City of Norfolk, VA

Description

• You're Invited: Neighborhood Code Specialist I Hiring Event**

The City of Norfolk’s Department of Neighborhood Services (Division of Neighborhood Quality) is on the lookout for passionate, community-driven professionals to join our team as Neighborhood Code Specialist I's. In this impactful role, you’ll be more than an inspector—you’ll be a key player in preserving the safety, beauty, and integrity of our city’s homes, businesses, and neighborhoods.

As a Neighborhood Code Specialist, you’ll lead inspections of residential, commercial, and industrial properties, enforcing the Virginia Property Maintenance Code and local ordinances that keep Norfolk vibrant and resilient. This is your chance to serve the community directly, solve real-world challenges, and play a vital role in maintaining the places people call home.

Watch Me: Norfolk's Neighborhood Code Specialists at Work

Hiring Salary: $46,589.00

With an Auto Re-Classification path, you could progress to:

Code Specialist II – $50,624 & Code Specialist III – $54,601

• Attend Our Hiring Event!**

Location: 835 Glenrock Rd., Norfolk, VA 23502

Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

In-person interviews and contingent offers will be made to qualified candidates on the spot. First come, first serve!

Please apply in advance!

What to Bring:

• Your resume
• Your driving record
• Your professional energy—dress to impress!

Essential Functions

• Enforces Virginia Maintenance Code and City Ordinances by inspecting the interior and exterior of residential and commercial properties/buildings for structure defects, checking the safety and adequacy of buildings, issuing notice to repair, removing or correcting violations, and monitoring properties in violation.
• Conducts daily inspections that require frequent walking, standing, kneeling and time outside inspecting properties, regardless of weather conditions. Inspects properties by means of complaint, survey, or 360 inspections.
• Investigates complaints, coordinates work with other departments, evaluates and analyzes case progress, tours, and evaluates neighborhoods.
• Issues Uniform Notice of Violations and Notices of Violations under the Virginia Maintenance Code.
• Performs individual case review to meet performance standards.
• Maintains administrative records with documentation associated with each case in case management software.
• Maintains administrative duties by preparing forms and letters advising owners and tenants of violations and time requirements, preparing, and maintaining inspection and related reports, ascertaining, and verifying property ownership, verifying accuracy of reports, verifying the correction of violations, and explaining the requirements of housing standards and ordinances to property owners, building contractors and other interested parties.
• Issues summons and prepares cases for legal action and testifies in court when applicable.
• Identifies potential properties for USBC Demolition and/or Derelict Structure Designation.
• Prepares weekly administrative packages for nuisance abatement contracts.
• Performs public services by representing the bureau at civic league meetings, interdepartmental meetings, and other forums to promote and explain objectives, referring issues to appropriate bureau, department, or agency.
• Must be able to obtain a Special Police Commission. Click here for the specific requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency.

Required:

• One (1) year of experience and general knowledge in at least one of the following areas:
  • Building construction, plumbing, electrical, or mechanical trades; inspections (building, fire, housing, etc.)
  • Fire protection
  • Elevator or property maintenance
  • Inspections or investigations
  • Property appraisals or code enforcement
  • Direct public contact in criminal justice, public safety, and/or security

Additional Information & Requirements

• Must be able to obtain a Property Maintenance Certification in accordance with Virginia Certification Standards (VCS) within 18 months of hire date.
• Must be able to obtain a Special Police Commission. Click HERE for the specific requirements.
• Valid driver's license required (must bring driving record to hiring event).

Work Hours:

• Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or as scheduled. This position WILL require occasional work on weekends and during the evening hours.
• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.