Code Enforcement Officer I - Neighborhood Services

Code Enforcement Officer - Neighborhood Services The City of Colorado Springs is ready to welcome a Code Enforcement Officer to join its Neighborhood Services team.

As a Code Enforcement Officer, you will conduct field inspections, investigate complaints, and enforce property maintenance, housing, and environmental safety ordinances. This role also manages a large caseload, maintains extensive public contact, and documents activities in logs and digital case systems. Key responsibilities include issuing summonses, providing court testimony, removing unpermitted signs, interpreting and applying codes, and communicating effectively across multiple channels.

**This position is subject to budget required furloughs to be implemented in the 2026 calendar year, and any furloughs subsequently approved.** Benefits Offered

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

PERA Retirement

Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, and Holidays

Employee Medical Clinic and Pharmacy

Wellness Programs, Fitness Classes and Gym Discounts

Medical Management Programs

Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

Long Term Care

HRA and Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care

Read more about our many benefits at this link: https://coloradosprings.gov/totalrewards

Pre-Employment Requirements The background check process for this position includes being fingerprinted. Fingerprints will be used to check the FBI's criminal history records.

Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: This is primarily a day shift position; Monday - Friday, with hours between 7:00AM - 5:30PM. This position requires that you are available for emergency call-out with needed.

Hourly Salary: 26.19 - 31.44

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Responsibilities

Investigate complaints, meet with citizens, and enforce codes related to housing standards, environmental health, vehicle and vegetation abatement, and zoning ordinances

Issue condemnation orders

Intervene and mediate to resolve potential conflicts regarding citations or code violations

Inspect homes, apartment buildings, businesses, vacant lots, and other properties to ensure compliance with housing standards, zoning and environmental health codes, ordinances, and regulations; determine whether properties are in compliance

Issue notices of violation and perform follow-up inspections

Document all actions and notices

Testify in court and at administrative proceedings

Respond in a courteous manner to public inquiries and complaints about code violations such as minimum housing standards, sanitation, weeds, junk vehicles, litter, land use/zoning, and graffiti

Interview complainants and witnesses

Take photographs of violations and document activities using a computer; effectively and accurately convey observations

Perform research to determine ownership and approved uses of property

Work within neighborhoods to interdict signs of neighborhood decline and blight

Foster community involvement with neighborhoods and organizations

Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page

Knowledge

Operations, services, and activities of a code enforcement program

Principles, practices, methods, and techniques of technical inspection and code enforcement

Methods and techniques of investigating property ownership

Pertinent state and local ordinances, regulations, and health codes

Ability to

Interpret and apply pertinent state and local ordinances, regulations, and health codes

Make independent judgements

Use noise and light meters, police radios, and mobile field reporting equipment

Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing

Establish and maintain effective working relationships

Proficiency use Microsoft Office Suite and case management software

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade (high school diploma or GED)

One year of full-time, professional experience in a related field

Possess, or obtain upon hire, and maintain a valid, non-probationary Colorado driver’s license not subject to restrictions

Substitutions We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education.

Desired / Preferred

Experience with investigations, inspections, and enforcement

Please contact Jamie Garcia at Jamie.Garcia@coloradosprings.gov or 719-385-5171 for any questions about this position.

Physical Demands Exerting up to 50 lbs. occasionally; 20 lbs. frequently; or negligible amounts constantly; OR requires walking or standing to a significant degree

Environmental Conditions / Frequency Primary Work Environment - Office/field environment with travel from site to site

Extreme Temperature - Seasonally

Wetness and Humidity - Several times per month

Respiratory Hazards - Several times per month

Noise and Vibrations - Several times per month

Physical Hazards - Several times per month

Mechanical and/or Electrical Hazards - Occasionally

Exposure to Communicable Diseases - Frequent contact with the public

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