Senior Plan Check Engineer

Posting number: 2026-00177

Department: Planning & Building

Job classification: Senior Plans Examiner

Posting type: Open

Categories: Building & Safety, Planning and Development

Summary

The City of Anaheim Planning and Building Department is seeking a dynamic Senior Plans Examiner (working title: Senior Plan Check Engineer) to perform advanced plan checking of major structures and provide consultation to architects, engineers, contractors, and property owners. This position reviews complex commercial, industrial, mixed-use, institutional, and high-rise developments for compliance with building codes, safety regulations, and engineering standards while serving as a trusted technical resource throughout the development review process.

Help Shape Anaheim's Future

Anaheim continues to experience unprecedented investment and development. The successful candidate will play an integral role in reviewing projects associated with several transformative developments, including:

• OCVIBE – a multi-billion-dollar entertainment, residential, hospitality, and mixed-use district surrounding Honda Center.
• DisneylandForward – expanding opportunities for future development within the Disneyland Resort.
• Ongoing capital improvement projects throughout the Disneyland Resort.
• New residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use developments across the city.

If you enjoy reviewing unique architectural and structural designs, collaborating with design professionals, and helping bring landmark projects to life, this is an exceptional opportunity.

The successful candidate will join the Building Division team during an exciting period of growth and innovation in Anaheim, helping ensure that transformative projects are safe, code-compliant, and successfully delivered for the community.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the advanced journey level class in the Plans Examiner series. Positions at this level are distinguished from other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned. Employees perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series including advanced plan checking of industrial, commercial and high-rise building plans for structural soundness and conformity with building codes, safety ordinances and related regulations. Employees at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Applicants that apply after the first review date of September 3, 2026 are not guaranteed to be considered for this recruitment. This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review date.

Examples of duties

The normal duties for this position, working title Senior Plan Check Engineer, can be found in the job description for Senior Plans Examiner. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Qualifications

Experience and Education: Four (4) years of professional journey level experience in architectural and structural analysis and plan checking, supplemented by a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in architecture, civil engineering, or a related field. An equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Knowledge of: Principles of civil and structural engineering; techniques and methods utilized in plan check review which includes but not limited to: fire and life s