FACILITIES SURVEYOR - 04012025 - 66949

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION DIVISON, KNOX COUNTY

For more information, please visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/human-services/documents/HRC0013547_Facilities_Surveyor_Knox_41425.pdf

This is a hybrid position.

Qualifications

Overview

Responsibilities

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events:

1. Detects non-compliance with life safety issues through physical inspections.
2. Detects changes in physical condition of facilities through annual inspections.
3. Detects changes in policies and procedures through documentation reviews.

1. Performs visual inspections of facilities, looking at both the exterior and the interior, to determine need for repairs, to develop a work program, and to determine the safety of facilities.
2. Obtains written information from prior inspections of facilities so that reviews can be performed.
3. Receives specialized or technical information, both written and electronic, from contractors and internal and external sources for use in projects.

1. Provides reports specifying issues of non-compliance to supervisor.
2. Relays pertinent information to supervisor as soon as needed by phone, e-mail, in person, or through written documents.

1. Generates reports specifying issues of non-compliance and receives and evaluates plans of correction.
2. Communicates with other state agencies to receive and provide necessary information in person, by phone, through e-mail, or in writing.

1. Verifies that information submitted by licensees is accurate.
2. Creates, compiles, and maintains files on jobs and on licensed facilities.

1. Recognizes potential violations of ADA requirements and national, state, and local codes and performs follow-up inspections to ensure that verified violations are corrected.

1. Looks at boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, smoke detectors, fire alarm systems, household appliances, and other equipment to ensure that they are operating properly and safely.

1. Operates passenger vehicles to travel to and from work sites.
2. Utilizes GPS and/or maps to locate facilities to be inspected.

1. Receives complaints from contractors or other members of the public and attempts to resolve them; refers unresolved complaints to supervisor.

1. Accesses areas to be inspected, both indoors and outdoors, such as structures of various occupancy, roofs, nature trails, boardwalks, basements, and confined spaces.

1. Organizes inspection files for submission to supervisor, ensuring that priority situations are completed first.

1. Creates and maintains electronic files.

1. Creates good working relationships with contractors, other state employees, and employees of licensed agencies.

1. Uses a checklist to evaluate conditions observed on-site for relevancy to determine if they are compliant with departmental rules.

1. Participates in prioritizing projects to develop a multi-year plan for completion.

1. Ensures that timing of projects does not conflict with other scheduled departmental activities.

Competencies (KSA's)

1. Drive for Results
2. Written Communications
3. Command Skills
4. Action Oriented
5. Functional/Technical Competency
6. Priority Setting
7. Standing Alone
8. Conflict Management
9. Decision Quality
10. Time Management

1. Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in construction, repair, and maintenance of buildings and other structures such as campgrounds and roadways
2. Basic knowledge of computer usage
3. Knowledge of blueprint interpretation
4. Knowledge of file creation and maintenance
5. Knowledge of use and repair of mechanical equipment
6. Knowledge of basic mathematics

1. Skill in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making situations
2. Skill in reading and comprehending written materials, such as applications and contract specifications
3. Skill in monitoring and assessing the performance of others to ensure that codes, standards, and contract specifications are met
4. Skill in talking to others to convey information effectively
5. Skill in giving full attention to and understanding the points being made when others are speaking
6. Skill in communicating effectively in writing so that others can understand the information being conveyed
7. Skill in prioritizing projects against established deadlines
8. Skill in inspecting services and work performed
9. Skill in recognizing the condition of equipment and buildings
10. Skill in determining the relative costs of facilities repair and maintenance
11. Skill in using mathematics to solve problems and make estimates

1. Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
2. Ability to apply given rules to specific situations and arrive at best solutions
3. Ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
4. Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others will understand
5. Ability to listen to and understand information presented through spoken words
6. Ability to present ideas verbally so that others can understand
7. Ability to perform visual and auditory inspections
8. Ability to tell if something is wrong or likely to go wrong
9. Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
10. Ability to use correct mathematical methods to arrive at the correct answer and to determine when an answer is wrong
11. Ability to judge the distance between you and an object
12. Ability to know your location in relation to objects around you
13. Ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion
14. Ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position

Tools & Equipment

1. Computer
2. Telephone
3. Tape Measure
4. Measuring Wheel
5. Automobile
6. Flashlight
7. Calculator
8. Volt Meter
9. Socket Wrench
10. Screwdriver
11. Hammer
12. Camera
13. Cell Phone
14. Temperature Sensor
15. Ladder