Senior Building Inspector at Knysna Municipality

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant National Diploma qualification as per Regulation A16 of the National Building Regulations Act 
•  Own vehicle and valid Code EB drivers’ license 
•  A minimum of six (6) years’ relevant building industry experience with at least a minimum of three (3) years within a local authority as a municipal building inspector in the building control environment. Eligible to be registered as a peace officer (law enforcement officer) 
•  Computer literacy (MS Office) 
•  Must be able to communicate in at least two (2) of the three (3) official languages of the Western Cape (English, Afrikaans, IsiXhosa).

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Subject to the overall direction of the Manager Building Control, attend to and the control of all building and construction activities in the municipal area 
•  Liaise and provide general advice to the public and developers regarding all aspects of development and building regulations 
•  In-depth knowledge of the National Building Regulations and all applicable legislation 
•  Scrutinize and facilitate approval of building plan applications according to the applicable processes and legislation
•  Take action and enforce regulations where non conformity or breach of National Building Regulations, SABS Codes of Practice and Occupational Health and safety Laws occurs
•  Monitoring compliance and conducting inspections to establish if construction of the work and procedures are in accordance with approved design and drawings 
•  Check and verify design details and construction specifications on building plans 
•  Monitoring compliance and conducting inspections to establish if construction of the work and procedures are in accordance with approved design and drawings
•  Effective regulation, control and oversight of all building related activities 
•  Supervising the performance and productivity of personnel in the building control department 
•  Assist in the management and administration of the building control department 
•  Complete statutory forms and notices, issuing compliance notices to facilitate the demolition of illegal constructions and or corrective measures necessary to address encroachments and aesthetics of buildings, other duties as requested from time to time.

COMPETENCIES:
CORE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Building Development Control, building inspectorate Customer Centricity, Legal administration negotiation and influencing and ethics and professionalism.
• All applications will be considered, but in terms of its Employment Equity Target, the Municipality would prefer to appoint a White, Indian Female or an African, Indian Male if a suitable candidate in that category can be identified.