Job Description

The Housing Inspector I provides inspection and/or enforcement activities for the City's Community Development and Housing program, performing less complex inspections of new and existing buildings and structures to ensure conformance with housing codes, building codes, and public nuisance and zoning codes pertaining to vehicles. This role will inspect properties to ensure minimum standards are met, perform property ownership research, initiate and update enforcement cases, and confer with property owners and contractors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspects new and existing building structures to ensure conformance with minimum housing and building codes as well as public nuisance and zoning codes pertaining to vehicles.
• Interprets state codes and city ordinances to determine compliance, and issues violation notices for non-compliance.
• Inspects properties and enforces adopted codes ensuring that minimum standards of health, safety and environmental welfare for the general public are adhered to.
• Performs property and ownership research related to code enforcement cases and communicates with property owners and/or professional organizations and other representatives of properties.
• Gathers information and compiles periodic inspection reports, facilitates hearings, establishes timelines for corrective actions, and confers with property owners, contractors, property managers, attorneys and governmental agencies regarding code-related actions.
• Prepares, updates and maintains code enforcement case files; organizes and maintains electronic and paper files and related documentation.
• Attends community and government agency meetings regarding housing public nuisance codes and code enforcement actions.
• Provides citizens with information related to established processes as well as referral information as to the applicable division handling specific cases.
• Administers civil citations for non-compliance issues and provides testimony related to civil and criminal court proceedings as needed.
• Identifies, develops, implements and maintains processes and practices promoting effective, comprehensive and meaningful citizen engagement.
• Assists with inspecting properties and structures and making damage assessments resulting from weather events, evaluating and identifying safety issues and repair needs.

Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED and two years of experience related to regulatory customer service and/or enforcement.

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record, or the ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• State of North Carolina Level I Building Inspector Certification, or the ability to obtain within two (2) years from hire date.

Additional Information

Knowledge of:

• Standard practices, methods and materials of assigned work.
• Business math concepts.
• Filing and record-keeping principles.
• Occupational hazards and applicable safety principles and practices.
• Uses and properties of supplies and equipment.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment).
• Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
• Modern office technology.

Skill In:

• Performing inspections to review compliance with applicable codes, ordinances and requirements.
• Preparing basic reports and documents.
• Basic research, compiling, and assembling data.
• Providing directions to others in order to meet standards.
• High attention to detail in assignments.
• Proofreading and error correction.
• Business math computations.
• Organizing and maintaining records, files, data and documentation.
• Comprehending reference books and manuals.
• Operating assigned tools and equipment.
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment).
• Providing customer service.
• Communication and interpersonal skills with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA and Other Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:
Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment.

Note:
This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.