Code Compliance Officer

Full Job Description

MOS Codes: None

Education and Experience: High School Diploma or GED, or higher, and two (2) years of code enforcement or field investigation experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

Some positions may require registration as a Code Enforcement Officer with the Texas Department of State Health Services and a Pesticide Noncommercial Applicator license issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture and Visible Emission Evaluators License issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) within one (1) year of appointment.

Some positions may require a Pool Operator Certification within one year of appointment by completing one of the following courses or equivalent: NRPA, “Aquatic Facility Operator” (A.F.O.); NSPF, “Certified Pool-Spa Inspector” (C.P.I.); YMCA, “Pool Operator on Location” (P.O.O.L.); NSPI, “Professional Pool & Spa Operator” (P.P.S.O.); or ASPSA, “Licensed Aquatic Facility Technician” (L.A.F.T.).

Requirements

Under general supervision, patrol, inspect, investigate and enforce environmental municipal ordinances, state and federal laws to protect the community’s public health.

Qualifications

Perform routine and mid-level code compliance activities. Involves: Inspect, investigate, enforce, and document designated environmental, licensing, zoning, and municipal code, laws, and violations.

Provide education and instruction on the prevention and correction of illegal dumping, water conservation, and enforcement of nuisance ordinances.

Patrol designated areas of the city, and respond to and investigate complaints. Investigate and prepare reports for junk vehicle incidents.

Issue citations for violations of parking statutes and regulations as appropriate.

Conduct random test sampling to ensure compliance with established health, safety and environmental standards and regulations.

Provide water samples for testing purposes to appropriate laboratories of violations noted. Provide laboratory results to appropriate jurisdictions.

Issue corrective notices, cease and desist orders, or citations for violations.

Meet with citizens to provide training and information on ways to prevent, correct, or comply with code ordinances, laws, environmental regulations, health and safety standards.

Investigate problems with sanitation or code violations. Involves: Provide ongoing surveillance and monitoring. Maintain ongoing random inspections and test sampling.

Take videotape or still pictures of evidence. Determine corrective action to be taken such as warning or citation. Investigate cross-flow prevention violations.

Recommend corrective action and notify correct authority of action. Conduct outdoor landscape irrigation use reviews. Assist with major presentations at schools and public events.

Assist private property owners and managers, irrigation companies and landscape maintenance companies with water conservation concerns and technical assistance.

Recommend options and corrective actions.

Perform vector control duties. Involves: Application or spraying of pesticide chemicals to public grounds, facilities, and standing water to control mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, roaches and other rodents. Identify and inspect areas conducive to breeding.

Perform air quality monitoring. Involves: Ensure compliance with TCEQ/EPA air quality operating permits. Maintain the City’s ambient air quality monitoring stations and equipment, including conducting required calibrations, audits, and reporting in compliance with TCEQ/EPA requirements.

Assist with public health preparedness. Involves: Identify, detect, and report emerging infectious diseases. Promote community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.

Establish working relationships with healthcare providers to promote the reporting of notifiable conditions. Attend meetings and seminars relating to public health preparedness programs.

Support planning and preparedness activities as required. Respond to public health emergencies as needed.

Complete administrative duties. Involves: Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of violations, inspections, and code enforcement activities. Recommend revisions to existing ordinances and codes.

Respond to customer inquiries.

Research the Internet and professional journals to learn of new and innovative techniques and trends in code enforcement, water conservation, and irrigation system improvement.

Attend classroom training and seminars related to major or urgent field inspections. Prepare reports and records necessary for presentation in court and testify in court. Research property ownership.

Additional Information

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Note: Applicants with a foreign degree or diploma must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.

Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.