Code Enforcement Officer - Neighborhood Services

Description / Position Overview

• Investigate complaints, meet with citizens, and enforce codes related to housing standards, environmental health, vehicle and vegetation abatement, and zoning ordinances
• Issue condemnation orders
• Intervene and mediate to resolve potential conflicts regarding citations or code violations Inspect homes, apartment buildings, businesses, vacant lots, and other properties to ensure compliance with housing standards, zoning and environmental health codes, ordinances, and regulations; determine whether properties are in compliance
• Issue notices of violation and perform follow-up inspections
• Document all actions and notices
• Testify in court and at administrative proceedings
• Respond in a courteous manner to public inquiries and complaints about code violations such as minimum housing standards, sanitation, weeds, junk vehicles, litter, land use/zoning, and graffiti
• Interview complainants and witnesses
• Take photographs of violations and document activities using a computer; effectively and accurately convey observations
• Perform research to determine ownership and approved uses of property
• Work with neighborhoods within designated Community Development Block Grant areas to interdict signs of blight
• Foster community involvement with neighborhoods and organizations
• Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

• Operations, services, and activities of a code enforcement program
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques of technical inspection and code enforcement
• Methods and techniques of investigating property ownership
• Pertinent state and local ordinances, regulations, and health codes

• Use noise and light meters, police radios, and mobile field reporting equipment
• Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Proficiency use Microsoft Office Suite and case management software

Minimum Qualifications

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade (high school diploma or GED)
• One year of full-time, professional experience in a related field
• Possess, or obtain upon hire, and maintain a valid, non-probationary Colorado driver’s license not subject to restriction related to alcohol and/or drug violations or pending charges

Substitutions: We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.

We encourage all to apply!

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with investigations, inspections, and enforcement

The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.

Additional Information

Please contact Jamie Garcia at Jamie.Garcia@coloradosprings.gov for any questions about this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Colorado Springs is committed to a culture that values our employees’ unique individual qualities and fosters an inclusive environment where people want to be.

The City of Colorado Springs offers additional compensation depending on the position, area of assignment, and specific job assignments, including shift differential, pay differential, acting or lead, special assignment, hazard pay, longevity, cell phone allowance, uniform allowance, relocation, awards, standby, call out, compensatory time off, tuition, overtime, extra duty, incentive, holiday premium, proficiency, and vacation sell back.

NOTE: This job announcement is not intended to include a complete listing of all responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the position.

The City does not sponsor applicants for work visas of any kind (including but not limited to F-1, H-1B or TN visas). Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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