REGULATORY INVESTIGATOR (PARK HOUSTON) - City of Houston
Texas, TX
About the Job
Applications Accepted From: All Persons Interested
Posting Number: 34196
Division: Park Houston
Reporting Location: 2020 Mc Kinney
Workdays & Hours: Various Shifts*
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The ParkHouston division of the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department (ARA) is seeking an energetic, flexible, team-oriented individuals with a passion for customer service to work as a Regulatory Investigator. Successful candidates will communicate effectively, provide exceptional customer service, enjoy working as a team and be at ease multitasking in a fast-paced public service setting. The candidates should have strong interpersonal skills. Position requires driving on city business.
The Regulatory Investigator will:
- Enforce City Parking Ordinances by issuing citations for parking violations; enforcing policies and procedures;
- Issuing citations for parking violations observed within assigned area;
- Reporting vehicles in tow-away zones;
- Checking parked vehicles using hand-held computer devices for unresolved parking violations;
- Booting eligible vehicles;
- Reporting damaged or malfunctioning meters; reporting missing traffic and parking signs; assisting citizens with directions and other needed information or assistance;
- Monitoring, investigating and reporting Valet Zones;
- Enforcement of ordinances preventing businesses from operating in the public right of way;
- Towing of abandoned vehicles;
- Enforcement of various Community Parking and Residential parking areas; enforcement of bicycle lane parking restrictions;
- Conducting occupancy studies to collect data to manage curb side rates, time limits or other parking tools;
- Utilization of vehicles with license plate recognition systems to enforce ordinances, and collect occupancy data;
- Use of the 311 system to review, respond, and close parking service requests filed by the general public; other duties as required.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Job consists of long periods of walking with routine exposure to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture and air pollution such as those encountered in general outdoor conditions. The position routinely requires lifting of moderately heavy items, such as vehicle immobilizers or records boxes (up to 40 pounds) and/or very long periods of walking on rough surfaces on a routine basis. Includes driving city-owned vehicles as needed and riding bicycles in downtown traffic.
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Houston, Texas, Texas
Agency: Administration and Regulatory Affairs
Source : City of Houston