Today I am excited to announce that Todd Wilcox has been named Building Official and will begin his new role on July 2.

Todd is currently our Chief Building Inspector and has served the City of Austin for nearly 24 years. He began his career enlisting in the United States Navy, where he served as a nuclear qualified Electrician’s Mate on a submarine. While at the City of Austin, Todd has served in various roles at Austin Energy and became a City of Austin, SBCCI, and eventually State of Texas licensed electrician. He eventually departed with the department as the Interim Process Manager. He worked at the Austin Code Department as the Division Manager leading the Commercial, Multifamily, Repeat Offender, and the Licensing and Registration Divisions. Most recently, Todd joined Development Services Department as the Commercial Building Inspections Division Manager and was promoted to Chief Building Inspector and Acting Building Official.

Todd is a family man with 5 children, and because of this, he is passionate about keeping families safe as they occupy their homes and commercial buildings. The technical codes provide minimum standards to promote safe occupancy. As the building official, administering the technical codes gives him the opportunity to keep them safe.

Todd is an ICC Certified Building Official, property maintenance inspector, zoning inspector, and IAPMO commercial and residential plumbing inspector. He is also a State of Texas Registered Code Enforcement Officer. Throughout his professional career, Todd has taken college courses and is near completing his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

Please join me in congratulating Todd. Our Building Official plays a critical role in our city. With his decades of dedication to building safety and public service, Todd will without a doubt strengthen our commitment to building a better and safer Austin.

With gratitude,

José Roig

Director, Development Services Department

City of Austin