BUSINESS COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATOR

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Business Compliance Investigator

Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

Business Compliance Enforcement

Number of Positions: 3

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $73,140.00 annually

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION.

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on September 26, 2025.

Under general supervision, independently performs a full range of investigative duties to enforce and ensure compliance with the City's ordinances governing businesses, consumer protection, and public vehicles, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Conducts investigations and inspections to ensure compliance with consumer protection, public vehicles, truck weight limits, and business requirements; or, in response to consumer complaints of deceptive practices (e.g., Alternative Pricing System, posted pricing guides, product safety, reselling of goods, tobacco sales to minors, pre-license, cigarette tax, public way use permits, licenses, fraud, operating conditions).

* Conducts certification inspections on measuring devices and heavy capacity scales, entailing properly operating a small crane to lift 1,000 lb. weights onto scales, to ensure accuracy of calibration and removes expired certification seals while properly affixing the new seals.

* Inspects gas stations to ensure they are operating with current and appropriate licenses and are in compliance on Filling Stations Rules and Regulations (e.g., posting of proper prices, proper signage is posted and visible to the consumer, receipts issued).

* Conducts undercover investigations.

* Confiscates illegal merchandise and issues citations, closure orders, notices, suspensions, and other enforcement to businesses or public vehicle operators.

* Prepares extensive written reports detailing the findings of business compliance investigations.

* Informs owners, managers, or employees on regulatory standards, existing violations, and regulations regarding ordinance and/or rule violations.

* Testifies at court proceedings regarding violations.

* Conducts research, examines records, interprets ordinances, rules and state statutes and gathers related information to make an independent determination of compliance on an investigation or assignment.

* Conducts truck weight investigations to determine compliance with weight limit regulations.

* Assists in training newly hired investigators, as required.

* Maneuvers scales of extreme weight, approximately 80 pounds (only applicable to certain individuals in unit), e.g., placing scales under vehicles to calculate weight.

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2350 W. Ogden Ave., Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60608

Days: Wednesday to Sunday

Shift/Hours: Various, 2:00 pm to10:00 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, social sciences or a directly related field, plus one year of investigative work experience,

OR

sixty (60) hours of college credit from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, law enforcement, social sciences, or a directly related field, plus one year of investigative work experience,

OR

three years of investigative work experience.

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required.

Must have the permanent use of an automobile that is properly insured, including a clause

specifically insuring the City of Chicago from accident liability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

* Some extreme heavy lifting and carrying (ranging from 75 to 85 pounds) is required

* Ability to stand, walk and bend for extended or continuous periods of time

* Ability to use and operate applicable hand tools and equipment requiring continuous hand

gripping

* Ability to operate heavy machinery for heavy duty scale inspections

* Ability to climb (e.g., access cabs of trucks or vehicles, staircases)

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to successfully complete an interview which will include a written exercise and/or skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor