Conservation Specialist

Protects public health and safety by enforcing housing, environmental, non-residential building maintenance, refuse, abandoned and junk vehicles, zoning, nuisance and fire codes. The incumbent achieves code compliance through plan review and on-site inspections of property, buildings and construction sites. Identifies violations of city, state, and federal codes. Communicates to and educates property owners on the best method to achieve code compliance; initiates appropriate legal remedies to correct violations if necessary.

Associates degree or 2 years of college (minimum of 48 credit hours).

Must have 2 years of inspectional experience in one or more of the following fields: housing, environmental, zoning, general construction or fire/law enforcement.

Must possess a valid driver’s license at time of appointment and maintain thereafter as a term and condition of continued employment.

Must be a full-time permanent or part-time permanent employee in pay grade 123 (Wage) or below, pay grade 29 (Clerical) or below, or equivalent, and been employed for 6 consecutive months by the City of Dayton in a classified Civil Service position. Identical scores will be broken by (1) seniority and (2) random selection method.

Final appointment is contingent upon the applicant passing a job-related medical examination and providing documentary evidence of Employment Authorization and Identity. Identical scores will be broken by a random selection method.

Examination dates and times are subject to change. Calculators will be provided for the Civil Service examination. Applicants appearing on the Promotional eligible list shall be considered for appointment prior to those on the Open Competitive list. Applicants are responsible for providing all necessary employment dates, experience, training, or any other requirements as stated in the Exam Announcement, in order for their application to be considered for certification and admittance to the examination process.

Date & Time to be Announced