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BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Business Compliance Investigator
Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
Business Compliance Enforcement Division
Number of Positions: 7
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $75,336
This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.
BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND
1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"
2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')
3. Select your correct bargaining unit
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 6/30/2026.
Under general supervision, independently performs a full range of investigative duties to enforce and
ensure compliance with the City's ordinances governing businesses, consumer protection, and performs related duties as required. Conducts certification inspections on measuring devices, heavy capacity scales and gas pumps.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Conducts investigations and inspections to ensure compliance with consumer protection, public vehicles, truck weight limits, and business requirements; or, in response to consumer complaints of deceptive practices (e.g., Alternative Pricing System, posted pricing guides, product safety, reselling of goods, tobacco sales to minors, pre-license, cigarette tax, public way use permits, licenses, fraud, operating conditions)
• Conducts certification inspections on measuring devices and heavy capacity scales, entailing properly operating a small crane to lift 1,000 lb. weights onto scales, to ensure accuracy of calibration and removes expired certification seals while properly affixing the new seals
• Inspect gas stations to ensure they are operating with current and appropriate licenses and are in compliance on Filling Stations Rules and Regulations (e.g., posting of proper prices, proper signage is posted and visible to the consumer, receipts issued)
• Conducts undercover investigations
• Confiscates illegal merchandise and issues citations, closure orders, notices, suspensions, and other enforcement to businesses or public vehicle operators
• Prepares extensive written reports detailing the findings of business compliance investigations
• Inform owners, managers, or employees on regulatory standards, existing violations, and regulations regarding ordinance and/or rule violations
• Testifies at court proceedings regarding violations
• Conducts research, examines records, interprets ordinances, rules and state statutes and gathers related information to make an independent determination of compliance on an investigation or assignment
• Conducts truck weight investigations to determine compliance with weight limit regulations
• Assists in training of newly hired investigators, as required
• Maneuvers scales, approximately 50 pounds (only applicable to certain individuals in unit). For example, placing scales under vehicles to calculate weight
Additional duties may be required for this position
Location: 2350 W Odgen
Days: Wednesday-Sunday
Hours: 6:00pm - 2:00am OR 2:00pm - 10:00pm
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree or higher in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Social Sciences, or a directly related field, plus one (1) year of work experience in any of the following: investigations, research and report writing, code enforcement, and/or regulatory compliance
Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:
60 hours of college credit in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Social Sciences, or a directly related field, plus one (1) year of work experience in any of the following: investigations, research and report writing, code enforcement, and/or regulatory compliance.
Three (3) years of work experience in investigations, research and report writing, code
enforcement, and/or regulatory compliance.
Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications
A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required
Must have the permanent use of an automobile that is properly insured, including a clause specifically insuring the City of Chicago from accident liability
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS
This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or a skills assessment test as part of the interview. Interviewed bid applicants possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview and skills assessment/written exercise will be selected in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement. The interviewed non-bidder candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview and skills assessment/written exercise will be selected.
For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html
For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:
https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf
APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.
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The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor