Housing Code & Rental Compliance Manager

City-of-Battle-Creek,-M; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Battle Creek's Community Services Department seeks a skilled supervisor to plan, manage and supervise housing and property maintenance code enforcement, inspections, and related reports under the Community Services Director.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in public/business administration or urban planning, 3–5 years in enforcement and staff oversight, budget experience, and strong public communication to coordinate with residents, neighborhood groups and other city departments.

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.
• Experience with budget oversight and financial management.
• Excellent public communication and conflict-resolution abilities.

Responsibilities

• 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 overseeing the completion of enforcement action.

Skills

Public administration

Budget management

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Community engagement

Education

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

Job description

City of Battle Creek's Community Services Department seeks a skilled supervisor to plan, manage and supervise housing and property maintenance code enforcement, inspections, and related reports under the Community Services Director.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in public/business administration or urban planning, 3–5 years in enforcement and staff oversight, budget experience, and strong public communication to coordinate with residents, neighborhood groups and other city departments.