Senior Community Revitalization Specialist

City of Fresno; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Fresno is seeking a Senior Community Revitalization Specialist to lead complex zoning enforcement, public nuisance control, and neighborhood revitalization efforts. The role may oversee field inspections, prepare reports, and coordinate with the City Attorney’s Office on assigned areas of responsibility.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and at least three years in interpretting and applying relevant codes, with one year in a public agency setting as a Community Revitalization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three years of experience interpreting and applying federal, state or local codes related to zoning, public nuisance and/or housing/commercial compliance.
• One year of experience working with a public agency as a Community Revitalization Specialist or equivalent.
• Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Senior Community Revitalization Specialist is the lead class of the community revitalization series. Incumbents provide lead direction and perform complex office and field work related to the development of positive neighborhood relations, perform inspections, enforce applicable codes and ordinances, and may serve as the project lead within an assigned area of responsibility.

Senior Community Revitalization Specialists are responsible for the more complex assignments related to vacant or occupied residences and commercial businesses, zoning enforcement, public nuisance, or may be responsible for an assigned program. Incumbents perform the full range of duties which may include, field investigations, issuing notices and citations for violations of applicable codes, and preparing related reports.

The current vacancy exists in the City Attorney’s Office for both day and night shifts. Employees who are assigned to swing or night shift, the pay is an additional $1.25 to $1.75 per hour above base rate of pay.

Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of extending that period up to a maximum of two (2) years at the City’s discretion. Should the competitive process be suspended for this recruitment, the eligibility list may be limited to three (3) months.

THE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posted filing deadline in order to qualify for the examination and does not ensure a place on the eligibility list.

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;

-AND-

Three (3) years of experience interpreting and applying Federal, State or local codes and regulations closely related to zoning, public nuisance and/or housing/commercial compliance standards which includes one (1) year of experience working with a public agency in the capacity of a Community Revitalization Specialist or equivalent.

Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, with thirty (30) semester units equaling one (1) year of experience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A copy of degree, college transcripts or course work must be uploaded and included in your on-line application for verification of meeting the educational requirement. Applicants lacking the documentation may be rejected.

Possession of a valid California Driver's License at time of appointment. Candidates considered for hire must provide proof of a valid driver's license and current copy of their driving record.

Eligible applicants certified for consideration for this position will be required to successfully pass a Department interview and a Department of Justice fingerprint process prior to employment with the City of Fresno.

SELECTION PROCESS

The examination may consist of the following:

Application Review- Applications and supplemental forms submitted will be reviewed and a limited number of the most qualified candidates will be invited to appear before the Oral Examination Board. Selection of the most qualified candidates will be based upon those applications demonstrating the greatest breadth and depth of applicable training, experience, and education. Therefore, applicants are urged to submit sufficiently detailed information in their application materials for a proper evaluation.

Oral Examination (100%): A panel of subject matter experts will conduct a job-related oral exams, which may be conducted online/remotely, to evaluate a candidate's knowledge of principles and practices of building construction methods, materials and maintenance, ability to resolve disputes related to code violations and standards, prepare clear and concise reports and establish and maintain effective working relationships or other topics related to a candidate's training, experience and qualifications for the position of Senior Community Revitalization Specialist.

Candidates must achieve a passing score to qualify for the eligible list. The oral examination has been tentatively scheduled for the week of November 30, 2026.

VETERAN PREFERENCE REGULATIONS

Candidates applying for veteran's preference are required to submit a copy of their DD214 with their application during the specified filing period. Evidence must be presented to indicate that the candidate was discharged honorably from the military service. Veterans, including City employees, must resubmit proof of honorable service for every examination for which veteran's preference credit is requested. Qualified veterans who pass the examination will have five (5) points added to their final score.