ELECTRICAL CODE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION ADVERTISEMENT
LUESA-Code Enforcement is currently advertising for the position of Electrical Code Administrator. Interested
candidates should submit their resume, no later than, Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 at 5:00 pm to the Director of Code
Enforcement:
James N. Bartl, AIA, Director of Code Enforcement
Mecklenburg County Government
700 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
James.Bartl@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Direct: 704-336-3827
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with extensive electrical code and electrical design or construction
experience to work in a key position within the Department. Mecklenburg County is known nationwide for the use of
advanced technology in our permitting and inspection work, an aggressive ISO compliance goal, and a strong proactive
demeanor, working with customers to solve challenging code compliance issues in design and construction. The
Electrical Code Administrator is a key player in these endeavors.
Salary Hiring Range - $55,360.80 - $69,201.00 - $72,661.05
Responsibilities/Qualification
This position is the designated authority in the Department for the North Carolina Electrical Code (NCEC). The
incumbent is responsible for interpretation of code, the resolution of conflict between local ordinances and the NCEC,
receiving and responding to appeals, and providing technical advice and direction to code officials and customers. The
position is also responsible for maintaining code consistency throughout the inspection process (plan review through
inspections), assessing educational and training needs, to include the design of training tools that will promote
consistency. Communicating code interpretations and consistency issues to customers is a key role of the position.
Requires a high school degree and fifteen years of direct, related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and
experience. A Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field is strongly
preferred. Licensing requirements include Electrical Level III Certification, valid Driver's License, the ability to obtain
and maintain a Mecklenburg County drivers permit, and course certification in legal aspects of Building Code
Enforcement in North Carolina.
Special Requirements
As a large authority with a growth oriented metropolitan economy, we often face atypical code compliance problems or
new construction technology, posing challenges in code interpretation. Code Administrators set the direction on these
issues; so it is critical that the Code Administrators be exceptionally code knowledgeable (on a regionally credible level)
including a strong understanding of the intent of the code, not just the actual words. This knowledge must be applied
effectively in customer meetings to reach an understanding of what code requirements mean to challenging projects.
Consequently, this position must be both skilled in meeting facilitation and proficient in problem solving.
This position allows us to focus more time on interpretation and consistency, improving our responsiveness as well as the
quality of our decisions. At the same time, once interpretation and consistency decisions are made, we expect this
position to work closely with the other Code Administrators to significantly elevate our ability to push interpretation and
consistency information out to customers. Using advanced technology, the Code Administrator position continuously
works to deliver critical code compliance information to customers in a manner that works best for the various customer
groups working in Mecklenburg County.
A key responsibility of this position is continuing the Department’s long tradition of working hard with customers to
effectively address consistency issues. Analyzing data to identify training targets, both for staff and the industry, is an
integral step of improving our work in code interpretations and consistency. The Code Administrators also play a
significant role in the functioning of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB - an arm of the Building Development
Commission), working closely with the TAB on both sustainable design and atypical code compliance issues.
The Code Administrators are self-managed positions, reporting to the Director of Code Enforcement. This position
requires strong people skills and will work closely with Project Managers of both plan review and inspections in solving
project code problems.
Should you have additional questions; please contact:
James N. Bartl, AIA, Director of Code Enforcement
Mecklenburg County Government
700 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
James.Bartl@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Direct: 704-336-3827