Facilities Surveyor - 05112023-45906

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)

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.