About the role
Building Official CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
Build Better, Lead Strong!
Hiring Range: $96,500 - $106,000 DOQ Full-Time | Benefits | Professional Development
Start a Stable, Essential Career Serving Your Community!
What You’ll Do
This position involves administering the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Virginia Property Maintenance Code under general supervision. The role includes planning and assigning work, supervising inspectors and permit technicians, and interpreting codes to address inquiries. It requires conducting complex inspections and plan reviews. Additionally, the role encompasses technical and administrative duties related to community maintenance and nuisance inspections, enforcing the Virginia Property Maintenance Code, and Fredericksburg’s Nuisance Ordinance. Responsibilities include addressing issues such as trash, overgrown grass, inoperative vehicles, vacant buildings, graffiti, and blight, as well as enforcing other city ordinances.
Work assignments may include:
Plan Review and Inspection Oversight Staff Management and Training This role involves planning, assigning, and supervising the The position supervises a team of building inspectors, review of building plans and inspections to ensure property maintenance officials, plan reviewers, and clerical compliance with building codes. It includes overseeing staff. Responsibilities include assigning work, providing complex projects, approving corrective actions, and writing technical guidance, evaluating performance, and coordinating correspondence to contractors and architects about training to ensure staff competency and adherence to codes. compliance issues. Code Compliance and Enforcement Administrative and Professional Development Duties involve consulting with architects, engineers, This involves establishing work plans and procedures, contractors, and the public on code compliance, interpreting preparing for appeals cases, testifying in court, and property maintenance codes, investigating complaints, approving inspection agencies. It also requires maintaining overseeing inspections, issuing violation notices, and up-to-date knowledge of laws and industry trends through initiating legal actions. The role also includes serving as professional development activities, along with performing an expert witness in court. various administrative tasks like scheduling inspections and maintaining records.
Why Join Our Team?
A Career with Purpose Comprehensive Benefits Join an experienced and supportive team that values public The City offers a competitive benefits package that offers: service, teamwork, safety, and the opportunity to develop medical, vision, and dental coverage, paid leave, paid new skills while contributing to the community every day. training, and participation in the Virginia Retirement System.
Minimum Qualifications
* High School diploma or equivalent; * Six (6) years’ experience performing building inspections and plan reviews for code compliance purposes; * Or equivalent education, and/or experience.
Special Requirements
* Strong grasp of GIS principles, cartography, database management, and geospatial data integrity * Certification from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development as a, Building Official and Property Maintenance Official, and * Valid Virgina driver’s license
BE PART OF SOMETHING ESSENTIAL This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to build a stable, rewarding career while serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Fredericksburg. Join a knowledgeable, dedicated team that values accuracy, fairness, collaboration, public service, and committed to the City’s Core Values .
Apply online: www.fredericksburgva.gov/careers
While the position is open until filled, completed City Applications should be submitted to Human Resources before the close of business on November 20th, 2026.
Questions? [email protected] The City of Fredericksburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.