Property Maintenance Specialist - GMCD - Code Enforcement

Collier County, FL; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Collier County, FL is seeking a Property Maintenance Inspector to implement and administer the county's property maintenance program. The role requires conducting inspections, enforcing housing standards, and coordinating with property owners and contractors to ensure compliance with codes and ordinances.

The position involves field work, documentation, and collaboration with public safety and other departments.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Candidates without a degree should possess two (2) additional years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

Responsibilities

• Implements and administers the property maintenance program focusing on complex violations, abandoned homes, nuisance abatement, and foreclosure cases.
• Conducts initial inspections of dwelling units at new and current housing locations to assess minimum housing needs and counsels owners/tenants/agents on applicable codes and regulations.
• Enforces and interprets minimum housing specifications; makes recommendations to modify these specifications.
• Performs site inspections during repair stages to ensure compliance with building codes and issues CO where appropriate.
• Certifies that minimum property maintenance standards are met after work completion and monitors ongoing maintenance.
• Maintains documentation on all properties to meet ordinance requirements and conducts routine inspections to ensure continued compliance.
• Serves as liaison between owners and contractors to ensure timely, quality repair work and mediates disputes if necessary.
• Conducts proactive patrols to detect violations, removes signs, and inspects properties with attention to health and safety concerns.
• Gathers evidence of violations, conducts research on ownership and zoning, and maintains case information in a computer database.

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long‑term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

• Implements and administers the property maintenance program specializing in complex property maintenance violations, abandoned homes, nuisance abatement, and foreclosure cases.
• Travels to new and current housing locations to conduct initial inspection of dwelling unit in order to assess minimum housing needs; counsels owners/tenants/ agents on the provisions of the County code of laws, building regulations, ordinances and the land development code; works with owner, tenant and/or agent to develop and implement a plan to bring the dwelling up to standards; determines if the owner must experience the planning/development process with the Zoning Division; and monitors the zoning process to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
• Enforces and interprets existing minimum housing specifications and makes recommendations to management to add to or modify those specifications.
• Travels to site locations and performs in progress and final field inspections during various stages of repair to ensure compliance with applicable building codes and ordinances; makes recommendations to Building Division to issue certificate of occupancy (CO).
• Upon completion of work/repairs, certifies that the minimum property maintenance standards have been met; monitors continued proper maintenance of property.
• Gathers and maintains documentation on all properties to meet the requirements of the ordinance governing property standards.
• Schedules and performs routine inspections of existing properties to ensure that they remain in compliance with standards.
• Serves as liaison between owners and contractors to ensure that the repair work is completed in a quality and timely fashion; assists in the mediation of disputes between homeowners and contractors involving workmanship materials, or contractual terms; refers the dispute to Licensing Compliance for further mediation if the contractor refuses to take corrective action.
• Performs pro‑active patrols of assigned area within the County to detect violations; removes signs on rights‑of‑way along roadways; performs general or specialized on‑site inspections of an environmental nature, on existing buildings, structures, and grounds; conducts home inspections, observing new signage and/or various health and safety related nuisance issues; and re‑inspects properties to ensure infraction has been abated and properties follow all regulations.
• Obtains and preserves evidence of violations; take photographs; documents ordinances and violations; determines property size; performs research to determine ownership, location, and legal description of the property, zoning requirements, and other concerns; obtains property deeds; researches foreclosure filings; researches permits; documents all activity conducted in assigned position; reviews status of cases and follows up as necessary; enters property and violation photograph and other information into a computer database; retrieves, reviews, and organizes case information using computer database; verifies accuracy of data; and makes corrections as appropriate.
• Works with Collier County Sheriff's Office on properties that may have criminal activity and/or may be hazardous and have code violations; works with Fire Department on safety issues at properties and businesses.
• Receives application for boarding of a commercial or residential property; research ownership of the property, inspects the property, and reviews the plan for rehabilitating the property in order to ensure that it complies with County ordinance requirements; rejects the application or issues boarding certificate if appropriate; and makes recommendations to Special Master on requests for extension of boarding certificates.
• Responds to questions, complaints, and requests for information/assistance from property owners, contractors, coworkers, supervisors, the public and other individuals and/or Divisions.
• Attends meetings, seminars, workshops, and other training sessions as appropriate; maintains comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable inspection techniques and methodology, policies, procedures, codes, laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree required.
• Three (3) years of related experience.
• Candidates without a degree should possess two (2) additional years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

• Must obtain and maintain within one (1) year of hire a license as a general contractor and/or an International Code Council Property Maintenance Specialist and a Housing Inspector Certification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

• Salary offers above the minimum of the pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared emergency and/or declared emergency. On an incident-by-incident basis, the County’s Administrative Office will make the determination as to who will be required to work.
• This job posting is not intended to be all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position.