Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector Supervisor

Salary $53,028.35 - $81,557.60 Annually

Location: Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED or higher
• Five (5) years of code enforcement or field investigative experience

Licenses and Certificates

• Certification as a Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector (International Code Council) at time of appointment
• Certification as a Residential Building Code Inspector (International Code Council) within twelve (12) months of date of appointment
• Registration as a Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas) within six (6) months from date of appointment
• Certification as a Code Enforcement Officer II (Code Enforcement Association of Texas or American Association of Code Enforcement) within twelve (12) months from date of appointment
• Continued maintenance of required registrations and certifications in good standing by issuing agency or organization
• Valid Texas Class "C" Driver License or equivalent from another state

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and conduct field inspections of existing residential and commercial buildings and properties to ensure conformance with applicable state and local zoning, building, property maintenance, and housing codes
• Perform routine, mid-level, and complex code compliance activities, including:
  • Investigate complaints and enforce regulatory codes and ordinances
  • Conduct on-site inspections and investigations of properties to ensure compliance with city or state ordinances related to housing, health and safety, building, property maintenance, licensing, and zoning regulations
  • Patrol designated areas of the city and respond to and investigate complaints
  • Issue correction notices, stop work orders, and citations for violations
  • Prepare and present cases to the City's Building and Standards Commission
  • Participate in special projects, inspections, and investigations such as surveillance and monitoring of potential violations
  • Assist with planning and prioritizing the work of staff conducting inspections
• Conduct inspections of residential, commercial, and vacant properties with existing structures, including:
  • Review plans and specifications, materials, layouts, and equipment
  • Perform inspections of rental properties to ensure compliance with property maintenance, building, zoning, and health and safety codes
  • Inform, explain, and interpret code requirements for property owners, property managers, contractors, tenants, homeowners, city officials, and the general public
  • Investigate and respond to complaints regarding illegal construction, safety or hazardous conditions, and vacant or dilapidated structures
  • Issue stop orders, corrective action, or citations depending on the situation
  • Testify in court and before City boards and Commissions, as required
• Issue red tags, stop work orders, correction notices, or citations as required when construction does not meet technical or municipal codes, zoning ordinances, local ordinances, or plans, including:
  • Refer citations not signed by defendants to police department for service
  • Confer with contractors issuing verbal and written corrections as needed
  • Investigate work to assure construction is performed by licensed contractors with a City-issued permit and in compliance with requirements
• Maintain applicable database, records, and files; research prior inspections for approval/disapproval
• Attend training and meetings; maintain certifications
• Perform administrative duties, including:
  • Recommend work procedures
  • Maintain accurate documentation on appropriate forms and tracking of violations, inspections, and code enforcement activities
  • Respond to customer inquiries
  • Assist with research on special properties as directed
  • Provide accurate documentation and tracking of violations, inspections, and section activities
  • Prepare records and assist with reports necessary for presentation in court and testify in court
  • Keep abreast of current trends of code compliance and maintain certification requirements
  • Consult with other entities as necessary
  • Recommend revisions to existing ordinances and codes
  • Recommend additional ordinances or revisions related to issues not currently addressed under city codes and ordinances
  • Research property ownership
  • Meet with citizens to provide training and information to attain compliance with City codes and regulations
  • Assist training staff with presentations and educational materials at public functions
  • Assist with legal presentations
  • Assist with evaluation of program operations for effectiveness and efficiency, including workforce utilization
  • Assist in responding to Open Record Requests
  • Serve as liaison with other entities
• Supervise assigned personnel, including:
  • Scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding, checking, and evaluating work
  • Arranging for or engaging in employee training and development
  • Enforcing personnel rules and regulations, standards of conduct, work attendance, and safe work practices
  • Counseling, motivating, and maintaining harmonious working relationships among subordinates
  • Interviewing applicants
  • Recommending hires, terminations, transfers, disciplinary action, payroll, leave, merit pay, or other employee status changes

Benefits

• Life and Health Insurance:
  • Self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits
  • Basic Life Insurance Coverage available at no cost to eligible employees
  • Optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage
  • Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses) options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more at no cost
• Wellness Program:
  • Promotes better health and wellness through programs and incentives, including wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching, and more
• Tuition Assistance Program:
  • Encourages personal and professional development by sharing educational costs for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment
• Vacation Leave:
  • Eligibility after six months of employment for regular employees working a minimum of 20 hours per week
  • Accrual rates per pay period:
    • 0 - 5 years of service: 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period (12 days per year)
    • >5 to 15 years of service: 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period (17 days per year)
    • >15 years of service: 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period (20 days per year)
• Sick Leave:
  • Accrued in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission
• Accident with Pay Leave:
  • Applies to occupational injuries and occupational diseases
• Pregnancy Leave:
  • Treated the same as any other temporary physical disability
  • Use of accumulated and unused regular sick leave, followed by leave without pay (unless granted use of special sick leave or accumulated annual leave)
• Legal Holidays:
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Martin Luther King Holiday (Third Monday in January)
  • Additional holidays as declared by the City