Building Inspector

A Building Inspector inspects commercial and apartment buildings, their appendages, and sites for conformance to building, grading, and zoning laws and regulations and approved plans, specifications, and standards; and assists in training other inspectional employees as required. REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. Four years of full-time paid experience as a building, construction, housing or combined inspector, engaged in a variety of building structural construction work for or on behalf of a governmental agency; or 2. Four years of full-time paid experience as a licensed general, masonry, concrete, structural steel or framing and rough carpentry contractor engaged in a variety of building structural construction work; or 3. Two years of full-time paid experience in carpentry, masonry, concrete, structural steel or framing and rough carpentry work following the completion of a recognized apprenticeship program; or 4. Eight years of full-time paid experience in carpentry, masonry, concrete, structural steel or framing and rough carpentry work; or 5. One year of full-time paid experience as an Assistant Inspector III with the City of Los Angeles. How to apply Please submit the required documentation to via email by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 with a subject line of Emerg. Appt. Building Inspector. This opportunity may close without notice prior to the deadline if sufficient applications are received or extended if the candidate pool is not sufficient. Emergency Appointment An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

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