Code Compliance Manager

City of St Joseph; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of St Joseph seeks a qualified Housing & Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Division Supervisor to plan, manage, and supervise inspections and enforcement activities, investigate complaints, and prepare reports.

Under the Community Services Director, this role oversees division staff, coordinates with city departments and neighborhood groups, develops programs, manages budgets, and supports performance evaluation through data reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, urban planning, or related field.
• 3-5 years experience managing ordinance/inspection enforcement activities and staff, with knowledge of state codes and local ordinances, HUD guidelines, inspections and enforcement procedures relating to building and environmental concerns.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management techniques and procedures, including preparation and execution of budget oversight.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public and to satisfactorily resolve conflicts of service complaints; the ability to maintain tact and diplomacy in working with the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent relations with department and City staff as well as business owners, landlords, residents, and the general public through a high level of public contact.
• 3-5 years experience working with residents and neighborhood groups to solicit input, resolve problems and maintain positive customer relations.

Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, and supervises housing and property maintenance code inspections and enforcement activities.
• Investigates complaints and prepares and maintains reports; coordinates with the Community Services Director.
• Oversees a rental inspection and permitting program to ensure safe and sanitary housing.
• Prepares and presents reports for Board of Appeals hearings; analyzes neighborhood enforcement data.
• Provides excellent customer service and coordinates with residents, neighborhood groups, and other city departments.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and reports division programs and projects, including budget management and staffing.

Skills

Public administration

Budget oversight

Public communication

Team leadership

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, urban planning, or related field

Job description

Job Summary:

Performs difficult skilled technical work planning, managing, and supervising housing and property maintenance code, ordinance inspections and enforcement activities, investigating complaints, preparing and maintaining reports; related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Community Services Director. Supervision is exercised over all personnel within the division.

Essential Functions:

• Manages and oversees employees enforcing Property Maintenance Code Chapter 1450, Rental Housing Ordinance Chapter 842, and Hotel, Motel, and Tourist Homes Chapter 818 including inspections and permitting; and Vacant or Abandoned Structures Ordinance Chapter 1456; maintains support documentation for all division activity; advises and assists in the preparation of resolutions and ordinances pertaining to code activities.
• Oversees a comprehensive rental inspection and permitting program designed to increase accountability around rental property and ensure safe and sanitary housing conditions for renters.
• Participates in the preparation and presentation of comprehensive reports based upon careful research and data collection of neighborhood enforcement activities, vacant and abandoned and dangerous buildings and rental housing; analyzes, prepares, and presents reports for Board of Appeals hearings.
• Provides and maintains positive customer service, responds to inquiries, and resolves problems; works with residents and neighborhood groups; coordinates city departments and community organization activities to accomplish common goals as they relate to neighborhood conditions; supports citywide performance evaluation system through collecting, analyzing and reporting performance data based on citizen outcome expectations.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of division programs and projects to include budget management and staff requirements for code activity; monitors, evaluates and recommends division mission direction and accomplishments.
• Supervises work of code compliance officers to include organizing staff deployment, work assignments, and oversee the completion of enforcement action.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting, bending, reaching, hand dexterity (grasping, holding, keyboarding, repetitive movements), reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, seeing (near and/or far, color, depth, field of vision), hearing, using the telephone, contact with government officials and the general public, working overtime, and working inside and alone. Work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather) and exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with concentration in public or business administration, urban planning, or related field.
• 3-5 years experience managing ordinance/inspection enforcement activities and staff, with knowledge of state codes and local ordinances, HUD guidelines, inspections and enforcement procedures relating to building and environmental concerns.
• Demonstrated experience in financial management techniques and procedures, including preparation and execution of budget oversight.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the public and to satisfactorily resolve conflicts of service complaints; the ability to maintain tact and diplomacy in working with the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent relations with department and City staff as well as business owners, landlords, residents, and the general public through a high level of public contact.
• 3-5 years experience working with residents and neighborhood groups to solicit input, resolve problems and maintain positive customer relations.
  

Special Requirements:

Valid driver's license in the State of Michigan.