisory experience as related to building/construction staff, including the range and level of your supervisory responsibilities. Describe the size/nature of the organization(s) worked for, number of employees supervised and the work they performed. Identify some of the challenges you faced and how you solved them. 3. Please describe your experience in preparing, analyzing and administering departmental, program or project budgets. Provide examples, including information about the dollar value of the program/project(s) and any special circumstances or adjustments that affected these budgets. 4. Please describe your experience in preparing and making presentations to a variety of groups about building requirements and associated land use issues, including experience presenting before elected officials. Provide examples about your experience in a public forum, addressing particularly sensitive or contentious issues. Information contained in this brochure is subject to change without notice. Final Filing Date: July 16, 2014 4:00 p.m. Mission Statement: The City of El Cerrito serves, leads and supports our diverse community by providing exemplary and innovative services, public places and infrastructure, ensuring public safety and creating an economically and environmentally sustainable future. The City of El Cerrito serves, leads and supports our diverse community by providing exemplary and innovative services, public places and infrastructure, ensuring public safety and creating an economically and environmentally sustainable future. ---PAGE BREAK--- THE COMMUNITY Located near the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, the City of El Cerrito is an ethnically diverse community offering a high quality of life within one of the nation’s most sophisticated and beautiful living areas. With a population of almost 24,000 residents, El Cerrito has the advantage of being centrally located in a major metropolitan area. El Cerrito is an established community with a strong self-identity and a commitment to enhancing the quality of life for its citizens. The City has a diverse retail and service oriented business community which consists of a combination of long-established small to medium-sized businesses as well as several retail outlets. THE BUILDING DIVISION The Building Official is a key management position, leading the Building Division of the City’s Community Development Department. The Building Division provides customer service to assist residents, business owners, residential contractors and commercial developers so they can build in a manner that satisfies the health and safety regulations set forth by the California Building Code. THE POSITION The position receives administrative direction from the Development Services Manager. The Building Official is responsible for directing, supervising and coordinating the activities and operations of the Building Division including structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspections; plan checking, issuing permits, code enforcement activities, interpreting code requirements, coordinating assigned activities with staff, other divisions, departments and outside agencies; and providing highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Development Services Manager. Posted 6/23/14 THE “IDEAL” BUILDING OFFICIAL A strong leader, motivator, and team builder with proven skills in supervising and evaluating the work of others. A proactive and inclusive approach to problem solving, project management and fiscal responsibility, as well as sound organization and communication skills. Extremely well-versed in all technical, management and political aspects of a public agency building program, including inspections, plans examination, code interpretation, and code enforcement programs. Demonstrated experience in management and ability to improve processes, procedures and systems, and will be a key player in the City’s established goal of sustainability and environmental stewardship. QUALIFICATIONS Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in the inspection of public, commercial, industrial or residential buildings including at least two years of administrative and supervisory responsibility. Education: Associates degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university with major course work in engineering or a related field; Bachelor’s degree is a plus. License: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License. Certification: Possession of Building Official and Certi- fied Plans Examiner certificates issued by the Interna- tional Code Council are highly desirable. “The City of El Cerrito is an Equal Opportunity Employer” COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Annual salary for this position is $91,944 - $114,936 depending on qualifications. Current benefit features include: 37.5 hour work week schedule with alternating Fridays off CalPERS retirement (2.7% at 55 for current members and 2% at 62 for new members, plan is Integrated with Social Security). The City and employee each pay own contribution to Social Security. Vacation ranging from 11 to 33 days per year based on years of service Administrative Leave and Auto Allowance 15.5 paid holidays per year 8.75 hours of sick leave accrued each calendar month Excellent health, dental, long-term disability and life insurance program plans Flexible benefits plan allowing pre-tax contributions for health and dependent care reimbursements Deferred Compensation plan available at employee’s expense SELECTION PROCESS All application materials will be reviewed and screened using in part the criteria outlined in this brochure. Candidates whose applications clearly demonstrate that they most closely meet the current needs of the City will be invited to continue in the evaluation process. Each selected candidate will meet with a group of highly qualified professionals to discuss his/her qualifications. Those persons deemed to be best qualified by the interview panel will have their names placed on the employment list which will be used by the department for final interviews and appointment. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Please submit a completed City application, resumé and responses to the supplemental questions to the Human Resources Division, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 , or at [EMAIL REDACTED]. (510) 466-5005