ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT

Code: 00511 Local Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, assists the Director in the direction and administration of all functions and activities of a housing code enforcement program designed to eliminate blight and substandard structures; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

• May direct the organization, planning, supervision, and determination of the nature, scope, and goals of the housing code enforcement program.
• Supervises and participates in the inservice training programs for the code enforcement staff.
• Coordinates neighborhood area surveys designed to establish the need for public and private improvements.
• Supervises and directs the code enforcement staff and related clerical personnel.
• May direct the inspection and reinspection programs and may perform some reinspections where difficult determinations are to be made requiring a thorough knowledge of technical construction problems and housing code requirements.
• Assists the Director by supervising the public information program and may address business, civic, church, and other neighborhood groups to inform them of the aims of the inspection programs and to enlist their cooperation.
• May prepare public information material and technical pamphlets.
• Assists the Director in the modification and promulgation of housing code ordinances and regulations.
• May prepare annual budget by preparing budgetary estimates and gathering the necessary related data.
• May verify ownership and mortgage status of property.
• Develops sketches and drawings of the existing structures and repairs needed existing housing code violations.
• May be involved in the preparation of the bidding process for contracting out the rehabilitation repair work.
• Prepares required reports.
• Maintains essential records and files.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Experience

Four (4) years of experience, two (2) of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity in either the preparation or revision of building construction plans, or the inspection or supervision of buildings, or as a journeyman in the building construction structural trades.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of form, content, and interpretation of specifications and blueprints.
• Knowledge of means of identifying varied types of materials and equipment that enter into the cost and repair of buildings.
• Knowledge of procedures and standards to be observed in inspecting building repairs to determine compliance with specifications and reasonable standards of workmanship.
• Knowledge of sources for funding housing rehabilitation loans and of procedures followed in processing home improvement loans.
• Knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.
• Knowledge of approved inspectional methods involved in preventing and eliminating blight and/or substandard housing accommodations.
• Ability to administer a housing code enforcement program.
• Ability to read and interpret building construction plans, specifications, and blue prints.
• Ability to perform inspectional work involved in preventing and eliminating blight and/or substandard housing accommodations.
• Ability to ascertain priority repairs.
• Ability to understand eligibility requirements for governmental loans for housing rehabilitation.
• Ability to meet with people and deal effectively with their problems and maintain a firm stand with contractors and the like.
• Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Ability to give suitable assignments and instructions to employees.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Successful completion of a course in Principals of Housing Inspection may be substituted for six months of the specified nonsupervisory experience.