Senior Code Enforcement Officer

County of Sacramento; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Sacramento seeks a Senior Code Enforcement Officer under general supervision to lead and oversee staff responsible for nuisance abatement, blight control, and zoning enforcement in the county.

This role focuses on planning, scheduling, and ensuring compliance with state and local codes, with emphasis on safety and public health; candidate should have relevant experience in code enforcement and public sector operations.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the County of Sacramento in the class of Code Enforcement Officer.
• One year of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities; and Successful completion of 60 semester units from an accredited college or university with at least 18 units in criminal justice, law enforcement, public/business administration, construction, planning, or related field.
• Three years of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities.

Job description

Under general supervision, the Senior Code Enforcement Officer leads, plans, schedules, and oversees the work of staff responsible for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of State and local codes pertaining to nuisance abatement, blight control, substandard housing, zoning, abandoned vehicles, overgrown vegetation, vector infestations, and other hazardous conditions; ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Either:
  • Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the County of Sacramento in the class of Code Enforcement Officer.
• Or:
  • One year of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities;
  • And Successful completion of 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 18 semester (27 quarter) units in criminal justice; law enforcement; public/business administration, construction; planning; or other closely related field.
• Or:
  • Three years of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities.