Section 1: Task Statements
Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.
Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. Use the options below to pick the most appropriate level of knowledge/ability you possess on each task.
1. Conduct the more difficult or complex inspections of manufactured housing/mobile homes and/or commercial/special purpose commercial modular units to approve alterations made to the units (i.e., structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical) in accordance with plans/specifications, laws, and regulations.
2. Inspect mobile homes/manufactured homes, commercial modular units and/or special purpose commercial modular units to ensure proper California insignia is displayed.
3. Conduct the more difficult or complex inspections of mobile home/special occupancy parks, including general areas, buildings, equipment, and/or utility systems to ensure compliance with the California Health and Safety Code.
4. Inspect employee housing facilities (mobile or non-mobile) for maintenance, use, occupancy, and/or to identify potential hazards to enforce California Health and Safety Codes and/or related regulations.
5. Conduct the more complex plan reviews to determine if planned construction or alterations will comply with applicable requirements and building codes.
6. Monitor construction at mobile home/special occupancy park sites (including all associated accessory structures and permanent buildings) by conducting periodic inspections to ensure compliance with approved plans, and applicable building standards, laws and regulations.
7. Identify manufacturers' defects during mobile home installation inspections to report to the manager for referral to the appropriate entity (e.g., State Administrative Agency).
8. Issue notice of violation or corrections notice to contractors or homeowners to ensure that defects discovered during inspections, and the remedial actions required, are documented and communicated.
9. Issue stop-work orders, conferring with contractors and owners, violators and/or other authorities (i.e., local, state and federal) to interpret and explain regulations.
10. Prepare inspection reports by documenting all pertinent information related to an inspection to ensure information is presented in a professional and standardized manner.
11. Conduct the more sensitive or complex complaint investigations in accordance with the Mobile Home and Special Occupancy Parks Acts and the Mobile Home/ Manufactured Housing Act of 1980, Health and Safety Code, and/or California
Code of Regulations to determine whether a violation exists and identify appropriate response and course of action.
12. Examine records, reports and documents to establish facts and detect discrepancies in order to gather evidence and identify violations.
13. Analyze gathered information and facts related to investigations to provide to legal staff for their further determination on appropriate action including possible use in administrative, civil, and/or criminal proceedings.
14. Question a variety of individuals to gather facts relevant to alleged violations and other information needed to conduct investigations.
15. Retrieve and/or enter information from databases as needed to plan, schedule, and prepare for inspections and/or investigations.
16. Read and interpret policy manuals, legislation, or other written materials in order to determine relevant facts and determine the appropriate steps to take when completing job tasks or special assignments.
17. Schedule inspections based on location, time required, priority, other workload, etc. to ensure work is conducted in a timely manner and according to mandated deadlines.
18. Maintain various documents related to workload (e.g., files, control logs, related statutes, regulations, codes, information bulletins, staff memos, auto logs and field operations manuals) by updating as necessary in order to ensure all work is available for review by coworkers and managers as necessary.
19. Assist with developing or revising policies and procedures by providing information regarding own experiences conducting inspections and/or investigations.
20. Interpret and explain complex health and safety codes and/or building codes to the public, contractors, mobile home park owners, etc. to help ensure they understand their obligations and responsibilities under the law.
21. Collaborate with coworkers and/or industry professionals regarding the technical interpretation of housing and/or construction laws, rules, and regulations to determine appropriate course of action in complex or unusual situations or cases.
22. Participate in staff meetings in order to gather information related to changes in legislation, codes, regulations and/or policies and to relay information as requested by coworkers and managers.
23. Speak to groups of various individuals (e.g., local officials, community groups, contractors, and/or others) to provide information regarding organizational policies and procedures, and laws and regulation.
24. Provide code interpretations and other expert professional assistance to administrators or managers as requested.
25. Provide guidance in inspection and/or investigation procedures to entry-level staff to aid them in their professional development.
26. Assist entry-level staff in performing the more difficult or complex inspections and/or investigations to ensure the work is done correctly, and to aid them in their professional development.
27. Provide training updates for entry-level staff to keep staff current on code revisions and policies.
28. Review reports from entry-level staff to establish proper enforcement and/or citation of relevant code sections and to ensure that reports are correct, complete and submitted in a timely manner.
Section 2: Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Statements (KSAs)
Instructions:
Rate your experience in relation to specific job-related KSAs.
Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. Use the options below to pick the most appropriate level of education, training, and/or experience you possess in relation to each KSA statement.
29. Ability to work under the pressure of a heavy workload and tight timelines to complete projects and assignments in a timely manner.
30. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others (e.g., coworkers, contractors, the public and other stakeholders) to confer, communicate, and work with in a professional and courteous manner.
31. Ability to respond to complaints in a professional manner to ensure actions are conducted professionally, accurately, calmly, and adhere to written policies and procedures.
32. Ability to communicate verbally in stressful situations, such as when dealing with angry or hostile individuals, or under emergency conditions to relay information in a calm and clear manner.
33. Knowledge of the methodology, materials, and terminology used in the building construction industry and in the construction, installation, and alteration of mobile and manufactured homes, residential structures, and/or commercial modulars.
34. Ability to be observant when inspecting sites in order to identify hazards, defects, and/or violations of codes, rules, regulations, and/or laws.
35. Ability to read and comprehend written documents including policy manuals and guides, statutory and regulatory mandates, instructional guides, written correspondence, or analytical reports to ensure comprehension necessary to complete work activities.
36. Ability to interpret and explain complex health and safety codes and building codes to the public, contractors, mobile home park owners, etc., to help ensure they understand their obligations and responsibilities under the law.
37. Ability to research various construction codes, rules, regulations and laws applicable to manufactured/mobile homes, employee housing, residential dwellings and/or commercial modular units in order to plan and perform work duties.
38. Ability to be flexible in adapting to changes in priorities, work assignments, and other interruptions which may impact pre-established courses of action for completing or progressing with projects and assignments.
39. Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information encountered during the course of work.
40. Ability to work independently on projects or assignments without close supervision or detailed instructions to ensure work is completed accurately and timely.
41. Ability to write emails or other correspondence to communicate in a manner that is clear, professional, and grammatically correct.
42. Ability to use word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word) to develop and format written documents such as memos, letters, and reports.
43. Ability to read and interpret complex installation manuals to identify possible structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and/or foundational defects.
44. Ability to make decisions when faced with time constraints and deadlines and/or limited information to determine the appropriate course of action.
45. Ability to read plans/blueprints and other construction documents to ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations and design criteria.
46. Ability to compare blueprints and construction documents with actual structures through visual inspection to assess compliance.
47. Ability to review construction documents, blueprints, site layouts, specifications and construction methods to determine if planned construction or alterations will comply with applicable requirements and building codes.
48. Knowledge of types of alternate building materials, techniques, and processes.
49. Ability to detect conditions of health, safety, and/or fire hazards in buildings, mobile home parks, manufactured housing, structures, and/or other sites of occupancy, both existing and under construction, by conducting inspections and/or investigations of sites to ensure compliance with applicable laws, codes, regulations.
50. Ability to multi-task and manage multiple changing and/or competing priorities to complete tasks in appropriate timeframes and effectively maintain workload and consistency in work.
51. Ability to extract relevant facts and information from complex written documents in order to perform effective project planning, problem solving, or summarizing information as required to complete assigned job tasks.
