Property Inspector Jobs in El Paso, TX (NOW HIRING)

Requirements MOS Codes: None Education and Experience: A High School diploma or GED or higher, and five (5) years of code enforcement or field investigative experience. Licenses and Certificates: Certification as a Property Maintenance and Housing Inspector (International Code Council) at time of appointment and certification as a Residential Building Code Inspector (International Code Council) within twelve (12) months of date of appointment. Registration required as a Code Enforcement Officer (State of Texas) within six (6) months from date of appointment and certification as a Code Enforcement Officer II (Code Enforcement Association of Texas or American Association of Code Enforcement) within twelve (12) months from date of appointment.

Continued maintenance of required registrations and certifications in good standing by issuing agency or organization is required. Valid Texas Class "C" Driver License or equivalent from another state required. General Purpose Under general supervision, supervise, coordinate and conduct field inspections of existing residential and commercial buildings and properties to ensure conformance with applicable state and local zoning, building, property maintenance and housing codes to ensure protection of the public health and safety.

Typical Duties Perform routine, mid-level and complex code compliance activities. Involves: Investigate complaints and enforce regulatory codes and ordinances as mandated. Conduct on-site inspections and investigations of properties to insure compliance with city or state ordinances as related to housing, health and safety, building, property maintenance, licensing and zoning regulations.

Patrol designated areas of the city and respond to and investigate complaints. Issue correction notices, stop work orders, and citations for violations. Prepare and present cases to be considered by the City's Building and Standards Commission.

Participate in special projects, inspections and investigations such as surveillance and monitoring of potential violations. Assist with planning and prioritizing the work of staff conducting inspections. Conduct inspections of residential, commercial and vacant properties with existing structures.

Involves: Conduct inspections of assigned building and structural portion of existing sites and structures. Review plans and specifications, materials, layouts and equipment. Perform inspections of rental properties to ensure compliance with property maintenance, building, zoning and health and safety codes.

Inform, explain and interpret code requirements for property owners, property managers, contractors, tenants, homeowners, city officials and the general public. Investigate and respond to complaints regarding illegal construction, safety or hazardous conditions, and vacant or dilapidated structures. Issue stop orders, corrective action or citation depending on the situation.

Testify in court and before City boards and Commissions, as required. Issue red tags, stop work orders, correction notices or citations as required when construction does not meet technical or municipal codes, zoning ordinances, local ordinances or plans. Involves: Refer citations not signed by defendants to police department for service.

Confer with contractors issuing verbal and written corrections as needed. Investigate work, as assigned and during daily inspections to assure construction is being performed by licensed contractors with a City-issued permit and in compliance with requirements. Maintain applicable database, records and files.

Research prior inspections for approval/disapproval. Attend training and meetings. Maintain certifications.

Perform administrative duties. Involves: Recommend work procedures. Maintain accurate documentation on appropriate forms and tracking of violations, inspections, and code enforcement activities.

Respond to customer inquiries. Assist with research on special properties as directed. Provide accurate documentation and tracking of violations, inspections, and section activities.

Prepare records and assist with reports necessary for presentation in court and testify in court. Keep abreast of current trends of code compliance and maintain certification requirements. Consult with other entities as necessary.

Recommend revisions to existing ordinances and codes. Recommend additional ordinances or revisions related to issues not currently addressed under city codes and ordinances. Research property ownership.

Meet with citizens to provide training and information to attain compliance with City codes and regulations. Assist training staff with presentations and educational materials at public functions. Assist with legal presentations.

Assist with evaluation of program operations for effectiveness and efficiency to include workforce utilization. Assist in responding to Open Record Requests. Serve as liaison with other entities.

Monitor assigned staff for compliance with licensing and certification requirements. Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding, checking and evaluating work; arranging for or engaging in employee training and development; enforcing personnel rules and regulations, standards of conduct, work attendance, and safe work practices; counseling, motivating and maintaining harmonious working relationships among subordinates.

Interview applicants. Recommend hires, terminations, transfers, disciplinary action, payroll, leave, merit pay or other employee status changes. General Information For complete job specification, click here.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received. Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam. Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

Please note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information. A resume and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application

Comments such as "See resume" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete. To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your resume will eliminate you from consideration for the position.