POSITION OVERVIEW:
RMA is a growing national provider of testing, inspection, and certification services that support innovation in new product development, quality assurance, for project delivery, and engineered solutions for asset management. We are passionate about contributing to the sustainable development of the communities we serve.
We are a national firm with a global reach serving national and international clients from 30+ offices located in 10 states and are ranked on ENR's Top 500 list alongside the nation's top firms.
With a 60-year history, RMA has a passion for high-end services, constant innovation, and investment in the development of world-class laboratory facilities, and interactive management technologies. Each member of our staff is committed to service, innovation, and the success of our clients.
Job Overview:
The Building Inspector plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and safety of construction projects by performing highly technical inspections across multiple disciplines, including Building, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing. This position is essential for the day-to-day completion of inspections, particularly commercial/ industrial projects. The ideal candidate is a reliable and trustworthy professional who excels in a fast-paced environment, balancing both collaborative teamwork and independent work.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
- Required to drive, stand, walk, use hands to type, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, talk, and hear; body motions and movements include bending, twisting, reaching, stooping, pulling, kneeling, lifting, carrying, and pushing
- Lifting and/or moving up to thirty-five pounds regularly on average, and up to seventy-five pounds on occasion, with or without reasonable accommodation
- This job is located in Brevard County, Florida, with exposure to intense sun, intense heat, humidity, rain, thunderstorms, and other adverse weather conditions
- Job site conditions may or may not be accessible by vehicle and can include wetlands, swamps, grasslands, and fields with uneven surfaces, sand, brush, and other natural and man-made obstacles.
- This job is primarily and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and construction sites where the noise level is usually moderate too loud.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform Structural Building Inspection duties (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing as licensed). Inspect buildings, which are under construction or are being repaired, remodeled or enlarged and is performed during various stages of completion to ensure structural integrity and compliance with building codes/ordinances.
- Determines whether changes may be required in plans and makes recommendations to contractors, engineers, architects, etc.
- Performs inspections of foundations, concrete slabs, framing, roofing, and related construction work
- Maintains accurate, complete, and current inspection records.
- Exercises tact and courtesy when conducting inspections and dealing with clients.
- Prepare reports and report data in a complete, timely and understandable fashion and return as required to branch office. Complete daily time and labor reports in accordance with company policy
- Oversee maintenance of company vehicle (take in to shop for routine maintenance including oil changes, tire pressure, fluid levels, etc.)
- Cellular phones are to be worn at all times and calls are to be returned immediately.
- Ensure that project requirements are met and compliant with inspection specifications, requirements and company policies or procedures.
- Attend all department meetings.
- Drive to various job sites at locations both locally and throughout the State of Florida. Follow all Driving Laws when driving company vehicle.
- Work varying shift schedules as needed.
- Must be willing to travel within the state of Florida, if applicable
- Complete daily time and labor reports in accordance with company policy
- Turn in required paperwork daily.
- Regular attendance is required.
- Must be flexible to changing schedules and hours to support business needs. Overnight and weekends schedules may be necessary to support business needs.
- Follow all company safety procedures and policies.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Valid Florida Driver's License with an acceptable driving record (in accordance with our Driver's License and Motor Vehicle Record Check Criteria)
- Ability to pass a background check screening in accordance with Florida's Jessica Lunsford Act (or equivalent state classification)
- Must be able to read and interpret plans, blueprints and specifications.
- State of Florida Standard Building Inspector License is required.
- Ability to read & write, including interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively with colleagues, supervisors, and customers/clients.
- Computer skills sufficient to operate a laptop, including sending and receiving emails, and the ability to learn nput data and prepare reports.
- Mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Reasoning ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram form.
Preferred Qualifications:
- State of Florida Electrical Inspector License
- State of Florida Mechanical Inspector License
- State of Florida Plumbing Inspector License
- State of Florida Residential Inspector License
- Building Code Administrator
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This Company is dedicated to both the letter and the spirit of the equal opportunity employment laws. All applicants and all employees will be evaluated on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age 40 and over, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other classification which may be protected by federal, state, or local laws. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we specifically offer equal opportunity for all employees or job applicants who may have a physical or mental disability. Such persons will be hired on the basis of their ability to perform the essential functions of the job in question. Likewise, their work will be evaluated on their performance of these essential functions. We will offer reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, to the extent that Company resources allow without undue hardship. As part of our equal employment policy, there will be no wage differentials based on gender, between men and women employed in the same establishment, on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.