<p>General Summary & Essential Responsibilities</p> <p>Join Our Team as a Fire Inspector!</p> <p>Play a vital role in protecting our community by ensuring the safety of new and existing buildings throughout the County. As a Fire Prevention Inspector, you'll use your technical expertise to enforce fire safety codes, review building plans, and work closely with contractors, homeowners, and local businesses to promote a safe environment for all.</p> <p>What You'll Do:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Ensure Fire Code Compliance: Review building construction plans and specifications to verify compliance with County fire prevention codes, laws, and ordinances.</p> </li><li> <p>Conduct Field Inspections: Inspect commercial and residential construction and remodels-including schools, businesses, restaurants, daycares, churches, retirement facilities, theatres, and more-to ensure adherence to fire safety standards.</p> </li><li> <p>Evaluate Public Assembly Safety: Assess buildings for fire hazards, verify proper operation of fire protection equipment, and ensure adequate exit routes. Perform follow-up inspections and complete detailed inspection reports as needed.</p> </li><li> <p>Inspect Fire Protection Systems: Test and evaluate the installation and maintenance of fire protection and alarm systems to confirm they meet approved plans and code requirements.</p> </li><li> <p>Serve as a Community Resource: Respond to inquiries and complaints from the public and partner agencies, providing clear guidance on fire/safety violations, code requirements, and correction procedures.</p> </li><li> <p>Enforce Fire Codes: Issue notices of violation, advise occupants on corrective measures, and track compliance through documentation and re-inspections.</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborate With Industry Professionals: Work closely with architects, engineers, developers, contractors, homeowners, and community groups to interpret fire safety codes and ensure safe building practices.</p> </li><li> <p>Support Code Enforcement Cases: Research property records, compile findings, prepare reports, and present cases before the Code Enforcement Board.</p> </li><li> <p>Deliver Excellent Customer Service: Provide professional, solutions-oriented assistance through all forms of communication.</p> </li></ul> <p>We offer a very competitive benefits package including:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage ($26/month for employee only) </li><li>Employee Health Clinic that offers Primary, Acute/Urgent Care, prescription dispensing, labs performed on site, digital x-rays, stress tests and EKGs, and health risk assessments. </li><li>Florida Retirement System (8 years vesting for pension plan/1 year vesting for investment plan) </li><li>Highly Recognized Wellness at Work Program (up to $500 incentive deposited to an HRA account for participation in annual wellness program) </li><li>Tuition Reimbursement </li><li>Eleven recognized and observed annual paid holidays plus personal holiday hours during each fiscal year. </li><li>Accrual of PTO </li><li>Training and Professional Development </li></ul> <p>For a full list of benefits please visit: https://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/departments/human-resources/employee-benefits.stml</p> <p>Min. Education, Licenses and Certifications</p> <p>Minimum Education and Experience:</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or GED required. </li><li>Experience in building and construction inspection, plan review, fire science or related field preferred. </li><li>Or an equivalent combination of relevant training, education, and experience. </li></ul> <p>Licenses and/or Certificates:</p> <ul> <li>Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license. </li><li>Must possess and maintain Florida Municipal Fire Safety Inspector I certification. </li></ul> <p>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities</p> <p>Who You Are</p> <p>You are a knowledgeable and detail-oriented fire safety professional with a strong command of fire safety laws, regulations, and the County Fire Prevention Code. You bring a solid understanding of fire prevention principles, building construction practices, and the dynamics of the fire service. Your expertise allows you to identify fire hazards, investigate code violations, and recommend effective corrective measures that keep the community safe.</p> <p>You are skilled at reading and interpreting construction plans, diagrams, and blueprints, quickly spotting deviations or potential issues at any stage of installation or construction. Your keen eye for workmanship, paired with your understanding of materials and methods, enables you to detect unsafe conditions and guide others toward compliant solutions.</p> <p>You exercise sound judgment when interpreting and enforcing codes and policies, and you manage your workload efficiently-setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and maintaining accurate documentation. You communicate clearly in both written and verbal forms, offering guidance and exceptional customer service to colleagues, contractors, and the public.</p> <p>Reliable and professional, you build strong working relationships, utilize standard office software with ease, and confidently operate a motor vehicle to perform fieldwork. Above all, you take pride in supporting fire safety through expertise, collaboration, and community-focused service.</p> <p>Supplemental Information</p> <p>Working Conditions: Work typically requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors or dust).</p> <p>Risk/Safety Conditions: This position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).</p> <p>Physical Activities: Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting up to 50 lbs., grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception.</p> <p>DISCLAIMER:The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, environmental conditions, or qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.</p>