Property Maintenance Inspector

City of St. Joseph•St. Joseph, MO

9h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Property Maintenance Inspector within the Police Department's Support Services Division. The role involves enforcing city ordinances related to minimum housing, property maintenance, solid waste, and zoning to ensure compliance with city regulations. This position does not have supervisory or budgetary responsibilities.

Requirements

Skills in effective oral and written communications.
Knowledge of city streets, city codes and regulations or demonstrate the ability to learn and enforce these regulatory requirements within the first six months of employment.
Ability to issue summonses and testify in court.
Ability to research information and derive logical conclusions.
Ability to measure lot sizes.
Skills in problem solving and facilitating reasonable corrective action to property maintenance violations.
Ability to relate professionally with the public in potentially volatile situations as well as under normal circumstances.
Ability to relate professionally and courteously with fellow employees; a positive attitude is essential.
Valid driver’s license required.
One to three years prior experience in a related field.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Identifies property maintenance issues by conducting field surveys.
Inspects occupied housing units for International Property Maintenance Code violations.
Tags housing units unfit for human occupancy for no water service or other life-threatening issues.
Reinspects temporarily tagged structures for compliance.
Issues summonses for violations of property maintenance, zoning and health codes.
Testifies in court as necessary.
Researches real estate records to locate owners of property where violations occur.
Documents property maintenance violations and the cleaning of lots that have been placed on work order.
Directs towing of junk vehicles when necessary.
Performs mosquito control by identifying breeding locations and having them removed or treated.
Interacts with public on issues of property maintenance.
Educates the public to achieve future compliance through personal contact.
Ability to understand and empathize with the public. Skills in dealing with people and resolving conflicts.
Documents and updates computer records related to Property Maintenance issues.
Performs all other related duties as assigned.