Code Enforcement Inspector

• Make timely, efficient, and organized field inspections of properties in assigned areas to assess compliance with the City’s Property Maintenance Code and certain Zone Ordinance sections.
• Work with residential and commercial property owners and tenants to achieve compliance with the City’s Property Maintenance Code and certain Zoning Ordinance sections.
• Open cases and issue citations for violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and certain Zoning Ordinance sections.
• Prepare and provide evidence and testimony in City Court in cases involving violations to obtain compliance with the City’s Property Maintenance Code and/or certain Zoning Code sections.
• Maintain a physical presence in assigned area and build relationships with residents and businesses regarding compliance with the City’s Property Maintenance Code and certain Zoning Ordinance sections.
• Collaborate with Corporation Counsel, Assistant Corporation Counsel and Legal Assistants to assure accurate record keeping.
• Collaborate with Community Development Building, Electrical and Plumbing Inspectors and Demolition Manager regarding violations of the City’s Building, Electrical and Plumbing Codes found during field inspections.
• Work with neighborhood associations within assigned areas to educate residents, and to receive complaints regarding potential violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and certain sections of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.
• Consistently strive to improve Environmental Code Enforcement Division procedures, productivity and efficiency through observation, recommendation, and approved action.

Employees must possess a basic knowledge of the following skill sets along with the ability to demonstrate an improvement in these skills within thirty (30) days of their start date.

• Computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office products such as MS Word, Excel, and Access.
• Ability to learn how to use the City’s Property Maintenance Code compliance software.
• Effective communication skills.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and similar concepts.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills with the ability to describe and discuss the City’s Property Maintenance Code requirements for residents with varied income and education levels.
• Well organized, highly motivated and capable of working independently in the field.
• Illinois Class D Vehicle Operators License within thirty (30) days of hire.
• International Code Council (ICC) Property Maintenance Certification within two (2) years of hire.

• Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
• Ninety-six (96) hours of Earned-Time Leave each year
• Eighty (80) hours of vacation leave after first year
• Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund participation
• Affordable health, dental, vision, and disability insurance
• $10,000 paid life insurance
• Optional deferred compensation