SUMMARY

Housing Inspector will perform a variety of duties to help maintain and sustain the housing units to ensure habitability and cleanliness. The employee will provide surveillance of service contracts related to maintenance, repair, and cleaning of housing units. The employee will inspect and enforce safety, work quality, and work scheduling of maintenance, repair and minor construction projects. Employee will perform occupancy turnover inspections and recommend corrective actions.

Location: Yokota Air Base, Japan

*****Pending Contract Award****

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following:

• Monitors service contracts. Performs random sampling and surveillance at prescheduled times to maintain integrity of maintenance contract. Surveillance work is performed to ensure work accomplished meets contractual specifications and that quarters are returned to housing management in user-clean condition. Develops inspection schedules, surveillance checklists, and modifications to contracts.
• Performs surveys of housing units, streets, utility systems, roofs, drainage, and other conditions for input to housing improvements, maintenance, alterations, modification, and construction programs and projects
• Enforce safety per local standards, OSHA and USACE 385-1-1, Safety & Health Requirements Manual.
• Provide solutions or courses of action required based on contract specifications, trade practices, and project site observations.
• Review contractor QC and test reports for completeness and accuracy. Inspect materials and workmanship for compliance with plans and specifications, quality, safety, and contractual requirements.
• Participate with contractors/sub-contractors in reviewing or planning upcoming work.
• Issue quality deficiencies reports and follow-up on corrective actions.
• Conducts joint resident/management inspections of quarters to evaluate appearance, structural stability, maintenance, and habitability of the units, equipment and facilities.
• Performs initial, pre-termination, and final occupancy inspections of housing units to identify scope of maintenance and repair to be accomplished between residents.
• Estimates the labor, material, equipment, and other needs to accomplish the work identified by inspections by applying engineered performance standards. Determines requirements for repair resulting from other than fair wear and tear and makes recommended cost estimates for resident reimbursement.
• Reviews case histories; examines management records/forms, interviews project personnel or residents; or performs physical inspections to identify deficiencies and assess damages and determine the appropriate corrective measures required.
• Analyzes service call logs and facility surveys to ensure the total maintenance, repair, alternation, and minor construction requirements for family housing are identified. Uses a variety of Federal, GSA, and commercial stock catalogs to identify and price materials. Schedules and coordinates renovation maintenance, repair and minor construction. Makes recommendations to supervisor for continuation of action for housing master plan.
• Reviews all self-help work orders and recommends approval or disapproval. Inspects completed projects to ensure that all work is completed satisfactorily and in accordance with standards of adequacy.
• Operates office automation equipment involving data entry, storage, retrieval, etc.
• Drafts written reports, work orders and general correspondence in the performance of duties. Prepares spreadsheets and inventory reports as needed and maintains office files.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

No Supervisory duties.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Completion of secondary school, or equivalent certification required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited school in a relevant field is desired.
• Three years of experience working with housing or facility asset management is desired and experience working closely with US military/DoD housing programs is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• English Level IV (Fluent) reading, writing and speaking is required.
• Japanese Level III (Good Working Knowledge) reading, writing, and speaking is preferred.
• Knowledge of Dept of Defense and U.S. Air Force housing management policies, directives, and procedures related to Government-owned housing facilities.
• Demonstrated record of accomplishment of working across multiple disciplines such as contracting, engineering, finance, contractors, and stakeholders to proactively manage service contract and repair contract project cost, schedule, and quality.
• Knowledge of contracting provisions sufficient to ensure proper negotiations or commitment of government funds.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Candidates must have a valid US passport whose expiration date is at least one year from the positions start date.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Air Force NACI/SF85 for unescorted access to controlled areas.
• Ability to successfully pass drug screening and a federal background check is required.
• Candidate and their family members will be subject to the Status of Forces Agreement.
• Working knowledge of MS Project, AutoCADD, and Primavera is desired.
• IT software skills including MS Word and Excel.

WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled office environment. Office area on US military base in Japan. The work area is usually adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. There are scheduled visits to housing units or facilities where there may be exposure to dirt, dust or other irritants caused by repair or maintenance activities.

Work involves frequent travel and inspections in and about project facilities requires some physical exertion while standing for long periods, walking on uneven surfaces, and bending, reaching, or stretching.

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Compliance

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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