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Posted : Monday, June 03, 2024 02:36 PM
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under limited supervision, to perform a variety of administrative duties as the Manager - Code Compliance and chief code officer to the Division Manager - Code Compliance; provide technical assistance in the field; manage all work involved in the enforcement of codes and regulations relating to environmental, health, safety, zoning, and general welfare issues, as provided by State and local codes and ordinances; to perform inspections, investigate violations, and gain compliance either voluntarily or through enforcement means.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED The Manager - Code Compliance will exercise supervision over lower level Code Compliance Officer staff.
The Manager - Code Compliance will exercise occasional managerial duties during the temporary absence of the Division Manager - Code Compliance and will assist with training and answering questions.
IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and make hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions and or recommendations.
Manage, oversee and perform site inspections and investigations to determine if various ordinances are being violated, if a public nuisance is present, and identify the responsible parties involved.
May include inspection of buildings for deterioration, dilapidation or unsanitary conditions.
Communicate with complaining parties, responsible parties, and affected parties on City standards, policies and options for the resolution or abatement of violations.
Oversee the investigative and research work to determine the legal descriptions of real property, registration or licensing of vehicles, ownership interests in property, and lien holders or other parties responsible for the status of property.
Coordinate with other City, County, State or Federal entities or utility companies in pursuit of resolving violations.
Such City entities may include Water, Stormwater, Solid Waste, Health, Fire, Police, Legal, Land Agent or Finance.
Oversee the maintenance of appropriate records and files.
Educate individuals, entities, and groups on standards, practices, and resources for compliance with City and State codes relating to health, safety and general welfare.
Supervise, schedule and organize inspections, neighborhood sweeps, and meetings.
Plan, assign, schedule, and review budgets, personnel, and purchasing.
Manage, oversee and assist with the issuance of notice of violations, abatement order, court summons, citation or other enforcement action as appropriate.
Testify in court and make presentations to the Board of Building Standards as needed.
Train Code Compliance Officers.
Meet with interested citizens and community groups to discuss issues and concerns.
Assist the Division Manager - Code Compliance with assigned duties and fulfill all supervisory assigned tasks as required.
Assist in the development and oversight of division budget.
Monitor and control expenditures.
Operate a City vehicle daily to travel to various properties.
OTHER JOB RELATED DUTIES Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: Operational characteristics, services and activities of code compliance, consumer health or animal program, as applicable.
Principles, practices, methods and techniques of inspection and investigation.
Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Methods and techniques of conflict resolution.
General construction methods.
Complex record keeping and file maintenance systems.
Methods and techniques of performing field inspections.
Principles of report preparation.
Various departmental structures and goals.
Principles of budget preparation.
Advanced legal procedures Departmental budget limits for particular programs and processes.
District, division and departmental processes and directives.
Mobile field computer applications such as ITSM, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Current training methods and practices.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
Court and legal procedures.
Methods and procedures used in making field inspections and determining property ownership utilizing tax records, Deed and Deed of Trust Records, Death Certificate, and Will Probate.
City policies and procedures.
Safe driving principles and practices.
Skill to: Operate office equipment including personal computers and mobile devices.
Conflict resolution Safely operate a motor vehicle.
Investigate accidents and Incidents Write clear, legible and concise letters and reports.
Manage time effectively and make sound judgments.
Manage personnel effectively.
Ability to: Read and interpret City Ordinances.
Implement and Evaluate programs and processes.
Professionally and effectively communicate, orally and in writing city codes and ordinances.
Work with individual property owners to develop voluntary compliance plans, follow through and monitor implementation.
Take photographs and obtain evidence of violations and compliance Use persuasion skills to defuse potential conflicts with the public.
Read and interpret maps, plats, aerial photography and other similar documents.
Enforce codes with firmness, tact, impartiality, and diplomacy.
Testify in legal proceedings.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, both internally and externally.
Follow and embrace the City of Abilene Values – Respect, Integrity, Service before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.
Lead, manage, and perform as a team member in a manner that accomplishes the Division’s mission and treats team members with dignity, courtesy, and respect.
Experience and Training Guidelines: For positions with more than one level, all listed requirements at the lower levels are required at the higher levels.
Any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities may be obtained through: Experience: Five (5) years minimum of full-time experience in the field of code enforcement, law enforcement, Military leadership, environmental health or a related field is preferred.
Five years of experience and managerial training is required.
Education/Training: Completion of twelve (12) hours of continuing education within the previous 24 months, to include one (1) hour of legal or legislative updates (IAW 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 62) is required.
Ability to complete all city required supervisory training within 18 months.
License or Certificate: The ability to obtain a Registered Code Enforcement Officer certification in the State of Texas within 12 months of employment is required.
A valid Texas driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of employment, or a military waiver is required.
Special Requirements: Exposure to cold, heat, and outdoor environment.
Ability to travel to different work sites.
Ability to use basic hand tools.
Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment: With or without accommodation, the “X” indicates the overall strength demand of the position during a typical workday: ___ Sedentary – lifting of no more than 10 pounds ___ Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carrying up to 10 pounds _X_ Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds; carrying up to 25 pounds ___ Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds; carrying up to 50 pounds ___ Very Heavy – team lifting over 100 pounds; carrying more than 50 pounds Physical Demand Codes: The following describes whether or not the position is expected to exert the physical demands listed during a typical workday as well as the overall frequency of the task: Codes for how often: N = No E = Extensive (100 – 70% of the time) M = Moderate (60 – 30% of the time) I = Infrequent (20 – 10% of the time) A = Almost Never (< 10% of the time) Code / Task _M_ Standing _M_ Sitting _M_ Walking _I_ Lifting _I_ Carrying _I_ Pushing/Pulling _A_ Overhead Work _A_ Fine Dexterity _A_ Kneeling _A_ Crouching _A_ Crawling _I_ Bending _A_ Twisting _I_ Climbing _I_ Balancing _M_ Vision _M_ Hearing _M_ Talking ___ Other: _____________________
SUPERVISION EXERCISED The Manager - Code Compliance will exercise supervision over lower level Code Compliance Officer staff.
The Manager - Code Compliance will exercise occasional managerial duties during the temporary absence of the Division Manager - Code Compliance and will assist with training and answering questions.
IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and make hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions and or recommendations.
Manage, oversee and perform site inspections and investigations to determine if various ordinances are being violated, if a public nuisance is present, and identify the responsible parties involved.
May include inspection of buildings for deterioration, dilapidation or unsanitary conditions.
Communicate with complaining parties, responsible parties, and affected parties on City standards, policies and options for the resolution or abatement of violations.
Oversee the investigative and research work to determine the legal descriptions of real property, registration or licensing of vehicles, ownership interests in property, and lien holders or other parties responsible for the status of property.
Coordinate with other City, County, State or Federal entities or utility companies in pursuit of resolving violations.
Such City entities may include Water, Stormwater, Solid Waste, Health, Fire, Police, Legal, Land Agent or Finance.
Oversee the maintenance of appropriate records and files.
Educate individuals, entities, and groups on standards, practices, and resources for compliance with City and State codes relating to health, safety and general welfare.
Supervise, schedule and organize inspections, neighborhood sweeps, and meetings.
Plan, assign, schedule, and review budgets, personnel, and purchasing.
Manage, oversee and assist with the issuance of notice of violations, abatement order, court summons, citation or other enforcement action as appropriate.
Testify in court and make presentations to the Board of Building Standards as needed.
Train Code Compliance Officers.
Meet with interested citizens and community groups to discuss issues and concerns.
Assist the Division Manager - Code Compliance with assigned duties and fulfill all supervisory assigned tasks as required.
Assist in the development and oversight of division budget.
Monitor and control expenditures.
Operate a City vehicle daily to travel to various properties.
OTHER JOB RELATED DUTIES Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: Operational characteristics, services and activities of code compliance, consumer health or animal program, as applicable.
Principles, practices, methods and techniques of inspection and investigation.
Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
Methods and techniques of conflict resolution.
General construction methods.
Complex record keeping and file maintenance systems.
Methods and techniques of performing field inspections.
Principles of report preparation.
Various departmental structures and goals.
Principles of budget preparation.
Advanced legal procedures Departmental budget limits for particular programs and processes.
District, division and departmental processes and directives.
Mobile field computer applications such as ITSM, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Current training methods and practices.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
Court and legal procedures.
Methods and procedures used in making field inspections and determining property ownership utilizing tax records, Deed and Deed of Trust Records, Death Certificate, and Will Probate.
City policies and procedures.
Safe driving principles and practices.
Skill to: Operate office equipment including personal computers and mobile devices.
Conflict resolution Safely operate a motor vehicle.
Investigate accidents and Incidents Write clear, legible and concise letters and reports.
Manage time effectively and make sound judgments.
Manage personnel effectively.
Ability to: Read and interpret City Ordinances.
Implement and Evaluate programs and processes.
Professionally and effectively communicate, orally and in writing city codes and ordinances.
Work with individual property owners to develop voluntary compliance plans, follow through and monitor implementation.
Take photographs and obtain evidence of violations and compliance Use persuasion skills to defuse potential conflicts with the public.
Read and interpret maps, plats, aerial photography and other similar documents.
Enforce codes with firmness, tact, impartiality, and diplomacy.
Testify in legal proceedings.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, both internally and externally.
Follow and embrace the City of Abilene Values – Respect, Integrity, Service before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.
Lead, manage, and perform as a team member in a manner that accomplishes the Division’s mission and treats team members with dignity, courtesy, and respect.
Experience and Training Guidelines: For positions with more than one level, all listed requirements at the lower levels are required at the higher levels.
Any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities may be obtained through: Experience: Five (5) years minimum of full-time experience in the field of code enforcement, law enforcement, Military leadership, environmental health or a related field is preferred.
Five years of experience and managerial training is required.
Education/Training: Completion of twelve (12) hours of continuing education within the previous 24 months, to include one (1) hour of legal or legislative updates (IAW 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 62) is required.
Ability to complete all city required supervisory training within 18 months.
License or Certificate: The ability to obtain a Registered Code Enforcement Officer certification in the State of Texas within 12 months of employment is required.
A valid Texas driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of employment, or a military waiver is required.
Special Requirements: Exposure to cold, heat, and outdoor environment.
Ability to travel to different work sites.
Ability to use basic hand tools.
Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment: With or without accommodation, the “X” indicates the overall strength demand of the position during a typical workday: ___ Sedentary – lifting of no more than 10 pounds ___ Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carrying up to 10 pounds _X_ Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds; carrying up to 25 pounds ___ Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds; carrying up to 50 pounds ___ Very Heavy – team lifting over 100 pounds; carrying more than 50 pounds Physical Demand Codes: The following describes whether or not the position is expected to exert the physical demands listed during a typical workday as well as the overall frequency of the task: Codes for how often: N = No E = Extensive (100 – 70% of the time) M = Moderate (60 – 30% of the time) I = Infrequent (20 – 10% of the time) A = Almost Never (< 10% of the time) Code / Task _M_ Standing _M_ Sitting _M_ Walking _I_ Lifting _I_ Carrying _I_ Pushing/Pulling _A_ Overhead Work _A_ Fine Dexterity _A_ Kneeling _A_ Crouching _A_ Crawling _I_ Bending _A_ Twisting _I_ Climbing _I_ Balancing _M_ Vision _M_ Hearing _M_ Talking ___ Other: _____________________
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• Location : 555 Walnut St, Abilene, TX
• Post ID: 9006240058
