Bernalillo County

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform initial and renewal inspections of housing units whose owners have applied to receive rental subsidy payments under the Housing and Urban Development Section Eight Housing Standards.
• Conduct inspections of units when vacated to assess damages claimed by landlords and when a landlord has requested placement of unit on the Authority’s list of available housing to ensure qualification.
• Interview landlords and program applicants, to obtain information needed to complete application documents, file claims for damages and repairs, and do other administrative tasks related to the program.
• Research and interpret Section Eight and Public Housing Standard Regulations and explain the standards and procedures to applicants, tenants and landlords.
• Perform special inspections of Section Eight new construction and low rent project units as needed.
• Conduct rent reasonable surveys and determine fair market rents for approved housing units.
• Investigate and document allegations of violations of housing quality standards and obligations of program participants.
• Provide team leadership for other staff.
• Any one position may not include all the duties listed. However, the allocation of positions will be determined by the amount of time spent performing the essential duties listed above.
• Perform other job related duties as required or assigned.

* The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of all employees assigned to this job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED and four (4) years’ work experience in administration/office/clerical or trades related field. One (1) of the four years’ experience must be as an inspector. Any combination of education and experience may be accepted with one (1) of the four years’ experience must be as an inspector.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:
• Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
• This position is safety sensitive. Employment is subject to a pre-employment and random drug testing in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state rules and regulations regarding alcohol and/or drug testing.
• Employee must comply with the safety guidelines of the County.
• Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.
• Depending on assignment, some positions in this classification may require possession of a valid New Mexico driver’s license by employment date and maintain while employed in this position.
• Certificate of completion in an eight (8) hour professional development course.
• Preferred – Training in Housing Inspection Standards.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Duties are performed indoors.
• Indoor duties are performed in both temperature controlled and non-temperature-controlled environments.
• Indoor duties are performed on an even dry surface, which may be carpeted or tiled. Indoor duties may require climbing and descending staircases.

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS

• Equipment typically used in the performance of office duties may include, but are not limited to telephone, calculator, computer, typewriter, photocopy machine and fax machine.
• Materials and products handled in the course of performing essential duties include files, forms, reports, clipboards, manuals, books and a wide variety of basic office supplies.
• Employee may be required to use a County vehicle.

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS

**NOTE: You are not required to disclose information about physical or mental limitations that you believe will not interfere with your capability to do the job. On the other hand, if you want the employer to consider special arrangements to accommodate a physical or mental impairment, you may identify that impairment in the space provided and suggest the kind of accommodation that you believe would be appropriate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS

1. Must exercise good judgement in evaluating situations and taking corrective action.
2. Must read blueprints and understand related documents.
3. Must interpret and apply the housing codes.
4. Must make unbiased recommendations and oversees the work of subordinate personnel.
5. Must be able to utilize tape measures and other measuring devices, and understand and work with architectural scales.
6. Must be able to work and communicate effectively with various types of people in a variety of situations.

PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

1. Must be able to lift frequently, up to 10 pounds from floor to waist or waist to overhead.
2. Must be able to carry frequently up to 10 pounds; occasionally up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and waist to overhead.
3. Must be able to push or pull up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis.
4. Must be able to climb stairs and ladders as needed from one to five times daily. Must be able to maintain balance while climbing and standing on ladder.
5. Must be able to bend and twist/rotate at the waist on a frequent basis. Must be able to stand/walk for up to one hour at a time, up to four hours per day. Must be able to jump or leap over trenches on an occasional basis at construction sites and negotiate changes in elevation.
6. Must be able to work in a kneeling, crawling, crouching, or prone position on an occasional basis, as needed.
7. Must be able to use hands and fingers to grasp/manipulate equipment and materials in a bilaterally coordinated manner in performing essential duties.
8. Must be able to use finger dexterity in the performance of inspection and plan checking work.
9. Must be able to coordinate use of hand and eyes in the performance of essential duties.
10. Must have adequate sense of hearing, smelling, and tactile sense to perform essential duties.