Construction and Building Inspectors — Tasks

Task statements

• Approve building plans that meet required specifications.
• Review and interpret plans, blueprints, site layouts, specifications, or construction methods to ensure compliance to legal requirements and safety regulations.
• Issue permits for construction, relocation, demolition, or occupancy.
• Inspect bridges, dams, highways, buildings, wiring, plumbing, electrical circuits, sewers, heating systems, or foundations during and after construction for structural quality, general safety, or conformance to specifications and codes.
• Monitor installation of plumbing, wiring, equipment, or appliances to ensure that installation is performed properly and is in compliance with applicable regulations.
• Inspect and monitor construction sites to ensure adherence to safety standards, building codes, or specifications.
• Confer with owners, violators, or authorities to explain regulations or recommend remedial actions.
• Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes.
• Maintain daily logs and supplement inspection records with photographs.
• Conduct inspections, using survey instruments, metering devices, tape measures, or test equipment.
• Train, direct, or supervise other construction inspectors.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure that environmental regulations are not violated.
• Evaluate project details to ensure adherence to environmental regulations.
• Inspect facilities or installations to determine their environmental impact.
• Examine lifting or conveying devices, such as elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, hoists, inclined railways, ski lifts, or amusement rides to ensure safety and proper functioning.
• Conduct environmental hazard inspections to identify or quantify problems, such as asbestos, poor air quality, water contamination, or other environmental hazards.
• Estimate cost of completed work or of needed renovations or upgrades.
• Evaluate premises for cleanliness, such as proper garbage disposal or lack of vermin infestation.
• Sample and test air to identify gasses, such as bromine, ozone, or sulfur dioxide, or particulates, such as mold, dust, or allergens.