CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR

City of Jackson, MS; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Jackson, MS is seeking a Code Enforcement Supervisor to oversee inspection staff and enforce city ordinances and state laws related to vacant lots, dilapidated buildings and abandoned vehicles.

The role requires four years in building construction or code enforcement with at least one year of supervisory experience and the ability to obtain SBCCI certification within one year. A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in building construction, code enforcement or a related field
• Including one year of supervisory or lead responsibility
• Ability to obtain certification as a building inspector through SBCCI within one year of employment

Responsibilities

• Supervise, assign, review and participate in the work of staff responsible for performing inspections and enforcing city ordinances and state laws
• Research legal descriptions and identify property owners; provide information and assistance to the public regarding city codes
• Receive complaints and notices of violation; assign work to inspectors; review inspection reports; enforce codes and laws relating to private property
• Follow up on inspections to ensure compliance and abate violations; monitor services performed by contractors
• Generate specifications for compliance with violation notices and ensure timely enforcement
• Ensure ongoing investigations until violations are abated within the Community Improvement Division

Skills

Supervisory experience

Code enforcement

Building construction

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

SBCCI Building Inspector certification (within 1 year)

Job description

Job Brief:
Description:
Duties: To supervise, assign, review and participate in the work of staff responsible for performing inspections and enforcing City Ordinances, and state laws related to vacant lots, dilapidated buildings, abandoned vehicles; to research legal descriptions and identify property owners; and to provide information and assistance to the public regarding city codes and ordinances. Receive complaints and notices of violation; assign work to inspectors; review inspection reports; enforce local codes and state laws relating to private property. Follow up on inspections to ensure compliance.

Qualifications: Four years of experience in building construction, code enforcement or a related field, including one year of supervisory or lead responsibility. Ability to obtain certification as a building inspector through SBCCI within one year of employment. Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth (12) grade supplemented by additional training in building construction, code enforcement or a related field.

PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT, APPLICANT RECOMMENDED FOR EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS A URINALYSIS AND/OR BLOOD TEST TO SCREEN FOR ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG ABUSE.

“EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER”

TO SUPERVISE, ASSIGN, REVIEW AND PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCING CITY ORDINANCES, AND STATE LAWS RELATED TO VACANT LOTS, DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS, ABANDONED VEHICLES; TO RESEARCH LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND IDENTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS; AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING CITY CODES AND ORDINANCES

PLAN, PRIORITIZE ASSIGN, SUPERVISE AND REVIEW THE WORK OF STAFF RESONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CODE ENFORCEMENT, PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, SUPERVISE REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FORM PRIVATE PROPERTY; WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DIVISION; RECEIVE COMPLAINTS AND NOTICES OF VIOLATION; ASSIGN WORK TO INSPECTORS; REVIEW INSPECTION REPORTS; ENFORCE LOCAL CODES AND STATE LAWS RELATING TO PRIVATE PROPERTY

FOLLOW-UP ON INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; PROVIDE CONTINUOUS INVESTIGATIONS UNTIL VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN ABATED; GENERATE SPECIFICATIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH VIOLATION NOTICE

MONITOR AND REVIEW SERVICES PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS AND INITIATE PROPER PAYMENT FOR SERVICES

EXPERIENCE: FOUR YEARS OF INCREASINGLY RESPONSIBLE EXPERIENCE IN CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING ONE YEAR OF SUPERVISORY OR LEAD RESPONSIBILITY

TRAININIG: EQUIVALENT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE TWELFTH GRADE SUPPLEMENTED BY SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, CODE ENFORCEMENT OR A RELATE FIELD