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Job Description
job description
LADBS Electrical Inspectors inspect new, existing and modified electrical installations to secure conformance to electrical laws, ordinances and safety provisions; inspects electrical work in public buildings to assure conformance to City plans, specifications, and standards; and assists in training other inspectional employees as required. The positions are located throughout the Los Angeles area.
Candidates for the Electrical Inspector Emergency Appointment are required to meet the minimum bulletin requirements for the Electrical Inspector position which are;
REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of full-time paid experience as an electrical inspector with work in residential, commercial, or industrial electrical installations; or Successful completion of a State of California approved electrical apprenticeship program and two years of full-time paid electrical experience with work in residential, commercial, or industrial electrical installations; or Six years of full-time paid electrical experience with work in residential, commercial, or industrial electrical installations. Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met or the apprenticeship has been completed. Applicants filing under Requirement #2 must submit a certificate from a valid State of California approved electrical apprenticeship program. Applicants must attach a copy of this certificate to the on-line application at the time of filing. The certificate must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the certificate is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, it will not be available to the City and applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted the certificate. Applicants who fail to submit the certificate at the time of filling by attaching it to the on-line application will not be considered further in this examination. A valid California driver's license is required. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if their record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation (such as DUI). Upon appointment, an Electrical Inspector will be required to furnish an automobile, properly insured, for use in City service. Mileage will be paid according to established rates. International Code Council (ICC) Certification as a Commercial Electrical Inspector is required within 24 months of hire.
How to apply
Interested candidates must submit a current resume and city application by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2025, with the subject title Building Inspector Emergency Appointment Application. Resumes and applications will be accepted via email at Personnel.LiaisonServicesDivIII@lacity.org. Candidates who are considered will be contacted at a later date and scheduled for an interview.
Emergency Appointment
An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Los Angeles
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approximately four million. It is truly a world-class city that offers a diversified economy and an unparalleled quality of life. Los Angeles continues to maintain its position as an economic power-
house, the entertainment capital of the world, and a major trendsetter in virtually every field of human endeavor.Los Angeles is a charter city and is governed by a Mayor and City Council. The City Council serves
full time and has fifteen members elected by district for four-year terms. Boards of Commissioners, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, oversee several
of the City’s departments and bureaus.The City has 44 departments, bureaus, and offices for which funds are budgeted annually by the
Mayor and City Council. Within those, the City has three departments (the Departments of Water &
Power, Harbor, and Airports) that are financed solely by revenue generated from their operations,
which are governed by Commissions, as well as two distinctly separate pension systems (Los
Angeles Fire & Police Pensions and the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System). -