MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: A High School diploma, GED, or higher and two (2) years of code enforcement or field investigative experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions may require registration as a Code Enforcement Officer with the Texas Department of State Health Services and a Pesticide Noncommercial Applicator license issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture and Visible Emission Evaluators License issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) within one (1) year of appointment. Some positions may require a Pool Operator Certification within one year of appointment by completing one of the following courses or equivalent: NRPA, “Aquatic Facility Operator” (A.F.O.); NSPF, “Certified Pool-Spa Operator” (C.P.O.); YMCA, “Pool Operator on Location” (P.O.O.L.); NSPI, “Professional Pool & Spa Operator” (P.P.S.O.); or ASPSA, “Licensed Aquatic Facility Technician” (L.A.F.T.).Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

Under general supervision, patrol, inspect, investigate and enforce designated environmental, licensing, zoning, and municipal codes, state and federal laws, and ordinances to ensure protection of the public health.

Perform routine and mid-level code compliance activities. Involves: Inspect, investigate, enforce and document designated environmental, licensing, zoning, and municipal code, laws, and violations. Provide education and instruction on prevention and correction of illegal dumping, water conservation and enforcement of nuisance ordinances. Patrol designated areas of the city, respond to and investigate complaints. Conduct random test sampling to ensure compliance with established health, safety and environmental standards and regulations. Provide water samples for testing purposes to appropriate laboratories of violations noted. Provide laboratory results to appropriate jurisdictions. Issue corrective notices, cease and desist orders, or citations for violations. Meet with citizens to provide training and information on ways to prevent, correct or comply with code ordinances, laws, environmental regulations, health and safety standards.

Investigate problems with sanitation or code violations. Involves: Provide ongoing surveillance and monitoring. Maintain ongoing random inspections and test sampling. Take videotape or still pictures of evidence. Determine corrective action to be taken such as warning or citation. Investigate cross flow prevention violations. Recommend corrective action and notifies correct authority of action. Conduct outdoor landscape irrigation use reviews. Assist with major presentations at schools and public events. Assist private property owners and managers, irrigation companies and landscape maintenance companies with water conservation concerns and technical assistance. Recommend options and corrective actions.

Perform vector control duties. Involves: Application or spraying of pesticide chemicals to public grounds, facilities, and standing water to control mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, roaches and other rodents. Identify and inspect areas conducive to breeding.

Perform air quality monitoring. Involves: Ensure compliance of TCEQ/EPA air quality operating permits. Maintain the City’s ambient air quality monitoring stations and equipment, including conducting required calibrations, audits and reporting in compliance with TCEQ/EPA requirements.

Assist with public health preparedness. Involves: Identify, detect and report emerging infectious diseases. Promote community partnerships to identify and solve health problems. Establish working relationships with health care providers to promote the reporting of notifiable conditions. Attend meetings and seminars relating to public health preparedness programs. Support planning and preparedness activities as required. Respond to public health emergencies as needed.

Complete administrative duties. Involves: Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of violations, inspections, and code enforcement activities. Recommend revisions to existing ordinances and codes. Respond to customer inquiries. Research Internet and professional journals to learn of new and innovative techniques and trends in code enforcement, water conservation and irrigation system improvement. Attend classroom training and seminars related to major or urgent field inspections. Prepare reports and records necessary for presentation in court and testify in court. Research property ownership.

Test information: To be announced.

Note: Current opening is at the Environmental Services department. The eligible list will be used for Environmental Services only.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, 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 résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.