Property Maintenance Officer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.    Perform general administrative tasks including staffing of the public counter, ordinance and code enforcement and prepare reports.
2.    Educate the public on International Property Maintenance Code and Township Code requirements.
3.    Patrol the Township to identify and evaluate the problem areas and/or ordinance violations and determine proper method to resolve violations.
4.    Receive and respond to citizen complaints and reports from agencies and departments on alleged violations of Township zoning and related municipal codes and ordinances; perform investigation of complaints and reports and provide recommendations for resolution.
5.    Maintain accurate documentation and case files on all investigations, inspections, enforcement actions, and other job-related activities including accurate and detailed information regarding code enforcement activity to substantiate violations; draw diagrams and illustrations and take photographs.
6.    Prepare documentation and exhibits in support of legal actions taken by the Township, appear in court as necessary, and testify at hearings and in court proceedings as required.
7.    Provide support and assistance to other members of the department as needed and collaborate with other members of the Township Staff as required.
8.    Work with the Township's third-party code provider to delivery building, code, and life safety inspections as needed.
9.    Participate in committee work for the department and/or Township as deemed appropriate by the Chief Building and Zoning Officer and/or Township Manager.
10.    Provide other services and perform other tasks as requested or assigned by the Chief Building and Zoning Officer and/or Township Manager.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Work is performed both inside and outside the normal office setting.  Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee might have to work in outside weather conditions, and will be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, frigid or hot temperatures, airborne particles, and extremely noisy environments.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.  The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.