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Plan Check Engineer
Come join our team! The City of Novato is recruiting for a Plan Check Engineer. For first review application deadline: 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The City of Novato is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Plan Check Engineer to join our Community Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to play a vital role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and structural integrity of buildings and development projects throughout the city. We are looking for a proactive and analytical individual with a strong background in engineering principles, plan review, and building code compliance. The ideal candidate will have expertise in evaluating commercial, industrial, and residential building plans, interpreting complex regulations, and collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors. As a key member of the team, this position will also provide guidance to staff, oversee technical reviews, and assist in the development of policies and procedures to enhance the City's building safety standards. Novato is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization that values professionalism, innovation, and teamwork. If you are passionate about structural safety, enjoy problem-solving, and are ready to make a meaningful impact in our community, we encourage you to apply! Additional benefits include: 9/80 work schedule, every other Friday off; accrue vacation at a rate of 80 hours per year; provided with 40 hours of sick leave upon hire; 14 paid holidays per year; monthly health premium paid by the City up to $2,893.54, depending on enrollment; qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Agency; free parking on site; and the office is within walking distance of terrific restaurants, shopping, and the downtown SMART station. The City of Novato is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Novato is seeking a Plan Check Engineer to supervise professional and technical Building Division staff; perform advanced level professional engineering work in plan review of commercial, industrial, residential and multi-residential buildings and improvement plans; review plans to ensure that they are designed in accordance with applicable codes, ordinances, and permit requirements; and provide responsible staff assistance to the Chief Building Official. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, reviewing, analyzing, and approving plans, specifications, and supporting documentation of commercial and industrial buildings and residential structures; reviewing building plans and specifications for compliance with plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineered design and other related engineering design requirements; and reviewing permit applications, plans, calculations, and specifications of buildings and structures for compliance with structural and non-structural design. Qualifications include knowledge of advanced principles, methods, and practices of structural and civil engineering; applicable State laws, ordinances, and codes related to building development design and construction; methods, materials, and techniques used in the construction of Public and Private development projects; and principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Ability to provide lead supervision and training to assigned personnel; perform structural calculations necessary to determine the adherence of structural plans to code requirements; analyze plans and detect code violations; understand and interpret complex construction plans, specifications, and other project documentation; and communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be: three years of increasingly responsible professional experience in structural and civil engineering building design and/or plan review; experience in field inspection work related to building and site development; equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in structural and civil engineering; possession of a certificate of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California; and possession of or ability to obtain within one year of hire a commercial building plans examiner certification. Possession of a California Access Specialist (CASp) certification is highly desirable. Working conditions include office environment utilizing computers; ability to travel to different sites and locations; and completion of all required application materials, including the supplemental questionnaire and any required additional documents.
Come join our team! The City of Novato is recruiting for a Plan Check Engineer. For first review application deadline: 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The City of Novato is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Plan Check Engineer to join our Community Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to play a vital role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and structural integrity of buildings and development projects throughout the city. We are looking for a proactive and analytical individual with a strong background in engineering principles, plan review, and building code compliance. The ideal candidate will have expertise in evaluating commercial, industrial, and residential building plans, interpreting complex regulations, and collaborating with architects, engineers, and contractors. As a key member of the team, this position will also provide guidance to staff, oversee technical reviews, and assist in the development of policies and procedures to enhance the City's building safety standards. Novato is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization that values professionalism, innovation, and teamwork. If you are passionate about structural safety, enjoy problem-solving, and are ready to make a meaningful impact in our community, we encourage you to apply! Additional benefits include: 9/80 work schedule, every other Friday off; accrue vacation at a rate of 80 hours per year; provided with 40 hours of sick leave upon hire; 14 paid holidays per year; monthly health premium paid by the City up to $2,893.54, depending on enrollment; qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Agency; free parking on site; and the office is within walking distance of terrific restaurants, shopping, and the downtown SMART station. The City of Novato is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Novato is seeking a Plan Check Engineer to supervise professional and technical Building Division staff; perform advanced level professional engineering work in plan review of commercial, industrial, residential and multi-residential buildings and improvement plans; review plans to ensure that they are designed in accordance with applicable codes, ordinances, and permit requirements; and provide responsible staff assistance to the Chief Building Official. Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, reviewing, analyzing, and approving plans, specifications, and supporting documentation of commercial and industrial buildings and residential structures; reviewing building plans and specifications for compliance with plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineered design and other related engineering design requirements; and reviewing permit applications, plans, calculations, and specifications of buildings and structures for compliance with structural and non-structural design. Qualifications include knowledge of advanced principles, methods, and practices of structural and civil engineering; applicable State laws, ordinances, and codes related to building development design and construction; methods, materials, and techniques used in the construction of Public and Private development projects; and principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Ability to provide lead supervision and training to assigned personnel; perform structural calculations necessary to determine the adherence of structural plans to code requirements; analyze plans and detect code violations; understand and interpret complex construction plans, specifications, and other project documentation; and communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be: three years of increasingly responsible professional experience in structural and civil engineering building design and/or plan review; experience in field inspection work related to building and site development; equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in structural and civil engineering; possession of a certificate of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of California; and possession of or ability to obtain within one year of hire a commercial building plans examiner certification. Possession of a California Access Specialist (CASp) certification is highly desirable. Working conditions include office environment utilizing computers; ability to travel to different sites and locations; and completion of all required application materials, including the supplemental questionnaire and any required additional documents.