ICC Board Member

José G. Roig is a dedicated public servant who has committed his career to ensuring building safety. With more than 16 years of dedicated service to the City of Austin Texas and 14 years in the private sector, Roig currently serves as the Director of Development Services, standing as the principal figure spearheading all development initiatives across Austin, TX.

Prior to his current role, Roig has held several leadership positions within the City of Austin, including Director of the Austin Code Department and as the Assistant Director over Field Enforcement. Additionally, Roig served nearly 11 years at what is now the Development Services Department, starting as a Commercial Building Inspector in 2007 and worked his way up to City Building Official in 2016. Before joining the City of Austin, Roig was an inspector in San Antonio, owned a building consultant company, and was an inspector at the Kennedy Space Center.

As a commitment to service excellence, Roig stays very active in the code development community at a national level as a Governmental Member of the Code Council and a member of the Building Officials Association of Texas (B.O.A.T.). He also served as the Chair for the Steering Committee of the Code Council’s Major Jurisdiction Committee and as a member of the Code Development Committee for the International Existing Building Code.

Roig currently holds several certifications from the Code Council, including Certified Building Official, Commercial and Residential Building Inspector, Commercial and Residential Energy Inspector, and Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector. He is also CompTIA Project+ certified and a Licensed Texas Code Enforcement Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University, in addition to an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Fire Science from Kaplan University.

When Roig is not invested in the betterment of Austin, the city that has become his home, he can be found spending quality time with his family and friends, an also reminiscing of his upbringing in his native island of Puerto Rico. His personal purpose is driven by the words of Maya Angelou who said: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”