A professional who examines commercial and private building plans and inspects construction sites to ensure compliance with building code regulations. Responsibilities include:

• Reviews building plans for completeness and accuracy.
• Examines individual plan components to ensure that all code mandated items are included.
• Calculates footage between building components, such as doors, windows, and parking areas and amount of area occupied by components to ensure compliance with code.
• Notes instances of noncompliance on plans and correction sheet and suggests modifications to bring plans into compliance.
• Approves and signs plans meeting code requirements.
• Inspects building sites and buildings to ensure construction follows plans.
• Submits reports detailing items of noncompliance to builder for correction.
• Provides code information to individuals planning buildings.
• Issues occupancy certificates to building owners when completed buildings are in compliance with codes.
• Tours jurisdictional area to detect unapproved or noncompliance construction.
• Proposes studies to improve or update building codes.
• Testifies at appeal hearings regarding buildings alleged to be not in compliance with codes.