Pay Range: $34.45 - 44.79/hr. | $71,661- $93,159 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4:30pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
A Code Compliance Supervisor job is available with the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department, Building Standards Division.
Supervises, assigns, reviews and participates in the work of employees responsible for providing highly responsible and complex staff assistance to assigned senior management staff within Code Enforcement: investigating complaints and enforcing municipal codes and zoning ordinances, including high grass and weeds, substandard structures, junk vehicles, debris accumulation, zoning violations, and multifamily housing compliance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. supplemented by specialized training in one or more of the following fields: animal control, code compliance or enforcement, or building/construction trades
- Four (4) years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines: animal control/field operations, code compliance (direct code enforcement of field inspection), building or construction trades, zoning, or related heavy equipment operations, or operating motorized heavy equipment including one (1) year of administrative and supervisory experience
- Valid driver's license
- State of Texas Enforcement Officer Certificate required.
- Candidate selected for hire must pass Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Physical, and Criminal Background check.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Candidates who have a higher level of education
- Public presentation experience
- Bi-lingual Skills (English/Spanish)
The Code Compliance Supervisor job responsibilities include:
- Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations
- Reviews and analyzes reports, citations, inter-departmental requests and mailings
- Responds to inquiries and complaints; provides information to neighborhood associations and community members; responds to internal and external customer service requests; provides support for local, state and federal enforcement agencies; and works closely with other departments to provide outstanding customer service
- Develops new programs and processes to increase departmental efficiency and effectiveness. Develops educational and training programs; and creates documents for external dissemination to promote compliance with city and state regulations
- Acts as Code Compliance liaison to city commissions, associations and organizations. Prepares and submits reports with analysis to senior management; prepares and submits cases for review; and prepares reports for evaluation of programs
- Conducts detailed accident investigations, as needed. Ensures the safety and welfare of employees and citizens involved; and adheres to proper Human Resources procedures
- Assists in the development and oversight of assigned division budget. Monitors and controls expenditures
- Performs other related duties as required
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.
Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.