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Job Description
Job Summary
This position performs skilled technical work in securing compliance with codes and local ordinances in the area of inspection work in the enforcement of the City Code relative to minimum housing and nuisance abatement. Enforcement measures are to make the City of Greenville a safe and healthy place to live, work, and play. This position also advocates for Code Districts and takes a proactive approach to positively impact the quality of neighborhoods. The duties performed require extensive public contact.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Examples of Duties- Conducts routine inspections and investigates complaints to ensure code compliance with ordinances for the City of Greenville under the minimum housing code.
- Investigates substandard or dilapidated residential properties or dwellings for compliance with applicable state and local codes and ordinances.
- Performs follow-up inspections of dwellings/structures that are undergoing repair to ensure compliance with minimum housing standards.
- Coordinates with the property owners to discuss a plan of action to address inspection results; ensures rehabilitation or demolition is carried out if necessary.
- Ensures code compliance with ordinances for: overgrown vegetation, excessive trash/ debris, parking on unimproved surfaces, graffiti, abandoned-nuisance-junked vehicles, and other public nuisances.
- Provides enforcement of temporary sign removal.
- Testifies in court proceedings regarding violations as needed.
- Performs extensive property ownership searches.
- Writes violation reports on structures and properties inspected; documents efforts to bring properties into compliance with ordinances, codes, laws, and regulations.
- Maintains accurate case files; prepares a variety of letters, records, and files.
- Compiles information for properties presented to City Council for demolition.
- Attends neighborhood association meetings as needed.
- Explains applicable ordinances and property & zoning codes to citizens, property owners, tenants and other necessary parties.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:- High school diploma or GED, supplemented by technical courses or college course work in building construction technology, planning, public administration, or related field; and
- At least one year of experience in building, renovations, or construction trades, inspecting, investigating, code compliance, or related fields, including some public contact work.
- Experience in a construction or regulatory environment is preferred.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of:- relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective code enforcement activities.
- the layout of City streets and the location and characteristics of neighborhoods.
- state and local codes, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to minimum housing code standards and nuisance abatement.
- building construction methods and materials.
Skilled in:- the operation of a personal computer and related office technology.
Ability to:- detect minimum housing deficiencies and understand appropriate corrections and improvements repairs.
- enforce policies, procedures, codes, and regulations pertaining to code enforcement activities.
- interpret, apply, and clearly explain related codes, ordinances, and regulations to the general public.
- work independently with little direct supervision.
- work in a variety of weather conditions with exposure to outdoor elements.
- deal calmly, tactfully, yet firmly with persons in a wide range of emotional states.
- operate equipment, including automobile, computer equipment, and various software packages.
- work cooperatively with City officials, other employees, and the general public.
- work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
- meet the mental and physical demands of the position.
Special Requirements- Must possess and maintain a valid, current North Carolina driver's license that is not revoked, suspended, or subject to limited restoration or conditional operation privileges; must have and maintain an acceptable driving record.
- May require occasional weekend and evening work.
The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.
Visit the City of Greenville Human Resources Website for a more in depth summary of our benefits.
Closing Date/Time: 11/17/2025 11:59 PM Eastern -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Greenville
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Some places have what it takes to help write the story of your life, to help you create and live your life to the fullest: opportunities, people and experiences that open minds and doors; activities that enrich and entertain. Places so welcoming that you feel you’re in the presence of family and friends, and that everywhere you turn, you find yourself in good company.
As the hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is that place.
Here, life’s a graceful balance of front-porch friendly and business-world sharp, a balance lit up and alive with all the amenities of a metropolitan university town. Where we enjoy the company of our neighbors on summer nights, talking on the porch about the day’s news and sports scores from the latest Pirate’s game, until someone flips a coin to see who’ll run out for barbeque.
Walking through the streets of Greenville, you see it has its share of art galleries, museums and festivals that delight; or, close by, the campus of East Carolina University calls to art and culture lovers with its worldly offering of musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films and lectures. For students with the fire of the future shining in their eyes, ready to turn their dreams loose, the campus calls to them in another voice.
Yes, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. But in many cases (and maybe this is just as important) what you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s the way it is in Greenville. What makes it tick is how it makes people tick. As the cultural, educational and economic hub of the region, it’s expansive; it rewards the curious imagination, the entrepreneurial mind.
If you’re a person with big ideas and big ambitions, Greenville is good company. The smart thinking, hard work and optimism that once made Greenville a leading marketer of tobacco are still prevalent, though now guiding the area’s technology focus with its many bioscience and robotics breakthroughs. No surprise, these victories are trumpeted with as much enthusiasm as the local sports team’s trophy season.
Located just inland off the North Carolina coast, East of I-95, over 20 parks grace the landscape of Greenville and Pitt County. So if you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you’ll find enough adventure and scenic beauty here to fill up the canvas of your days, and plenty of like-minded people who share your respect for the grandeur of nature, the intoxicating fragrance of our Magnolia trees, picnicking under the shade of oaks, fishing at sundown, or hiking down a path that leads you not to the trail’s end, but to the conclusion that this is where you belong.
True, in some parts of the world, when you say the word “hub” people think “crowded”, “faceless”, “too noisy to hear myself think”. But we’re different.
There are crowds … parades down Evans Street. An annual Halloween street party. Students streaming to classes. Participants at major meeting or conferences. Or onlookers gathered down at the Extreme Park or Five Points Plaza to watch BMX bike pros practicing for an event.
But they’re not faceless crowds.
There is noise … live music rising from the campus nightlife scene, the hub-bub around the Convention Center, or when the Pirates rally to make the winning score, nothing short of pandemonium.
But our noise makes your spirits soar.
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