CHIEF FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT
Career Family: CHIEF
Exam openExam status, as of November 4, 2026. Our captured announcement shows a promotional examination for ORANGE (symbol PM4115H) accepting applications until November 23, 2026. Confirm current status with CSC. Only employees with permanent status in the unit it names may file. Exam schedule
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Rules that apply to this title
A guide to the rules, not legal advice.
In New Jersey, Chief Field Representative, Property Improvement is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying takes 5 years of relevant experience and a valid NJ driver's license.
How to apply
This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Promotional announcements
A promotional announcement for this title is accepting applications as of November 3, 2026. A promotional examination produces its own eligible list and is open only to people who already hold permanent status in a qualifying title within the department named on the row, not across that employer generally; filing without eligibility means an ineligible determination and no refund of the fee.
| Title | Symbol | State or local, and unit who may file | Closes | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF FIELD REPRESENTATIVE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT$75,732 to $97,284 a yearPromoted from: Supervising Field Representative Property Improvement | PM4115H | LocalOrangePlanning and Development | November 23, 2026 | Open | Announcement |
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Promotion paths the Commission has published
Titles the Commission accepted as feeders for this one
Holders of the title below were eligible to compete in a promotional examination for CHIEF FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT.
- SUPERVISING FIELD REPRESENTATIVE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTstated by 1 employer
Each line comes from a promotional examination announcement, which sets its own eligibility for that employer and that examination — so this records what the Commission has accepted before, not a rule about who qualifies now. Most of these paths have been stated by a single employer, and the count beside each says how many. A promotional examination is also closed to anyone without permanent status in the unit the announcement names. How promotional eligibility works.
Salaries stated in examination announcements
One Civil Service Commission examination announcement has stated a salary for this title. Local pay is set by each employer under its own ordinance or contract, so this is one employer's figure for one position rather than a rate for the title.
| Employer | Salary as published | Basis | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrangePlanning and Development | $75,732.00 ~ $97,284.00 | A year | November 2026 |
Each figure is quoted as the Civil Service Commission printed it in that employer's announcement on the date shown. It is evidence of what was advertised then, not a statement of what the position pays now, and an announcement does not say whether a post is full or part time. No average, range or comparison is given across employers, because each sets its own pay and nothing here establishes that two of these positions are alike. Where an employer has announced the title more than once for the same department, only its most recent figure is shown. How this data is sourced.
Where this title is used
Chief Field Representative, Property Improvement is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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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, directs, plans, organizes, supervises, and performs the more responsible inspection work involved in the implementation of a property maintenance enforcement program to eliminate neighborhood blight and substandard residential, business, commercial, and industrial structures, and performs related public information work; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Directs, plans, organizes, and supervises the inspection of residential, business, commercial, and industrial structures for the purpose of discovering and correcting health, safety, and structural violations.
- Supervises the reinspection of structures after required repairs have been completed to determine whether violations have been corrected and that repair work has been performed in accord with requirements of the property maintenance code.
- Provides assignments to inspection personnel and evaluates performance.
- Coordinates area surveys designed to establish the need for public/private neighborhood improvements, and prepares necessary reports and recommendations.
- May conduct an inservice training program for inspection personnel.
- May modify existing codes and ordinances and assist in the promulgation of new regulations and ordinances.
- Addresses meetings of business, civic, church, labor, school, and other neighborhood groups to inform them of the aims of area inspection programs and to enlist their participation.
- May prepare forms and service material for agency use.
- Provides recommendations as to the prosecution of violators and condemnation procedures.
- Acts as an expert on property maintenance code enforcement at condemnation proceedings and civil prosecution of violators.
- Prepares reports.
- Maintains files and records.
- 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
Five (5) years of experience in either the preparation or revision of building construction plans, the inspection or supervision of the construction of buildings, or as a journeyman in the building construction structural trades.
License
Applicants conducting inspections under the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law (NJSA 55:13A-1 et seq.), for the State Local Cooperative Housing Inspection Program (SLCHIP), must possess a valid license as an inspector Multiple Dwelling, issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct inspections and investigations.
- Knowledge of the varied conditions and factors likely to be in violation of code enforcement program regulations.
- Knowledge of building and construction techniques.
- Knowledge of problems involved in organizing work and developing effective work methods.
- Ability to interpret and apply municipal rules,regulations, policies, procedures, and ordinances relating to the property maintenance code enforcement program.
- Ability to prepare containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ability to provide assignments to code enforcement personnel, and evaluate their performance.
- Ability to speak before groups.
- Ability to learn 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 essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. 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 involving the Principles of Housing Inspection may be substituted for six (6) months of the specified experience. Such courses are available at local community colleges.
A current and valid license as an Inspector, Multiple Dwelling, issued by the Department of Community Affairs, may also be substituted for six (6) months experience indicated above, except when the license is required as indicated below.
In addition to the Inspector, Multiple Dwelling license, applicants in municipalities that are the local enforcing agency of the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law (NJSA 55:13A-1 et seq.) in the State Local Cooperative Housing Inspection Program (SLCHIP), may be required to possess a valid license as a Housing Code Official, issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
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.