Senior Code Compliance Specialist

Job Title

Code Compliance Officer

Description

General Purpose: Under general supervision, responsible for performing, and leading, coaching, and overseeing the work of staff engaged in code compliance activities, including technical field inspections and investigations to enforce state and City codes and ordinances relating to land use issues and public nuisances; investigates complaints and issues citations for code violations.

Note: This position is for internal applicants only. You must be a current employee with the City of Casa Grande in order to apply.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Serves as formal lead to staff; schedules staff, provides communications from management to work unit; delegates and monitors workflows.
• Performs land use and environmental inspections to assure safety and general welfare of residents, and to maintain property values of residences; enforces City codes encompassing sub-standard buildings, zoning, vehicle abatement, nuisance abatement, land use and other compliance violations; performs special event safety inspections as required.
• Responds to complaints of potential code violations relating to signing, building occupancy, nuisances, hazards, housing conditions, construction, land use, zoning, animals, noise, dumping, clearing, grading, filling, polluting, or other code related matters.
• Receives, processes and investigates complaints from citizens and other City departments; initiates investigations based on analysis of preliminary information; compares facts to code requirements; makes findings; and issues warnings, correction notices, or citations; contacts individuals to discuss violations and alternatives for resolving compliance issues.
• Attends meetings and public functions regarding code compliance services.
• Conducts follow-up inspections and verifies compliance.
• Maintains a variety of logs and records related to inspection and enforcement activities; prepares recommendations for amendments and additions to codes or regulations.
• Coordinates efforts with the police, planning, building and related departments, the prosecuting attorney, and other staff or agencies, as needed.
• Prepares legal documents and evidence, and testifies in court; prepares comprehensive reports, documents and background data to substantiate violations.
• Researches records; files and maintains various documents for violation tracking and other projects; prepares correspondence and maintains case files.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Supervision Exercised: Supervises Code Compliance work unit employees.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED equivalent, and four (4) year's work experience in code enforcement or investigations. Special Requirements: Possession of a Valid Arizona Drivers License; depending on the needs of the City, may be required to obtain technical certifications.

Supplemental Information

Necessary Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of leading and managing staff.
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, state, and City codes, laws, statutes, and ordinances.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of code enforcement, investigation and inspection methods, and public relations techniques in code compliance activities.
• Knowledge of interviewing and interrogation principles, techniques and methods, including extracting information from people who are reluctant to cooperate.
• Knowledge of the principles of record keeping and records management.
• Skill in leading, training, and monitoring staff.
• Skill in conducting comprehensive investigations, maintaining accurate records and preparing comprehensive written and oral reports.
• Skill in making independent decisions while working in the field, analyzing situations accurately, and following established procedures.
• Skill in handling stressful situations and difficult or angry people.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of business software.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with employees, officials, other agencies and the general public.
• Skill in following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions.

Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work is performed outdoors and in standard office environments. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.