Building Inspector

This position is served in the House Office Buildings, Client Services Division, Service Center Branch.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at General Schedule Qualification Standards. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-08 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience: 1.) Providing building services to the occupants of commercial buildings receiving and taking immediate action to resolve complaints (i.e. building office suite inspections, safety inspections, and generate work orders for services or repairs); 2.) Utilizing computerized programs to maintain data and records (i.e. Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and TMA Systems computer software); and 3.) Initiating inspection test procedures and making recommendations to modify job and/or contract specifications for evaluating trade/contractor procedures and operations. Candidates for the GS-09 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience: 1.) Performing quality assurance inspections to ensure all assigned work is completed based on job requirements and needs of the clients (building office suite inspections and safety inspections); 2.) Utilizing computerized programs to provide daily status reports and/or reports on inspection findings and deficiencies; and 3.) Inspecting buildings to facilitate the correction of maintenance deficiencies and coordinating building service requirements with the appropriate trade shops.