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Fire Inspector

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department46 open roles

Pay
$31 – $45 an hour
Where
CFD Headquarters
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13.6% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department postings stay open a median of 14 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.3%1 day
  2. 4.7%3 days
  3. 13.6%7 days
  4. 21.9%14 days
  5. 36.9%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted yesterday

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department median: 14 days open

The posting

Department: Fire Department

Salary: $31.20 - $44.84 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

  • Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
  • Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
  • Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
  • Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

Perform quality inspections and plans examinations on all new and existing buildings, as referenced in the North Carolina Fire Code. The employee will contribute to improving life safety by obtaining compliance with applicable codes, local ordinances, and accepted standards.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, verifying the proper maintenance of fire protection equipment, enforcing occupancy requirements, reporting violations, and preparing written warning notices.

The Fire Inspector shall make recommendations for eliminating hazards, reference code violations to other enforcement agencies, and if necessary, initiate any legal action necessary to achieve code compliance.

Additional duties may include inspecting the storage and use of explosive or flammable material, issuing operational permits, and reviewing plans for approval of construction to ensure compliance with adopted codes and standards.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

ADA and Other Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Physical Requirements:

  • Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical conditions necessary for sitting, standing, climbing, or walking for extended periods of time.
  • Light to moderate lifting and carrying; some crouching, stooping, squatting, crawling, reaching, pushing, and pulling when performing tasks.
  • Adequate vision, hearing, and speech required.

Sensory Requirements:

Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual, audio, and other sensory modalities) for proofreading, data entry, and tabulating data.

  • Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and/or noises, which in return could result in some level of stress, fatigue, or strain.
  • Comprehensive written information in work-related documents.
  • Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an indoor and outdoor environment with moderate exposure to atmospheric conditions, moderate exposure to environmental conditions and frequent exposure to computer screens, files, and phone.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must possess or prequalify for a Standard Level I or Probationary Level II North Carolina Fire Inspector Certification through the North Carolina Department of Insurance.

A NC Standard Level III Fire Inspector Certification is preferred; however, a NC Standard Level I or Probationary Level II Fire Inspector Certification is required.

Applicants can visit: https://www.ncosfm.gov/licensing-cert/code-officials-qualification-board-coqb/coqb-code-enforcement-officials to obtain or prequalify through the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of the State Fire Marshal. All prequalification letters and or certifications must be up to date and valid prior to hiring consideration.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email [email protected]

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

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