PLUMBING INSPECTOR/PLUMBING SUBCODE OFFICIAL

 PLUMBING INSPECTOR

 DEFINITION:

 Under direction performs plumbing inspection work involved to
 enforce relevant public health laws within the jurisdiction; does
 other related duties as required.

 NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes only.  A particular position using this title may not
 perform all duties listed in this job specification.  Conversely,
 all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
 
 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Conducts plumbing inspections to enforce relevant public health
 laws.

 Receives and examines plans for plumbing work.

 Determines the cause of violations and takes corrective actions.

 Provides testimony in court cases.

 Prepares reports.

 Maintains records and files.

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and information systems used by 
 the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 LICENSE:

 Applicants must possess a valid license as a Plumbing Inspector 
 of the appropriate level, High-Rise and Hazardous (HHS) or 
 Industrial and Commercial (ICS), issued by the New Jersey
 Department of Community Affairs.

 Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid 
 in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than 
 employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties
 of the position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 Knowledge of methods used to conduct plumbing inspection.

 Knowledge of plumbing installation methods.

 Knowledge of plumbing fixtures and fixture requirements.

 Ability to interpret relevant public health laws and apply them
 to specific cases.

 Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships 
 with business proprietors, contractors, housekeepers, and others 
 interested in the maintenance of public health standards.

 Ability to prepare reports of inspections containing findings,
 conclusions, and recommendations.

 Ability to provide testimony in court.

 Ability to maintain records and files.

 Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, 
 office, or related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate 
 in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position.
 American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered 
 as acceptable forms of communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as 
 long as they can perform essential functions of the job after
 reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.  
 If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause 
 the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

 CODES: LG - 02704            MCK                  3/15/01

 This job specification is for local government use only.

 PLUMBING SUBCODE OFFICIAL

 DEFINITION:
 
 Under direction of the Construction Official, has the subordinate
 administrative responsibility for administering the plumbing subcode
 of the State Uniform Construction Code within the concerned
 jurisdiction, and inspects and/or supervises the inspection of
 plumbing work in construction projects underway to ensure that
 compliance with plans and specifications approved in accord with 
 the State Uniform Construction Code is achieved; does related work 
 as required.

 NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
 purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
 all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
 performed on the job may not be listed.
 
 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Reviews and approves plans of proposed structures as provided in State
 Uniform Construction Code regulations for conformity with plumbing and
 energy subcodes.

 Has charge of plumbing inspection staff and activities concerned in
 the inspection of construction projects.

 Develops the inspection work program with effective and appropriate
 procedures, analyses construction inspection problems, and establishes
 appropriate work methods.

 Has final responsibility in the inspection for plumbing and energy
 subcode compliance of all new construction and renovation projects.

 Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and
 evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective
 recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of
 subordinates.

 Provides appropriate assignments, instruction, and supervision to
 plumbing inspectors and clerical employees.

 Inspects and evaluates plumbing work in construction projects 
 underway to ensure that all work installed conforms to the 
 requirements of the approved plans and the plumbing and energy 
 subcodes, and the regulations of the State Uniform Construction Code.

 Inspects plumbing installations in existing buildings to ensure that
 installations meet the minimum health and safety standards
 incorporated in the regulations for the State Uniform Construction
 Code and relevant sanitary and public health laws.

 Responsibility for supervising the code compliance for plumbing and
 energy subcode of all construction and contractors to ensure that
 required standards are observed in accord with approved plans and
 specifications.

 Takes the initiative in halting construction work by contractors when
 and if reasonable standards of workmanship, safety, and plans,
 specifications, and/or legal requirements are not being observed.

 Collects and records permit and other fees, issues permits, and
 verifies that required prior approvals have been obtained and is
 responsible for ensuring that these actions are in accord with
 regulations for the State Uniform Construction Code.

 Responsible for establishing and maintaining cooperative working
 relationships with architects, engineers, and construction
 supervisors.

 Reviews construction to ensure that all materials, methods, and
 assemblies conform to standards referenced by the code and
 manufacturers' installation directions as well as other matters not
 shown in a set of plans but required for conformity with the code.

 Issues onsite warning, citations, and stop work orders in cases of
 serious violations of the plumbing or energy subcode which might
 endanger the health, safety, and/or welfare of the public or building
 occupants.

 Prepares recommendations regarding both temporary and final
 certificates of occupancy.

 Prepares violations reports.

 Testifies in court and in administrative hearings.

 Prepares inspection reports showing the progress of work on each
 project relative to construction code compliance, weather conditions,
 and the percentage of the project completed.

 Prepares correspondence.

 Maintains and supervises the maintenance of the records, reports, 
 and files required to show the details of each project inspected.

 Establishes inspection schedules for plumbing inspection staff and
 ensures that all buildings being constructed or renovated are
 inspected at critical points during the course of construction as
 provided for in regulations for the State Uniform Construction Code.

 Identifies and inspects all materials being incorporated in the
 plumbing construction and renovation of buildings located within the
 jurisdiction to ensure that they conform to the approved plans and that 
 they meet the necessary performance standards established in the
 regulations for the State Uniform Construction Code and the adopted
 subcode.

 Serves subpoenas and other legal process notices including notices 
 of violations.

 Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
 and/or manual recording and computerized information systems
 used by the agency, office, or related units.

 REQUIREMENTS:

 LICENSE:

 Applicants must possess a valid license as a Plumbing Subcode 
 Official issued by the New Jersey Department of Community
 Affairs.

 NOTE:  Applicants must also possess a valid license as a Plumbing
 Inspector at the appropriate level, industrial and commercial (ICS),
 or high rise and hazardous (HHS), depending on the class of sturcture,
 issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

 Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in 
 New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee 
 mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the
 position.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 ICS License:

 Knowledge of problems and procedures involved in plumbing 
 inspection work involved in the enforcement of relevant public 
 health laws and, as far as practical, of the broad field of public 
 health.

 Knowledge of design and analysis techniques needed to ensure
 compliance of inbuilding water drainage systems with requirements 
 of the code.

 Knowledge of plumbing installation testing methods required to be
 employed by the code and proper application.

 Knowledge of methods of construction, location, and operation 
 of onsite sewage disposal systems, small sewage disposal plants, 
 and private water supply systems.

 Knowledge of organization, content, and regulations of the State
 Uniform Construction Code.

 Knowledge of organization and content of the plumbing subcode.

 Knowledge of basic classification of structures into class types.

 Knowledge of plumbing subcode's background, purpose, history, 
 and place in local government, and relation to construction code
 enforcement programs at other levels of government.

 Knowledge of plan reading sufficient to permit an understanding 
 of the process and to perform the duties of the position.

 Knowledge of material standards in the code and methods by 
 which those standards are developed.

 Knowledge of installation methods and practices required to ensure
 that all approved materials including joints, conductors, traps, and
 cleanouts and structural support requirements are installed properly.

 Knowledge of plumbing fitting and fixture requirements.

 Knowledge of basic inspection report writing including the preparation
 of violation notices and required record keeping.

 HHS License:

 The knowledge and abilities for an ICS license plus knowledge of
 plumbing system design component which will ensure the technical
 competence necessary to check the systems design and installation 
 for the large and complex systems which characterize class I buildings
 including pumps, pressure tanks, and other such plumbing installation
 required.

 ICS and HHS License:

 Knowledge of office procedures for inspectors including forms and
 records used and purpose of each.

 Knowledge of methods of establishing proper review and approval 
 of permit applications for compliance with the construction code and
 applicable laws and regulations including application contents, use 
 of procedure and information sheets for applicants, use of check lists
 for compliance with applicable ordinances, and processing of
 applications.

 Knowledge of legal aspects of code enforcement.

 Knowledge of purpose and fundamentals of stop orders, notices of
 penalty, and court action.

 Knowledge of powers and procedures available to deal with hazardous
 conditions and emergency situations including emergency work orders,
 bids, and quotations process.

 Knowledge of procedures for processing cases involving condemnations
 and other violations of the subcode from initiation through final
 compliance.

 Knowledge of the preparation of case records.

 Knowledge of situations requiring a warrant, and of the process of
 obtaining and issuing the warrant.

 Knowledge of the administrative hearing process under the State
 Uniform Construction Code Act

 Knowledge of legal aspects of the operations of enforcing agencies
 including legal processes and rules of evidence.

 Knowledge of legal responsibilities of inspection personnel.

 Knowledge of methods of appealing hearing decisions to the court, 
 and of the legal basis of doing so.

 Knowledge of related legislation.

 Ability to interpret the State Uniform Construction Code and applicable 
 New Jersey Health Law and Code and apply them to specific cases.

 Ability to ensure that all fittings and fixtures installed conform to
 the requirement of the State Uniform Construction Code.

 Ability to analyze plumbing inspection problems.

 Ability to organize assigned supervisory and other work and develop
 effective work methods.

 Ability to develop a suitable work program and working procedures 
 for a group of plumbing inspectors.

 Ability to provide assignments and instruction to assigned employees.

 Ability to work harmoniously with concerned persons.

 Ability to establish and maintain proper relationships with business
 proprietors, contractors, housekeepers, and others interested and/or
 concerned with the maintenance of public health standards.

 Ability to take a firm and correct stand when needed.

 Ability to prepare reports.

 Ability to act as a convincing witness in court and to supervise the
 establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.

 Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
 recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
 related units.

 Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English
 sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign
 Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of
 communication.

 Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as
 they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable
 accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
 cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
 such persons may not be eligible.

 CODES: LG - 05056               MCK            04/20/04

 This job specification is for local government use only.

 DUAL TITLE CODE:  06340