Environmental Compliance Officer - G120 - Community Service - Part Time

Posting number: 2026-00000418

Department: Public Works

Division: Community Services

Job classification: Environmental Compliance Officer - Community Service - Part time G120

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration

Summary

This position patrols, enforces, and communicates with the public regarding Illegal Dumping Ordinances.

• Patrols the county for code violations pertaining to solid waste, recycling, yard waste, and litter.
• Patrols the illegal dumping areas looking for non-compliance with the CCG Solid Waste Ordinances.
• Testifies in court in reference to citations issued.
• Attends court for citations.
• Explains laws, ordinances, and other concerns to the public, other departments, and elected officials.
• Performs administrative duties; completes weekly reports.
• Investigates and researches property ownership through the property tax office.
• Responds to daily 311 Citizens Services Center requests/concerns.
• Interacts with courts, probation agencies, and probationers.
• Supervise probationers in picking up litter.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Examples of duties

• Knowledge of safety rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of communication equipment such as phones, handheld radios, cell phones, etc.
• Knowledge of City policy, City ordinances, Georgia State law, federal law on yard waste, household garbage, and recycling collection and disposal.
• Knowledge of and ability to serve citation for violations of city codes.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of report preparation, filing, and records management.
• Skill in interpersonal communication skills used throughout the day on citizens, co-workers, management, inmates, and other city staff.
• Skill in map reading and interpretation.
• Skill in time maintenance.
• Skill in problem solving and decision-making.
• Skill in standard business operations and computer programs; OUTLOOK, internet, EXCEL, WORD, CITILINK, and other software applications.
• Skill in developing and implementing workplace policies and procedures.
• Skill in written and verbal communication.
• Skill in understanding instructions, both written and verbal.
• Skill in map route design.
• Ability to react positively and functionally to sudden changes.
• Ability to discern map areas and the fastest way to navigate through a collection route, which is a section of the city of Columbus.
• Ability to design an optimum way to traverse a route.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical calculations.

QualificationsKnowledge and level of competency are commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. This position requires the employee to be sworn in by the Columbus Police Department. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. Supplemental information

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, uses computer equipment, cell phone, and software requiring an intermediate level of technical knowledge, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color.? Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office or outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.