Hybrid Building Codes Administrator – Business Operations Administrator 2

at Oregon Department of Human Services

• Job title: Building Codes Administrator – Business Operations Administrator 2
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $10,569 - $16,363 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Salem, United States

About the role

• Building Codes Administrator overseeing the Building Codes Division operations at Oregon's Department of Consumer & Business Services. Responsible for regulatory functions and legislative proposals in building safety.

Responsibilities

• Managing all Building Codes Division operations with broad policy direction from the policy boards, the legislature and agency director
• Administers statewide uniform building codes and regulates the building industry
• Responsible for overall direction, policy, and administration of the division in carrying out its regulatory functions
• Managing both internal and external relations in a way that is mindful of the dynamics of state government
• Primary spokesperson for the division, involved in a variety of legislative proposals, working with interested groups to seek consensus, testifying before the legislature and making presentations to other government and civic groups

Requirements

• Seven years of management experience OR Four years of management experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Demonstrated successful leadership, including an understanding of how to effectively address needs, delegate, give and receive feedback and produce exceptional outcomes
• Be strategically oriented, able to evaluate and assess the impact of long and short term strategic issues across complex, diverse program areas and statewide building codes
• Experience with negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution, which includes excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic organizational goals, plans and policies in an ever-changing environment
• Experience developing regulatory policy initiatives and managing regulatory programs, preferably in subject matter areas related to building codes
• Outstanding customer focus with the ability to build consensus with diverse groups, legislators, other management team members, and stakeholders with competing interests, which will require sensitivity to others and their interests in a dynamic environment
• Thorough understanding and successful implementation of employee engagement and development

Benefits

• Rewarding work in a productive and creative environment
• Colleagues who are passionate about public service
• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, and a competitive benefits package
• Advancement and learning opportunities that will help grow your career with the State of Oregon
• Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program