End Date: June 30, 2025
job requisition id R0012001
THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION
SALARY RANGE: $43,901.00 - $69,639.00 ANNUALLY
Grant Funded for 3 Years
POSITION OVERVIEW
A code enforcement investigator I investigates alleged violations of environmental and housing code regulations and laws and participates in identifying violators and planning their apprehension, indictment and conviction.
Incumbents receive moderate supervision from a technical supervisor. employees in this class work a conventional workweek that may include evenings, weekends and holidays. the employees work in an office and on site of violations where such conditions as seasonal weather extremes, hazardous waste, and hostile confrontations may be encountered. work involves moderate physical exertion involving long periods of stooping, standing, climbing and jumping.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Incumbent may, with a Baltimore city police officer, investigate complaints and violations of environmental and housing code laws such as illegal dumping, graffiti and illegal storage or disposal of non-hazardous materials and waste without proper licensing by inspecting sites, documenting conditions and violations, gathering evidence and researching clues and leads.
- Interviews witnesses, complainants, potential suspects and their family members, co-workers, employers and neighbors, to obtain information that will lead to the location, identification and apprehension of individuals or corporate violators, pursues leads obtained in interviews.
- Conducts scheduled and unscheduled patrols of known dumping or graffiti grounds and areas; conducts long-term covert observations of suspects and areas, using video, cameras and related equipment to document findings.
- Conducts computer database and tax, land title and related City, State and Federal government record searches to identify and locate individuals and businesses violating environmental laws and housing codes.
- Interprets State statutes and City ordinances regarding the protection of the environment and the enforcement of housing codes and regulations; prepares legal documents such as search warrants, statements of probable cause, criminal, civil and environmental citations based on pertinent code violations.
- Participates in developing and planning investigations and enforcement strategies with Baltimore City Police and personnel from environmental enforcement programs; participates in joint investigative and surveillance operations.
- Testifies in court as expert witness on arrests made or criminal citations issued for violations of environmental laws and housing codes; extends the city’s issuance of citations at environmental control board hearings.
- Serves criminal summons documents within the city of Baltimore and civil summons documents within the state of Maryland on suspects and code violators.
- Serves drug nuisance complaints on defendants and posts nuisance properties with copies of complaints.
- Prepares narrative reports to document investigative activity and findings and to justify prosecution of a case; maintains pertinent records.
- Employee must participate in and successfully complete ongoing skill development training related to investigation and enforcement of environmental laws and ordinances.
