Jobs at Personnel Board of Jefferson County

Enforces city, county, and state revenue laws through residential and commercial inspections. Determines tax liabilities, business classifications, licensing needs, and compliance status; processes licenses and permits; collects taxes; reviews financial documentation; manages accounts receivable and payable; prepares financial reports; maintains records; and provides customer service and compliance guidance.

Leads the City’s ADA Title II compliance program by managing accommodation requests and complaints, developing policies, conducting self-evaluations, reviewing facility and infrastructure designs, delivering training, coordinating community stakeholders, and supervising staff.

Supports Jefferson County HR technology and HRIS operations by administering systems, troubleshooting network, database, application, and equipment issues, maintaining data integrity, processing data transfers, creating reports and databases, resolving system errors, and evaluating system change requests. The role also supports inventory management, system implementations, user training, backup monitoring, and stakeholder analysis. This is a full-time, onsite position with no supervisory responsibilities.

Oversee engineering activities for city traffic, roadway, and drainage systems. Review and approve development plans, inspect construction projects, enforce codes and ordinances, manage public infrastructure bids and contracts, respond to citizen infrastructure concerns, supervise staff, and administer departmental budgets. The role requires coordination with contractors, consultants, and state and county agencies, along with field inspections in construction and traffic environments.

Supervises GIS staff and oversees the design, maintenance, and functionality of GIS hardware, software, databases, mapping, and addressing systems. Creates and edits GIS records, performs spatial analysis and data extraction, verifies data accuracy, manages reporting, coordinates projects and vendor software selection, develops procedures, trains employees, and monitors work assignments and productivity.

Processes and reconciles payroll, validates time and leave data, maintains employee pay and benefits records in HRIS systems, prepares payroll tax reports, manages pension documentation, processes deductions and corrections, and supports new hire onboarding while ensuring compliance with employment, payroll, benefits, and tax laws.

Represents the City of Birmingham, its agencies, boards, and employees in litigation, trials, appeals, mediations, and administrative proceedings. Investigates claims, drafts and reviews legal documents, advises executive leadership on laws and policies, negotiates settlements and contracts, conducts legal research, mentors attorneys, and manages departmental projects, timelines, delegations, vendors, and reports.

Coordinate and oversee traffic studies, signal system design and central traffic computer operations, road construction reviews, accident analyses, permitting, and staff supervision to improve traffic flow, pedestrian and roadway safety, and ensure compliance with federal and local standards.

The Herbicide Applicator plans and oversees the application of chemicals to control vegetation, supervises assistants, and maintains records and equipment. Works outdoors and coordinates daily spraying operations.