Supervisor - GMCD - Code Enforcement

About the role

Supervises and performs specialized work functions associated with organizing and overseeing code enforcement activities and personnel, providing professional, effective, and efficient public service assistance to the public, enforcing compliance with local, state and federal codes, ordinances, and environmental restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Oversees and coordinates Division investigators performing code enforcement activities; reviews and approves timesheets and leave time; schedules, delegates, and directs special assignments; and observes/mentor new employees.
• Reviews case management: monitors daily activities, assigned cases, performance of duties, and quality of cases handled; organizes and reassigns cases as necessary; and reviews daily activity log and worksheet of assigned personnel.
• Develops, interprets, and/or implements standard operating procedures, policies, and training programs; assists with improving divisional operations; and provides leadership to enhance assigned employees’ professional development.
• Instructs and directs new investigators and other employees regarding proper procedures and protocol of the Division; ensures compliance with guidelines, policies, procedures, and divisional regulations.
• Updates training manuals; prepares, reviews, and administers the Division’s investigator certification exam.
• Researches and enforces compliance with local, state, and federal building, zoning, signs, flood, property maintenance, and various general nuisance ordinances, codes, and regulations.
• Interprets intent and purpose of ordinances and code requirements for contractors, homeowners, engineers, architects, and attorneys.
• Patrols investigators’ assigned areas and/or assists investigators with on-site visits to detect violations and observe investigation techniques; provides technical assistance as needed; and troubleshoots problems cases and violations.
• Investigates and validates complaints of and actual violations to the County’s ordinances, codes, and regulations as assigned; obtains witness and/or complaint statements.
• Reviews blueprints, plats, and various types of maps; ensures structures are constructed to plan.
• Obtains and preserves evidence of violation; determines public and private property sizes; measures violations involving weed height; takes photographs; and documents ordinance violations.
• Prepares and reviews legal documents used in the prosecution of violators and attends hearings to provide testimony; negotiates and drafts stipulated agreements for presentation in the appropriate legal forum; acts as prosecutor for the County and presents code violation cases (or citations) before the Special Magistrate, the Code Enforcement Board or the Contractor Licensing Board for adjudication; prepares legal documents to obtain inspection warrants; assists the investigators in preparing cases for Office of Special Magistrate, Code Enforcement Board and Contractor Licensing Board hearings; and reviews hearing case files and prepared case summaries for Office of Special Magistrate, Code Enforcement Board and Contractor Licensing Board hearings.
• Schedules all routine maintenance for Divisional motor vehicles.
• Works with Collier County Sheriff’s Office on properties that may have criminal activities.
• Works assigned weekend and holiday shifts as needed.
• Works with other departments to assist other disciplines.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Associate degree required.
• Five (5) years of related experience.
• Candidates without a degree should possess two (2) additional years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.
• FACE I certification and ability to maintain it going forward.
• FACE II Certification within eighteen (18) months of hire/promotion.
• Valid Driver's License.

Qualifications

Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.

Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part-time employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer when you join our team.

01 APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.

I understand and agree with the statements above.

02 Do you possess five (5) years of experience in code/ordinance compliance inspections in the area of building construction, zoning or property maintenance?

03 Do you possess an Associate's degree?

Note: If you do not have a degree, do you possess two (2) additional years of related experience?

04 Please summarize your relevant work experience as it relates to this position:

05 Do you possess FACE I certification and can you maintain it going forward?

06 Do you possess or are you able to obtain FACE II Certification within eighteen (18) months of hire/promotion?

07 Do you possess and maintain a valid Driver's License?

Required Question