Position Description

Filing Deadline: September 23, 2025

Exam #: P25/ 34P27/09SA

Senior Code Compliance Inspector

The Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department is composed of four divisions, including Development Services, Planning Services, Permit Center, and Administration. The department provides reasonable and safe development, planning for future needs of the County, and helps protect natural resources. The HCD Building Services Unit issues construction permits, reviews, and approves proposed construction drawings and performs inspections of ongoing construction to assure compliance with County and State laws related to building safety standards. Code Compliance staff within this unit respond to and investigate complaints of violations regarding the County’s building, zoning, housing, and grading ordinances.

The Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department seeks candidates for the Senior Code Compliance Inspector to perform as lead worker for other inspectors and to review and investigate more difficult and complex complaints and violations concerning land use. The ideal candidate will possess integrity, flexibility, and adaptability; the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships; strong oral and written communication skills; an ability to relate well to the public, management and employees at all levels; exemplify an enthusiastic, resourceful and effective customer service attitude; and demonstrate good judgement.

This is a Promotional Only recruitment; open only to current regular Monterey County employees and former employees whose names currently appear on a Recall List.

The Eligible List established through this recruitment process may be used county-wide to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis.

Examples of Duties

• Performs lead work responsibilities, including assessment and review of the work of a team of Code Compliance Inspectors on various land use violations and condition compliance issues; provides input to supervisor in performance evaluations of staff.
  
• Conducts investigation of complaints and violations involving the County zoning, building, grading, erosion ordinances and other related laws and regulations governing land use. Interviews and identifies responsible parties; gather evidence, information, and documentation to support action for gaining compliance.
• Analyzes all facts and evidence gathered to determine legality of alleged activity; recommends possible civil/criminal penalties; prepares and issues citations for violations of the various codes; determine if cause exists to refer to other agencies.
• Assists in the preparation of technical reports for County Counsel/District Attorney action. Recommends alternative compliance actions. Review recommendations for conformance with Federal, State, and County laws, ordinances, and regulations. Explains local and county policies related to land use violations and condition compliance issues.
• Coordinates investigations with other law enforcement or regulatory agencies; confers with the District Attorney’s Office, the Office of the County Counsel, Planning Department or Building Services Department staff concerning cases under investigation; requests, obtains, and executes inspection warrants when necessary; may appear as a witness in court or at appeal hearings.
• Serves as subject matter resources to other Code Compliance Inspectors and may recommend solutions to complex problems that are consistent with program goals; may review and comment on impact of proposed ordinances, legislations, and regulations.
• Provides technical program information and policy interpretations for the public business and professional representatives and other agency staff; may represent the department on program matters at meetings, commissions, committees, boards, and public hearings.

To view the complete classification description, please visit the County of Monterey website: Senior Code Compliance Inspector

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
A combination of experience, education, and/or training which substantially demonstrates the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Thorough Knowledge of:

• Principles, practices, and techniques of code enforcement and condition compliance procedures.
• Principles, methods, and techniques used in investigations and enforcement work including appropriate legal requirements and constraints.
• Methods and system of legal enforcement and court procedures.
• Federal, States, and local regulatory agencies and court procedures.
• General purpose and intent of applicable codes and ordinances governing building construction, zoning, grading, and erosion control codes.

Working Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of supervision, including office organization, scheduling, training, evaluation, and discipline.
• Zoning, building, grading, and erosion control codes.
  

Skill and Ability to:

• Use and apply basic computer techniques and skills.
• Analyze and draw logical conclusions from data.
• Research, read, interpret, explain and apply complex ordinances and related regulations, laws and other ordinances governing land use in an objective, accurate way.
• Communicate effectively, both written and orally, in order to prepare reports and correspondence to professional colleagues, subordinate staffs, commissioners, board of members, and the public; writer clear, concise and comprehensive reports; and correspondence; maintain clear and accurate field notes.
• Gain voluntary cooperation and compliance from the public through discussion and persuasion; resolve conflicts, ability to handle potentially volatile situations; provide excellent and courteous customer service; motivate individual employees to work cooperatively as a team.
• Maintain corporative relationships with co-workers and others contacted through the course of work; respond in a positive manner to supervision and attend and perform duties on a regular and consistent basis.
• Complete thorough accurate investigations of violations and follow up to achieve compliance.
• Testify in a clear, concise and professional manner in administrative hearing and courts of law.

Examples of Experience/Education/Training

Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is:

Education:
Completion of coursework in buiding or construction inspection, zoning or other land use regulations.

AND

Experience:
Three (3) years' experience in Code Enforcement, including 1 year equivalent to Code Compliance Inspector II with Monterey County OR Four (4) yrs experience in building, zoning, grading erosion control, land use, or related field in a government agency.

Additional Information

REQUIRED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The required conditions of employment include, but are not limited to the following:

• Possess a valid California Class C driver license at the time of appointment and possess and maintain a satisfactory driving record or provide evidence of suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency; travel out of County to attend meetings.
• Exposure to variable temperatures, work outdoors or on uneven ground/floor surfaces; slippery surfaces or come in contact with dust, pollen and silica dust such as asbestos in old homes, infections such as tick-borne Lyme disease; corrosive chemical requiring OSA Material Safety Data sheets, plant, animal, food materials or waste.

BENEFITS:
The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the Unit J Benefit Summary Sheet . This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.

NOTES:
As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.

Application and Selection Procedures

Apply On-Line at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/montereycounty

By September 23, 2025, 11:59 PM(PST)

or

Hard copy applications may be obtained from and submitted during normal business hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM by contacting:

Human Resources Department

Attn: Stephanie Ahumada, Human Resources Analyst II

168 W. Alisal St, 3rd Floor

Salinas, CA 93901

Email: ahumadas@countyofmonterey.gov | Phone: (831) 755-5238

The selection process is tentative, and applicants will be notified if changes are made. To assess applicants' possession of required qualifications, the examination process may include an oral examination, pre-examination exercises, performance examination, and/or written examination. The competitive examination process includes submittal of required application materials. A complete application package will include:

• A completed County of Monterey Employment Application
• Responses to the Supplemental Questions

Applicants who fail to provide all required materials by the final filing deadline will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, letters of interest, and other correspondence will not be accepted as a substitute for required application materials. All required application materials will be competitively evaluated. Those applicants that are determined to be the most appropriately qualified will be invited to participate further in the selection process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Monterey County is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. The County seeks candidates who can make contributions in an environment of cultural and ethnic diversity. Monterey County is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact Stephanie Ahumada, Human Resources Analyst, at (831) 755-5238, or ahumadas@countyofmonterey.gov .

http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/human-resources/human-resources/benefits/benefit-summary-sheet

Closing Date/Time: 9/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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