CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL

CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL

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The Clermont County Department of Community and Economic Development (CED) is currently seeking qualified candidates to serve as the County's Chief Building Official. Clermont County is a growing community on the east side of Cincinnati that contains suburban, rural, and historic communities with a range of development activity. In 2025, the building inspection staff approved over 6,156 permits for over $613 Million of new construction, including over 714 single family home permits. Building activity has continued so expect a fast-paced environment with a diversity of project types.

CED contains several related disciplines and functions which will provide a supportive framework and broader context in which the CBO will perform his/her duties. The CED includes the divisions of economic development, planning, community development block grants, geographic information systems and building permitting and inspection functions. With an overall departmental culture focused on providing the best environment to encourage business and residential growth, the CBO will have the opportunity to establish a responsive and collaborative process within the permit and inspections division. Reporting to the department Director, the CBO supervises the permit, inspection, and engineering staff.

POSITION TYPE: Full-time, Unclassified

CORE HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

FLSA: Exempt

SALARY: Negotiable, contingent upon qualifications and experience

BENEFITS:

Clermont County offers a great benefits package to its full-time employees including, but not limited to:

• Paid Holidays - 11 days per year
• Paid Sick Leave - 15 days per year with unlimited carryover of unused days
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Personal Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Student Loan Forgiveness - Public service employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (single to family plan options to fit your needs)
• Life Insurance - $25,000 at no cost to employee; option to purchase supplemental coverage for self and spouse/child(ren)
• Long-term Disability - at no cost to employee
• Ohio Public Employee Retirement System - Employees contribute 10% of salary and employer contributes 14%. (Employees do not pay federal social security tax from income; all contributions go directly towards OPERS.)
• Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plans - employees may contribute to tax-deferred supplemental retirement accounts.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Registered Architect or Professional Engineer in a design or construction related field and 3 years of paid work experience in Building Inspection and Plan Exams.

• Or 10 years' commercial general contractor, foreman, or site superintendent responsible for supervision of all trades and completion of Certified Building Official test;
• Or 6 years' building department experience and completion of Ohio Board of Building Standards Level 3 requirements and completion of Building Codes and Standards test

Must maintain valid full Building Official and full Residential Building Official certifications from the Ohio Board of Building Standards throughout employment pursuant to Section 3781.10 of the Ohio Revised Code. Must possess and maintain valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Demonstrated leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Requires ability to direct a major organization and demonstrated ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity. Demonstrated ability to manage and direct employees including counseling, coaching, and proactive leadership.

• or education, training, and/or experience in an amount equal to the Minimum Qualifications stated above.

JOB DUTIES:

Under general direction from the Director manages the performance and outcomes of staff in the permit, inspection, and engineering divisions. Administers and enforces any local building regulations (i.e. Water Management Sediment Control, Flood Regulations, Airport Zoning Regulations) or existing structures code the Board of County Commissioners adopts under 307.37 of the Revised Code and the state residential and non-residential building codes the Board of Building Standards establishes pursuant to Chapter 3781 of the Revised Code. Establishes goals, performance metrics and proofing work prior to distribution to the public. Provides input to Director for annual budget to ensure adequate equipment, supplies, software, and services are available for division staff to be able to perform job functions and meet expected outcomes. Provides direct supervision to subordinate staff: determines need for hiring new staff; interviews applicants and makes effective recommendations for hiring; disciplines subordinates; reviews and approves or denies leave requests; completes performance evaluations on subordinates; meets with subordinates and addresses grievances; trains subordinates; assigns and reviews subordinate's work; ensures appropriate certification of staff is maintained in accordance with Chapter 4104:7 of the Ohio Administrative Code. May be required to perform inspections and plan reviews, as certified, as needed. Implements programs through complex decision-making process requiring the use of research, coordination, and cooperation within the Department and throughout other agencies. Plans, coordinates and directs departmental inventory control, and risk management activities for the department. Responsible for the retention, maintenance and disposal of official records. Works alone or with other persons in short- or long-term team projects to resolve problems or conflicts in any area of county operations or to complete assigned projects at the direction of any county supervisor or Department Head when assigned. Participates in cross-training and maintains proficiency in area of cross-training as necessary. New and other related duties as assigned. Works aggressively to reduce or eliminate safety/risk concerns in current position or work location.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements stated above. Military education and experience may be substituted for college and vocational certificate level course work on a case-by-case basis based on the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide recommendations. For consideration please include a military transcript and/or Form DD214 with your application. Conditions and procedures for selection will be consistent with Clermont County Personnel Policy and/or Collective Bargaining Agreements, if applicable. Also, certain classifications, because of the nature of the work, require pre-placement and/or periodic physical examinations which may include drug/alcohol screening tests.

Location : BUILDING REGULATIONS

Posting Start : 06/18/2026

Posting End : 12/31/9999

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