Building Official

Position Type:
Building/Building Official

Date Posted:
7/9/2026

Location:
Building Department / Fire Marshal's office
Town of Vernon

Job Title: Building Official

Salary: E-5 - Range $103,653.24 - $122,480.89 (commensurate with experience)

Hours : 35/week - 4-day work week - Monday 8:00-4:30, Tuesday 8:00-7:00, Wednesday 8:00-5:00 & Thursday 8:00-4:30

Directors Union - V iew contract on the Town's website

General Statement of Duties: A highly responsible position involving planning, organizing, and directing a comprehensive building advisory, inspection, and enforcement program; administers and enforces the State Building Code, town building ordinances and regulations related to health, safety, and fire codes; provides technical consultation and assistance to town boards and commissions.


Supervision Received : Receives general direction from the Town Administrator. Works independently, plans and organizes the activities of the unit according to standard or established procedures. Establishes priorities as needed. Prepares complex narrative and statistical reports for the Town Administrator and the Town Council. Reports work accomplished in accordance with policy.

Supervision Exercised : Responsible for supervising, evaluating and assigning work to the Zoning Enforcement Officer, Assistant Building Officials and to other assigned staff. May supervise Planning staff in absence of Town Planner through the direction of the Town Administrator.

Essential Job Functions : Works closely and collaboratively with the Land Use Group and any other Town Department and outside agencies in inspection and review duties. Receives proposed building and related construction plans. Participates in preliminary reviews and consultations concerning major building projects; confers with, and interprets code provisions to architects, engineers, contractors, and members of the public; works with developers to evaluate and authorize changes in approved plans; provides technical consultation to town boards and commissions, and to various town departments and to special building committees; oversees all construction work in progress to assure conformity with code and regulations; issues certificates of use and occupancy; makes regular and periodic on-site inspections of properties to assure conformance with building regulations. Receives complaints of code violations; investigates complaints and takes corrective actions as necessary; supervises and performs investigations of complaints; issues field notices to violators; issues cease and desist orders as required. Prepares budget recommendations for the unit and administers the approved annual budget.

Regular and punctual on-site attendance is an essential job function.

Other Job Functions : Oversees Zoning Enforcement. Acts as the Town's ADA Coordinator. Evaluates the results of various tests, such as soils and materials tests, to assure compliance with standards. Prepares various reports to federal and state agencies. Oversees the organization and maintenance of unit files. Performs other duties as assigned.


Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed in office settings and field environments. Outdoor work is required in the inspection of various land use developments and construction sites. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to climb, balance, walk, stand, reach with hands and arms, use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop or kneel.

The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions or risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office and moderate to loud in the field.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities : Considerable knowledge of building construction practices; considerable knowledge of building codes and regulations; knowledge of ADA laws and compliance; ability to lead and supervise staff; ability to foster relationships and deal effectively with officials, business owners, outside agencies, employees, and the general public; ability to interpret engineering and architectural plans, drawings, and specifications; ability to prepare concise written reports; ability to publicly present reports in a clear and concise manner; critical thinking skills with the ability to draw conclusions or approaches to problems to implement solutions; excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills. Must be computer proficient with the ability to learn software programs specific to the job. A Police background check will be required.

Experience & Training Required : Minimum one (1) year of inspection experience required, municipal inspection experience preferred. Associate's degree in science, Vocational Technical degree, or graduation from high school, and five years of increasingly responsible experience in the construction trades including one (1) year as a Building Official or two (2) years of experience as an Assistant Building Official. Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certificate : Must have and maintain State of Connecticut Building Official certificate. Must hold and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license.


This job description is not intended to be a complete statement of all duties, functions and responsibilities which comprise this position. EOE/AA/M/F