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Facilities Surveyor - 05112023-45906
Company | State of TN |
Address | , Lexington, 38351, Tn |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | $53,400 - $79,896 a year |
Expires | 2023-07-24 |
Posted at | 11 months ago |
Job Information
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION, TENNESSEE STATE PARKS DIVISION, HENDERSON COUNTY
For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/preferred-service/00011682_tsp_facilities_surveyor_tdec-job-opp_ps.pdf
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to substantial (five or more years of) increasingly responsible and skilled full-time building maintenance or construction work in one or more of the following areas: carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, masonry, boiler operation, heating-ventilating-air conditioning, or other related areas; qualifying full-time facilities maintenance or construction work or vocational-technical training may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years.
Other Requirements
Necessary Special Qualifications: A valid motor vehicle operator's license may be required for employment in some positions.
Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Job Overview
Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for facilities maintenance and quality control or facilities licensure work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class surveys facilities to determine maintenance and construction needs, plan jobs and determine material requirements, estimate cost of materials and labor, and prioritize maintenance needs; or to determine compliance with licensure requirements. This class differs from Facilities Supervisor and Facilities Manager in that incumbents of the latter are responsible for maintenance at a facility, including supervising employees performing facilities maintenance and construction work.
Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities:
- Creates and maintains electronic files.
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment:
- Interacting with Computers
- Provides reports specifying issues of non-compliance to supervisor.
- 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.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:
- Ensures that timing of projects does not conflict with other scheduled departmental activities
- Uses a checklist to evaluate conditions observed on-site for relevancy to determine if they are compliant with departmental rules.
- Specting Equipment, Structures, or Material:
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Verifies that information submitted by licensees is accurate.
- Accesses areas to be inspected, both indoors and outdoors, such as structures of various occupancy, roofs, nature trails, boardwalks, basements, and confined spaces.
- Operates passenger vehicles to travel to and from work sites.
- Obtains written information from prior inspections of facilities so that reviews can be performed.
- Detects changes in policies and procedures through documentation reviews.
- Communicates with other state agencies to receive and provide necessary information in person, by phone, through e-mail, or in writing.
- Participates in prioritizing projects to develop a multi-year plan for completion.
- Receives specialized or technical information, both written and electronic, from contractors and internal and external sources for use in projects.
- Getting Information:
- Relays pertinent information to supervisor as soon as needed by phone, e-mail, in person, or through written documents.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others:
- Detects changes in physical condition of facilities through annual inspections.
- 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.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
- Organizes inspection files for submission to supervisor, ensuring that priority situations are completed first.
- Recognizes potential violations of ADA requirements and national, state, and local codes and performs follow-up inspections to ensure that verified violations are corrected.
- Creates, compiles, and maintains files on jobs and on licensed facilities.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:
- Utilizes GPS and/or maps to locate facilities to be inspected.
- Creates good working relationships with contractors, other state employees, and employees of licensed agencies.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:
- Processing Information:
- Receives complaints from contractors or other members of the public and attempts to resolve them; refers unresolved complaints to supervisor.
- Generates reports specifying issues of non-compliance and receives and evaluates plans of correction.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:
- Developing Objectives and Strategies
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information:
- Detects non-compliance with life safety issues through physical inspections.
Competencies (KSA'S)
Competencies:
- Decision Quality
- Written Communications
- Standing Alone
- Conflict Management
- Action Oriented
- Time Management
- Command Skills
- Priority Setting
- Drive for Results
- Functional/Technical Competency
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of use and repair of mechanical equipment
- Knowledge of basic mathematics
- Knowledge of blueprint interpretation
- Basic knowledge of computer usage
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in construction, repair, and maintenance of buildings and other structures such as campgrounds and roadways
- Knowledge of file creation and maintenance
Skills:
- Skill in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making situations
- Skill in giving full attention to and understanding the points being made when others are speaking
- Skill in prioritizing projects against established deadlines
- Skill in inspecting services and work performed
- Skill in monitoring and assessing the performance of others to ensure that codes, standards, and contract specifications are met
- Skill in recognizing the condition of equipment and buildings
- Skill in communicating effectively in writing so that others can understand the information being conveyed
- Skill in reading and comprehending written materials, such as applications and contract specifications
- Skill in talking to others to convey information effectively
- Skill in determining the relative costs of facilities repair and maintenance
- Skill in using mathematics to solve problems and make estimates
Abilities:
- Ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
- Ability to tell if something is wrong or likely to go wrong
- Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
- Ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion
- Ability to know your location in relation to objects around you
- Ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
- Ability to perform visual and auditory inspections
- Ability to use correct mathematical methods to arrive at the correct answer and to determine when an answer is wrong
- Ability to present ideas verbally so that others can understand
- Ability to listen to and understand information presented through spoken words
- Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so that others will understand
- Ability to apply given rules to specific situations and arrive at best solutions
- Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
- Ability to judge the distance between you and an object
Tools and Equipment Used
- Computer
- Telephone
- Tape Measure
- Measuring Wheel
- Automobile
- Flashlight
- Calculator
- Volt Meter
- Socket Wrench
- Screwdriver
- Hammer
- Camera
- Cell Phone
- Temperature Sensor
- Ladder
TN Driver Standards
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
- A valid driver's license
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.
**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
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