Senior Code Enforcement Officer

Salary : $52,903.00 - $82,086.00 Annually Location : Durham, NC Job Type: Full time with benefits Job Number: 25-05695 Department: Housing & Neighborhood Services Opening Date: 03/06/2026 Closing Date: Continuous Position Description Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Salary Range: $52,903 - $68,673 Workday/Hours: Monday - Friday / 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Position devoted to providing enforcement of codes and regulations, review and approval of building plans, and inspection of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and related building systems. Responsible for providing technical construction inspection and investigatory work in the enforcement of municipal, state, and federal codes including responding to complaints, conducting site visits, coordinating construction rehabilitation efforts, and overseeing remediation efforts. Duties/ResponsibilitiesPerforms code enforcement duties to ensure compliance with applicable codes and ordinances; response to complaints and service requests; drives to assigned properties to investigate and document potential violations, and conducts site visits, monitoring the progress of compliance. Gathers, compiles, and maintains evidence through written, photographic, and electronic records; prepares and maintains reports, case files, forms, notification letters, project paperwork, and other documentation; reviews contracts; and maintains databases and online systems; updates, researches, reviews, and compiles information; and ensures informational accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures. Coordinates with residents, property owners, contractors, and other City departments, and/or external agencies; attends meetings to respond to complaints and inquiries and report violations; sends notification letters; testifies in court; and provides public information about departmental operations. As assigned, incumbents may serve as lead workers, assigning work and monitoring work completion. Interpreting and enforcing the housing code, non-residential code, North Carolina State Building Statutes and Unsafe Building Statutes including performing inspections of residential housing, non-residential structures and surrounding exterior property. Identifying and photographing violations. Documenting relevant case data. Determining property ownership and making notifications. Issuing stop work orders. Resolving citizen complaints. Monitoring progress of repairs and compliance activity, and facilitating remediation. Minimum Qualifications & ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GED. Three years of related experience sufficient to understand the basic operational, technical or office processes involved in the assignment. Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another states driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification within 18 months of hire. Additional Preferred SkillsExperience with construction methods and/or property maintenance. Experience sufficient to understand the basic operational, technical or office processes involved in the assignment. Basic computer skills. Use of safety practices. Benefits - General Full-Time Employees 12-13 paid holidays per year 13 standard work days of vacation per year 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement 2 weeks paid military leave per year Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans State and City retirement plans Short and long term disability plans Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System Paid funeral leave Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling Paid life insurance equal to annual salary 48 hours for volunteer work each year4 hours parental leave each year Workman's Compensation Insurance 457 Deferred Compensation Plans Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year) 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary) State retirement plan Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period) 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary) State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire Dental and life insurance, after one year of service Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service 01 Where did you first hear about this opportunity? City of Durham Website Walk in Job fair Employee referral Professional organizationPlease list the organization in "other" box below Internet postingPlease list the specific web site in the "other" box below Craig's List Facebook LinkedIn GlassDoor governmentjobs.com Monster.com Indeed.com Employment Security Commission Magazine/Newspaper Other 02 If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication. 03 Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education. Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC) High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC) Associates Degree Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree PhD or Juris Doctorate 04 Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another states driver's license, are you willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire? (If you have a license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire) I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license. I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days. I have no driver's license and not willing to obtain NC license within 60 days. 05 How many years of related experience providing technical construction inspection and investigatory work in the enforcement of municipal, state and federal codes do you have? No related experience Less than 1 year of related experience 1 year but less than 3 years related experience 3 years but less than 5 years related experience 5 or more years related experience 06 Do you have, or are you willing and able to obtain, a North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification within 18 months of hire? Yes, I have a North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification No, I do not have a North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification, BUT I AM willing and able to obtain one within 18 months of my start date. No, I do not have a North Carolina Building Level I Standard Certificate or American Association of Code Enforcement (AACE/ICC), Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector Certification, and I AM NOT willing or able to obtain one within 18 months of my start date. 07 Do you have experience with construction methods and/or property maintenance? No Yes 08 Have you used safety practices at current or previous jobs? No Yes 09 If you have used safety practices at current or previous jobs, provide three safety practices that you have used in previous positions and briefly describe how you would use them as a code enforcement officer. If you have not used safety practices, indicate N/A. 10 Do you have basic computer skills? No Yes Required Question

Created: 2026-03-08