Senior Code Enforcement Officer

Job Title

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• Performs code enforcement duties to ensure compliance with applicable codes and ordinances; response to complaints and service requests; drives to assigned properties to investigate and document potential violations, and conducts site visits, monitoring the progress of compliance.
• Gathers, compiles, and maintains evidence through written, photographic, and electronic records; prepares and maintains reports, case files, forms, notification letters, project paperwork, and other documentation; reviews contracts; and maintains databases and online systems; updates, researches, reviews, and compiles information; and ensures informational accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinates with residents, property owners, contractors, and other City departments, and/or external agencies; attends meetings to respond to complaints and inquiries and report violations; sends notification letters; testifies in court; and provides public information about departmental operations.
• As assigned, incumbents may serve as lead workers, assigning work and monitoring work completion.
• Interpreting and enforcing the housing code, non-residential code, North Carolina State Building Statutes and Unsafe Building Statutes including performing inspections of residential housing, non-residential structures and surrounding exterior property.
• Identifying and photographing violations.
• Documenting relevant case data.
• Determining property ownership and making notifications.
• Issuing stop work orders.
• Resolving citizen complaints.
• Monitoring progress of repairs and compliance activity, and facilitating remediation.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Three years of related experience sufficient to understand the basic operational, technical or office processes involved in the assignment.
• Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another states driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire
• North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification within 18 months of hire.

• Experience with construction methods and/or property maintenance.
• Experience sufficient to understand the basic operational, technical or office processes involved in the assignment.
• Basic computer skills.
• Use of safety practices.