Employer: City of Seattle
Job Type: Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time
Job Number: 2019-01465
Division: Code Compliance Division, Seattle Dept of Construction and Inspections
Salary: $45.41 - $68.11 per hour
Location: Seattle, WA
Opening Date: August 27, 2019
Closing Date: September 17, 2019

Job Description:

The Code Compliance division of the Department of Construction and Inspections is at the center of quality of life and public safety issues in the City of Seattle. Our day-to-day work includes inspection of rental housing, vacant buildings, and other properties in residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial districts. We enforce City codes governing housing conditions, property maintenance, construction without a permit, use of land, shoreline issues, tree cutting, landlord tenant issues, and other matters. Recent initiatives and changes include expanded vacant building monitoring, enhanced tenant protections, and new areas of regulation relating to short-term rentals and on-water residences. The Code Compliance Manager directs, plans, analyzes, and coordinates operation of the division and helps shape its future, with 4-5 direct reports and indirect supervision of 25-30 employees

Job Duties:

• Works closely with inspection, technical, analyst, and administrative supervisors and staff to manage, advise, and assist them
• Deals regularly with technical, legal and/or highly analytical issues
• Recommends and implements policies related to operations with direct public impact
• Allocates financial resources
• Provides leadership for initiatives which involve cross functional, departmental, or jurisdictional ad hoc teams
• Acts as a review officer for administrative hearings and written reviews of Notices of Violation
• Serves as a technical expert on code interpretation
• Resolves complex customer service issues
• Serves on the department leadership team working with issues across intra- and inter-departmental workgroups
• Collaborates with the code compliance division director and the rental programs manager in management, decision-making, budget, policy issues, and controversial cases.

You will be successful in this position if you feel passionate about:

• Protecting quality of life and improving safety and living conditions for the people of Seattle.
• Supporting and mentoring your workgroup and helping them to grow and increase their professional skills.
• Working closely with your division director and other managers and supervisors as an active, positive, and contributing member of the team.
• Creatively approaching problems and issues and developing solutions
• Teaching, discussing, and interpreting code provisions and applying a code framework to a wide variety of factual situations.
• Working in the public sector with a community focus.

Experience/Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills:

Your effectiveness in this role will depend on your ability to:

• Lead by example inspiring your team to do their best work.
• Approach problems with flexibility and creativity.
• Think critically and analyze a wide variety of code issues in complex situations.
• Draft effective and professional memos, reports, orders and correspondence about codes and case management, personnel issues, budgets, and policy issues for a variety of audiences.
• Work independently and exercise good judgment.
• Work successfully with building professionals, attorneys, architects, contractors, citizen groups, elected officials, and individual customers.
• Use technology to help manage your work and to monitor production.
• Oversee and manage the work of direct reports.
• Anticipate and manage multiple and shifting demands and priorities.
• Work respectfully and effectively with diverse populations.
• Maintain and improve knowledge of city codes, legal issues, and department processes, policies, and procedures.

You will feel prepared to take on this role if you have experience in:

• Supervision or management of programs and people, including performance management;
• Managing a work team, including adjusting resources and priorities to meet changing demands and following issues, assignments and projects through to completion on schedule;
• Prioritizing work in order to meet deadlines;
• Working in the building trades, land use issues, law, architecture, public administration, or related fields;
• Reading, interpreting, and applying codes or legal provisions and operating within a regulatory framework;
• Writing and drafting, including decisions or other documents requiring analysis, clarity, accuracy, and attention to detail;
• Developing and implementing policy;
• Analyzing and designing operational processes and metrics to measure success;
• Working collaboratively with staff and community members;
• Working with data management and communication systems such as Accela, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook;
• Working in the public sector or in a political environment.

In addition to the qualities above, you must have the qualifications listed below or a combination of education, training or experience that provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class.

• A bachelor's degree in public administration, construction management, law, political science, planning, architecture, engineering, business management, or a field related to regulatory enforcement
• Five years of supervisory experience
• Five years of experience in a regulatory environment

How to Apply:

Apply Today

In addition, as an attachment to the application form, please provide a cover letter explaining how you meet the qualifications and why you are a good candidate for this position.If you are unable to apply on-line you may submit a paper application by the closing date to our office.

OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:

Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Avenue, Suite 5500
Seattle, WA 98104

Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences. Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request. The City is a Drug Free Workplace.