Senior Code Enforcement Officer

Under general supervision, the Senior Code Enforcement Officer leads, plans, schedules, and oversees the work of staff responsible for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of State and local codes pertaining to nuisance abatement, blight control, substandard housing, zoning, abandoned vehicles, overgrown vegetation, vector infestations, and other hazardous conditions; ensures completion of tasks in accordance with established policies and procedures.

This is a continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:
1/28/2026, 2/11/2026, 3/04/2026 (Final)

Minimum Qualifications

Either:
1. Two years of full-time, paid experience employed by the County of Sacramento in the class of Code Enforcement Officer.

Or:
2a. One year of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities;

And

2b. Successful completion of 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 18 semester (27 quarter) units in criminal justice; law enforcement; public/business administration, construction; planning; or other closely related field.

Or:

3. Three years of full-time, paid experience in the public sector performing difficult, sensitive, and technical zoning enforcement, vehicle abatement, building inspection, environmental health inspection, code enforcement or related activities.