Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
Housing Inspector, Housing Quality Standard Inspector (HQS Inspector), Quality Assurance Specialist, Rehabilitation Construction Specialist
What they do:
Investigate or inspect government property to ensure compliance with contract agreements and government regulations.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations, or recommendations for action.
- Examine records, reports, or other documents to establish facts or detect discrepancies.
- Inspect government property, such as construction sites or public housing, to ensure compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Inventory management software
- Inventory control system software
- Plant Clearance Automated Reutilization Screening System PCARSS
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
associate's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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