On-Call Electrical Inspector

BHC Consultants is seeking an On-Call Electrical Inspector to join our team. BHC Consultants is a consulting engineering, planning, and building code and construction compliance firm in the State of Washington for over 25 years, with offices in Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellingham, Washington.

We are a growing firm with a significant backlog of municipal consulting services contracts for cities, counties, and special purpose districts in the Northwest, supported primarily by Western Washington clients. We are proud to be an employee-owned and managed consulting firm committed to the development and retention of our employees within a positive, collaborative, and challenging work environment. We are committed to a healthy work-life balance for all staff.

Our Building and Construction Code Compliance division provides on-call and full-service building department services to municipal agencies, federal government, and Native American tribes throughout Western Washington.

General Summary

The successful candidate will be an experienced and self-motivated building inspector who will perform all levels of electrical inspections for communities that operate their own electrical program.  This would include all aspects of electrical inspections for commercial and residential projects. 

This position will be responsible for on-call inspections for any of our clients that we serve as needed and coordinated by the program director.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular on-site and virtual inspections of construction sites and review construction plans to ensure compliance with building codes and regulations.


• Prepare reports and documentation on building code compliance and ensure that records are maintained and up to date.


• Coordinate with jurisdictional clients on requested inspections and with other BHC inspectors and plans examiners.


• Coordinate with clients, applicants, jurisdictional staff and other jurisdictional inspection agencies. 


• Utilize jurisdictional documentation protocols from carbon copy documents to internal database systems such as Accela, TraKit, SmartGov, PermitTrax, iWorQ, etc. 

Minimum Qualifications

• IAEI electrical inspector certification or ICC electrical certification


• ELO1 Electrical License


• Five years of agency electrical inspection experience.


• Comfortable reviewing electronic plans using Bluebeam and Adobe tools


• Experienced with database and spreadsheet programs


• Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook


• Must have and maintain a valid Washington State Driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed in the State of Washington as an Electrical Engineer


• ICC mechanical code certification

Physical Demands

• This position works mostly in a remote work environment.


• This position requires driving to or being at construction sites at various locations around western Washington primarily with some assignments in other areas of the state.  


• Ability to move up to 25 pounds.


• Ability to climb ladders and other vertical access while employing fall restraint equipment.

Hours of Work

This position is strictly part-time and on-call.

BHC Consultants LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to the principles of non-discrimination in the workplace.  BHC Consultants, LLC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status or any other basis that is prohibited by federal, state, or local law.