Code Compliance Officer- Community Services

About the role

The Development Services Department's Community Enhancement and Compliance Division seeks a Code Compliance Officer to enforce and review laws and regulations governing land use, minimum housing, property maintenance, abandoned and uninhabitable properties, signs, seawalls, storm water, zoning, landscaping, and related environmental issues.

Responsibilities

• Conducts reactive and proactive field and waterway inspections of residential, commercial, industrial, and vacant parcels.
• Enforces and reviews state, municipal, zoning, waterways, business tax, building laws and regulations.
• Prepares, organizes, and maintains case files to present cases and testify at quasi-judicial hearings.
• Researches information regarding policies, laws, regulations, business tax receipts, engineering, environmental, landscaping, permits, and building and zoning requirements.
• Provides code compliance information to address client issues and educate concerned parties.
• Attends homeowner and civic association meetings.
• Posts and mails hearing and violation notices.
• Compiles and prepares written reports on investigations, maintains all inspection results, prepares correspondence and notices of violations in a computerized case management environment.
• Identifies structures that may be unsafe and initiates the appropriate follow-up action.
• May be required to flex their work schedule, work nights and weekends and holidays, as necessary to perform assigned responsibilities.

Requirements

• Graduated from a standard high school or vocational school or possess a G.E.D. certificate from a recognized issuing agency.
• Possess at least two (2) years of paid work experience dealing with the public in any of the following types of work: Code Enforcement, Planning, Building Inspection, Construction, Security, or candidates with experience in closely related fields may also be considered.
• Possess one (1) of the following F.A.C.E. (Florida Association of Code Enforcement) Certifications: Fundamentals of Code Enforcement, Administrative Aspects of Code Enforcement, Legal Issues in Code Enforcement, or be able to obtain these certifications within one year of hire.
• Possess or be able to obtain a valid State of Florida driver's license within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to accurately type 35 wpm.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Code Compliance.
• Ability to accurately type 35 wpm.

Skills

• Ability to accurately type 35 wpm.

Benefits

Under the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the remaining balance on your student loan may be forgiven after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full-time at the City of Fort Lauderdale.

The City of Fort Lauderdale offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance.

The City of Fort Lauderdale participates in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) which offers an investment option and a pension option and requires a 3% contribution from employees.

Under the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the remaining balance on your student loan may be forgiven after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full-time at the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The 4-Day/10-Hour Schedule is preferred.