Stormwater Compliance Officer

Essential Functions

• Compliance Enforcement: Receives daily complaints from citizens regarding alleged blasting, mining, and SWPPP violations of city ordinances, codes, and regulations; determines nature of the allegation and apprises callers of possible investigation schedule.
• Makes Levy Fines: Monitors Blasting Operations—Post-Blast Reports; air quality monitoring and other monitoring results, list of fees charged and received. Monitors Mining Activity—Long haul tickets, dust control monitoring, on-site safety conditions monitoring (neighborhood/infrastructure – not MSHA), compliance with all state and municipal codes, permitting compliance, reclamation verification (post-completion), levy fines for non-compliance. Assures SWPPP Construction Compliance—Code compliance – dirt on roads/unprotected storm drains/etc., pre-SWPPP inspections, permitting compliance, pre-construction meeting attendance, on-site dust monitoring, levy fines for non-compliance.
• Assists City Neighborhood Improvement Officers: Assists City Neighborhood Improvement Officers with code compliance as needed and as time permits.
• Advises Parties: Advises property owners, builders, contractors, architects, or developers as needed to apprise appropriate parties of concerns and potential violations; searches tax records; obtains facts necessary to determine proper course of actions; coordinates and monitors solutions.
• Coordinates Activities: Coordinates code enforcement activities with other city departments as necessary; works closely with Engineering Department regarding interpretations and enforcement of codes.
• Reviews Codes: Conducts regular review of codes, ordinances and regulations; receives legal interpretations as needed to direct enforcement of compliance; makes recommendations related to practical application of codes and ordinances; assists in adapting, modifying or rewriting codes as needed.
• Provides Reports: Prepares and provides written and oral reports to city council, boards, committees, and public interest groups as required to explain code enforcement activities and program needs; gives testimony in a court of law as an expert witness.
• Trains Staff: Provides training and supervision to clerical staff assisting in the administration of code enforcement and related work matters.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from high school, plus two (2) years of specialized training provided through in-service, professional workshops, technical college or university studies; AND Four (4) years of responsible experience performing above or related duties; preference for experience related to local government ordinance enforcement and investigation; law enforcement civil and/or criminal investigation or some other related field; OR An equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Some knowledge of liability issues which arise out of investigative procedures; effective interpersonal communications; city and state codes and ordinances related to multiple aspects of public works, property rights, boundaries, subdividing and zoning, signing etc.; legal system and securing sanctions for violations; various investigative techniques; report writing, public relations. Considerable Skill in the art of diplomacy and cooperative problem solving. Some Ability to enforce regulations with firmness, tact, and impartiality; keep operating records and maintain various written reports; read maps and locate property; establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies and the public; comprehend and interpret complex regulations related to zoning and other city ordinances.

Special Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Driver's License.
• Obtain an RSI (Registered Stormwater Inspector), RSR (Registered Stormwater Reviewer), IDDE (Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination), and Opacity (Dust Control) Certificate.

Work Environment

• Tasks require a variety of physical activities not generally involving muscular strain.
• Physical demands may occur in activities related to walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, etc.
• Talking, hearing and seeing required in the daily performance of job duties.
• Mental application utilizes memory for details, emotional stability and discriminating thinking and creative problem solving.
• Frequent local travel required in course of performing portions of job functions.