Field Inspector

Who We Are And What We Do

We are Gulf Coast Property Management (GCPM) and we assist property owners and investors with the business of renting their rental homes. We bridge the gap between property owners, residents, and guests by providing professional marketing, leasing, and management services on their behalf. We are passionate about what we do and about expanding our customer base.

What We Need

We are currently recruiting for the position of Field Inspector-Full Time.

You will be trained in our processes and procedures utilizing your knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and passion for this career.

We are also looking for a career-minded individual with a positive attitude and a willingness to go the extra mile.

The right candidate should be a leader, self-motivated, detail oriented, tech savvy, organized, results orientated, and have a positive attitude. We are a small team, and we need people who possess the drive to help us succeed and grow. This is a FAST-paced industry and self-direction is critical.

Overview

Based in the Sarasota Office area office (please live within 30 min of this area), encompassing properties in Bradenton and Sarasota, and areas of Port Charlotte, and Lee County, you will assess and verify the condition of an assigned property. In this role, you will evaluate properties for compliance with company standards. You will check commonly used items like tv controllers, drawers, door handles, and faucets to ensure they are functioning properly. You will also check to ensure the property has all items promised to guests by our company. You may be required to perform small maintenance repairs if you detect one during an inspection. You will communicate large maintenance repairs, and other important findings, to the respective departments upon completion of your inspection.

What Does This Role Require To Be Successful?

This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not prevent an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower-level duties may be required.

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to identify problems and implement the best solutions for guests and tenants.
• Adheres to the highest level of customer service and quality standards for guests and tenants.
• Strives to always make the properties appear at or above quality standards.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues with guests and tenants.
• Completes assigned daily work orders and other property maintenance.
• Ensures the complete resolution of all assigned work orders.
• Perform move-in, move-out, renewal, and 90-day property checks.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures.
• Notify any safety concerns when on properties.
• Replacement of any battery-powered equipment.
• Will be exposed to a constant activity that requires intermittent standing, bending, crouching, twisting, pushing/pulling, lifting/moving/carrying (light and heavy loads, 0lbs – 50lbs+), and climbing stairs.

• Ability to work non-traditional schedule to include evening, weekends, and on-call hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Environmental Exposure Tolerance.
• Performing under physically demanding conditions.
• Accepts and endures the necessity of working in unpleasant or physically demanding conditions.
• Shows established adaptation and performance under unpleasant or physically demanding conditions.

Safety Focus

• Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.
• Maintains high level of conscientious safety practice.

General Physical Ability

• Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
• Applying motor and perceptual abilities requiring no specific technique, training, or conditioning.

Professional and Technical Expertise

• Applying technical subject matter to the job.
• Knows the rudimentary concepts of performing the essential technical operations.

Adaptability

• Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires.
• Accept and adjust to changes and the unfamiliar.

Innovation

• Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things.
• Fix what is broken; find solutions and fixes with resources at hand.
• Finds new approaches to performing familiar tasks.
• Create and invent new ideas; envision the unexpected, unexplored, untried.

Critical Thinking

• Analytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problems.
• Follow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing it.
• May detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions.

Customer Focus

• Attending to the needs and expectations of customers.
• Seeks information about the immediate and longer-term needs of the customer.
• Anticipates what the customer may want or expect in a product or service.
• Works across organizational boundaries to meet customer needs.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License in good standing required.
• Previous experience in inspection of properties preferred.
• General knowledge of the use of hand tools.
• General knowledge of computers, iPad, tablets, and cell phones.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technical computer skills are required on all forms of hardware - laptops, tablets, and mobile devices.
• Professional in all forms of communications such as email, phone calls, video calls and text messaging to ensure the ability to build strong relationships, trust, and client satisfaction.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to change activity frequently and cope with interruptions.
• Highly responsive and reliable with strong attention to detail on all levels.  
• Availability to travel on occasion to attend industry conferences or events.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIORNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess certain physical abilities and be able to withstand work related environmental conditions.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS: Physical and dexterity refers to the requirement for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Requires medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, pushing, and raising objects and involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Environmental hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

The job may risk exposure to extreme heat and/or cold, bright/dim light, dusts and pollen, wet or humid conditions, extreme noise levels, animals/wildlife, vibrations, fumes and/or noxious odors, traffic, moving machinery, electrical shock, heights, disease/pathogens, toxic/caustic chemicals and explosives.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Sensory ability refers to hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell required by the job.

The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.

The physical demands described here are an example of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

What does Gulf Coast Property Management Offer in Return?

Benefits For You, Your Family, and Your Future

Besides joining a stable organization in a hot industry sector, you'll enjoy an environment that fosters career growth, promotions, recognition, as well as Competitive Compensation and a Benefits Package which includes Medical Insurance, Matching 401K, PTO, Paid Holidays, And Bonus Potential.

Longevity

As one of the area’s leading management companies of privately owned rental homes, we offer a level of service that's unheard of when it comes to managing such properties. This ensures an enviable degree of employment stability in often uncertain times.

Compensation

Pay Range: $18.00 to $21.00 per hour.

Gulf Coast is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other classes protected by applicable law. 

Gulf Coast is committed to maintaining a safe and productive work environment. Possession, use, or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace is prohibited. 

Employees required to drive a company vehicle must have a valid driver's license and be at least 18 years of age. 

An offer of employment for this role will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.