Code Compliance Specialist 1 (NY HELPS) - VID 220850

Duties Description

Code Compliance Specialist 1 provides project management and technical code assistance to architects, engineers, and other design professionals responsible for all D&C projects.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Research in technical aspects of and intimate familiarity with the NYS code and family of codes.
• Investigation of NYS code and jurisdictional code matters and their application.
• Meetings with permit applicants, architects, and engineers to respond to questions and provide technical information on code requirements.
• Review and code related response to building plans and building permit applications for compliance with the NYS Uniform Fire, Building, and Energy Codes and/or provides project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.
• Schedules, coordinates and conducts compliance inspections of existing buildings, new construction projects, alterations, repairs and demolitions and/or provides project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.
• Schedules, coordinates and conducts final compliance inspections and recommends issuance of a Code Compliance Certificate for new and rehab construction projects, verifying that the final building is fully approved for occupancy and that the building is in compliance with Uniform Code, specifications, and good construction practices and/or provides project management activities to ensure such activities are assigned and effectively administered.
• Reviews outside requests for Code Compliance Certificates and advises applicants of any unresolved issues.
• Prepares written materials to support code administration and enforcement activities.
• Recommends to supervisor’s potential legal orders and notices such as stop-work orders, compliance notices, and notices forbidding occupancy.
  
  

Operation Needs:

• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required.
• Travel is required (approximately 20%).
  
  

Notes:

• There is no examination required for appointment to a NY HELPS position. Candidates hired via NY HELPS will be appointed on a permanent non-competitive basis and will begin a probationary period.
  
  

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected that NY HELPS employees will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to take an exam. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

The Office of the General Services (OGS) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency’s mission and operational needs. Specific to OGS Design and Construction (D&C), the timing of telecommuting eligibility varies based upon the D&C Division’s needs, the role of the position, and employee performance. Upon approval to telecommute, OGS D&C employees may telecommute up to 4 days per pay period.

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)* and applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered for this position:

Required experience: Six years of full-time experience** in the enforcement, inspection, development, or teaching of building or fire codes; or the design of buildings in a position such as a specification’s writer, draftsperson, architect, or engineer AND a current certification as a Code Enforcement Official pursuant to Title 19 NYCRR, Part 434 or Part 1208.

• Applicants with one of the below qualifying degrees may substitute for specialized experience as follows:
• No degree: six years of required experience.
• Associate degree: two years of required experience.
• Bachelor’s degree: four years of experience.
• Master’s degree: five years of experience.
• Doctorate degree: six years of experience.
  
  

Qualifying degrees: architectural engineering, architecture, civil engineering, construction technology, electrical engineering, fire protection engineering, fire protection technology, or mechanical engineering.

OR

Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service in a position allocated to a Grade 18 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

NOTE: IN ORDER TO AWARD THE PROPER CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, RESUMES MUST INCLUDE MONTH AND YEAR FOR START AND END DATES. IF ANY OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS LESS THAN FULL TIME YOU MUST INDICATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.

Additional Comments

The Office of General Services (OGS) is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants from all communities to apply.

For a full version of OGS’s EEO/AA statement and benefits joining Team #OneOGS, please visit http://www.ogs.ny.gov/employment.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.