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• Attends meetings as assigned or as requested when matters relate to responsibilities assigned. Keeps the Building Official, Planner and Department Head informed of important developments that may be of interest to them, and makes recommendations where changes in policy should be considered. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Associate's degree or Certification in relevant fields and considerable experience in construction and municipal inspections, or equivalent combination of education and experience. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES General knowledge of all types of building construction materials and methods; general knowledge of stages of construction when possible violations and defects may be most easily observed and corrected; general knowledge of State building and related codes and laws and ordinances; ability to detect poor workmanship, inferior materials, and hazards of fire and collapse; ability to read and interpret plans, specifications and blueprints accurately and to compare them with construction in process; ability to contact building owners, contractors and the public and effect satisfactory working relationships; ability to demonstrate firmness and tact in enforcing building codes; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates. PHYSICAL DEMANDS This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work frequently standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arms -length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non -weather) and exposure to extreme heat (non -weather) and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic). SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Building Official Certification or Limited Building Official - State of Minnesota. Valid driver's license. SELECTION GUIDELINES Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY The City of Arden Hills does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. K