Plan Check Engineer I/II/III

WHAT WE OFFER
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. In addition to the salary of approximately $95506.01 to $148403.53 annually an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Merit Increases New employees are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1040 hours (approximately 6 months) provided performance meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Educational Incentive An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associates degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduates degree.
• Bilingual Incentive Incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual Incentive depending upon operational needs and certification skills.
• Flexible Workweek/Telework Schedule We support work life balance by offering compressed work (e.g. 9/80 workweek) for most positions subject to organizational needs and satisfactory performance.
• Vacation Accrual New regular fulltime employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Annual Leave Redemption After 14560 hours of continuous County service (equivalent to seven (7) years) an employee may elect to cash in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Deferred Compensation Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans Full time regular employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans: Tier one for employee only is $509 per pay period tier two for employee plus one is $779 per pay period and tier three for employee plus family is $983 per pay period.
• Flexible Spending Accounts Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increase spending power through reimbursement of pretax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan Participation in the Countys defined benefit plan.
• Holidays12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional BenefitsTuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Wellness Program.

The key responsibility of the Building & Safety Division is to enforce various requirements associated with fire safety structural safety energy conservation water conservation sustainability accessibility for disabled persons and various other aspects that make the buildings in our community safe to use and occupy. The Ventura County Building Code contains references to the State Codes that are used in the State of California and lists those local construction standards used in Ventura County.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Reviews construction plans calculations and related documents for structural integrity and code compliance.
• Consults with architects engineers contractors and the general public in matters related to this function.
• Prepares reports and correspondence.
• Reviews test reports from laboratories and soil analysis reports from consulting engineers.
• Assists in training of plan check and inspection staff.
• Researches technical problems as required.
• Makes field inspections as necessary to resolve engineering questions and code interpretations.
• Develops plan check procedures.
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE

Plan Check Engineer I: The required knowledge and abilities can be obtained by the completion of a Bachelors degree in Civil OR Structural Engineering OR Architecture; OR certification in Fundamentals of Engineering (formerly known as EngineerinTraining); AND two (2) years of professional engineering experience.

Plan Check Engineer II: The required knowledge and abilities can be obtained by the completion of a Bachelors degree in Civil OR Structural Engineering OR Architecture; OR certification in Fundamentals of Engineering (formerly known as EngineerinTraining); AND three (3) years of professional engineering experience.

Plan Check Engineer III:The required knowledge and abilities can be obtained by the completion of a Bachelors degree in Civil OR Structural Engineering OR Architecture; AND four (4) years of professional engineering experience. The Plan Check Engineer III will require registration as an engineer or architect in the State of California and the additional certification as a Plan Check Engineer by the International Code Council (ICC) at the time of hire.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid certification as a Plans Examiner or Building Inspector by the International Code Council (ICC) is required per Health and Safety Code below within one year of employment. All employees in this classification are subject to the provisions of Health & Safety Code 18965 et seq. which mandates certification and continuing education. Those employees hired after October 4 1993 are required to complete one year of verifiable experience in the appropriate field and shall within one year thereafter obtain certification from a recognized state national or international association as determined by the local agency (which is the County of Ventura Resource Management Agency) Section 19868 Health & Safety Code. All employees in this classification shall complete a minimum of 45 hours of continuing education for every threeyear period. Providers of continuing education may include any organization affiliated with the code enforcement profession community colleges or other providers of similar quality as determined by the local agency Section 18969 Health & Safety Code.
• Must also possess and maintain a valid California driver license.

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture with the elective course work in Structures or Structural Engineering.
• Two years of experience in designing or plan checking of wood steel masonry mechanical electrical plumbing or concrete structures including related structural calculations.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Experience with the current edition of the California Building Code and referenced standards.
• Experience working with electronic permitting software Bluebeam Adobe Acrobat AutoCAD Revit ENERCALC Bentley RAM Steel RISA Sap 2000 or Etabs.
• State of California registration as a Professional Engineer or Architect.
• Excellent customer service skills.

FINAL FILING DATE: Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than5:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 21 2025.

To apply online please refer to our web site at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call (805)for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L1970 Ventura CA 93009.

NOTE:If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please clickhere for additional information.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

ORAL EXAMINATION 100%:
A jobrelated Oral Examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Applicants must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an oral exam will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Candidates successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary Extra Help Intermittent and FixedTerm) vacancies for this position and similar positions within the Resource Management Agency.There is currently one regular vacancy within the Building and Safety Division.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:A thorough preemployment post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment education criminal background information and driving record is required for this position.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.

For further information about this recruitment please contact Daisy Silva by email at or by telephone at (805).