Field Investigator (L&I)

The Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections is hiring field investigators to join their dedicated team. Candidates with one year of building trades experience are encouraged to apply by November 1, 2024. Discover the Perks of Being a City of Philadelphia Employee! * Enjoy a Free Commute on SEPTA - Eligible City employees will no longer have to worry about paying for SEPTA public transportation. Whether you're a full-time, part-time, or provisional employee, you can seize the opportunity to sign up for the SEPTA Key Advantage Program and receive free Key Cards for free rides on SEPTA buses, trains, trolleys, and regional rails. * Unlock Tuition Discounts and Scholarships - The City of Philadelphia has forged partnerships with over a dozen esteemed colleges and universities in the area, ensuring that our employees have access to a wide range of tuition discounts and scholarships. Experience savings of 10% to 40% on your educational expenses, extending not only to City employees but in some cases, spouse and dependents too! * Qualify for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program - This program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loan after you've made the equivalent of 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full time for the City of Philadelphia. Learn more here: Join the City of Philadelphia today and seize these incredible benefits designed to enhance your financial well-being and personal growth! AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT Please be advised that the announcement closing date has been changed to November 1, 2024.    Candidates who applied when this examination was originally announced on October 14, 2024 should not re-apply. ABOUT THIS POSITION This is field investigational and inspectional work gathering facts by inquiry, observation or examination to determine conformance to the provisions of statutes, ordinances, codes, regulations or standards or to identify existing or potential health and safety hazards. Employees in this class perform a series of inspections, observations, examinations, inquiries, and interviews to determine the existence of violations and are responsible for making assigned inspections, explaining non-compliance and corrective and preventive measures, issuing violation notices and re-inspecting to gain compliance. Employees in the Streets specialty Sanitation Enforcement assignment perform investigational and inspectional work involving litter, debris, and illegal dumping. Employees in the Streets specialty Public Safety Traffic assignment regulate the safe movement of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic during peak traffic times and perform investigational work involving unpermitted right of way closures. Employees in the health assignment perform investigational and inspectional work involving pesticides, rodents, vacant lot cleanups, and abandoned automobiles and appliances. Employees in the Licenses and Inspections specialty perform investigational work involving, construction, permit and license enforcement. Contact with the public to gather information through questioning, explain violations and requirements for correcting problems identified, increase the awareness of the causes and prevention of violations and health safety hazards, and provide information relevant to assigned program is a significant aspect of the work. Work involves some disagreeable aspects and is performed under the close supervision of an administrative or inspectional supervisor.

Created: 2024-10-29