To apply with this agency, please email, fax, or bring your complete State Employment Application directly to TDI. If you have questions, please call TDI Human Resources at 1-800-578-4677. Email: HumanResources@tdi.texas.gov | Fax: 512-475-1864 Mail (or in person): Texas Department of Insurance, Human Resources Division, 333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78701 Current Opportunity: Program Specialist This position performs oversight inspections to ensure quality control in all of the field offices and personnel in the Windstorm Inspections Program, as part of the Inspections Office in the Property and Casualty Section of the Regulatory Policy Division. Additionally, this position: inspects structures previously inspected to ensure quality and consistency; accompanies inspectors while performing inspections to determine compliance with applicable building codes; audits inspection documentation; responds to technical inquiries; develops and facilitates educational programs; prepares field office progress reports; issues directives as determined necessary by Austin management; responds to and resolves complaints; and develops and evaluates program activities and improvements. Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in construction science, construction management, architecture, or a field related to the assignment. Education and experience may be substituted for one another on a year-for-year basis. Additionally, this position requires: three years experience in building design, architecture, construction work, or a field related to the assignment; International Code Council (ICC) Coastal and Floodplain Inspector certification or its equivalent within one (1) year from date of hire; Class C Texas Driver License; and travel on a consistent and regular basis, including possible relocation to another coastal field office. This position requires the demonstrated knowledge of: Windstorm Building Code, International Residential Code, International Building Code, and other laws and statutes that may govern the construction of structures on the Texas Gulf Coast; insurance principles and practices; and applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. This position requires the demonstrated skill in: maintaining records; using Microsoft Office software applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook; using standard office equipment; and using personal computers sufficient to enter and extract data from related systems and programs, such as Oracle. This position requires the demonstrated ability to: handle stressful situations; perform physical inspections of residential structures, including set-up and climbing ladders to inspect roofs; bend, stoop, and stretch in order to perform a quality inspection; climb heights to +/- 40 feet; comprehend and apply building codes; comprehend and apply product evaluation reports, and obtain new product information as required for certification; observe established safety requirements; conduct inspections and identify non-compliant findings; prepare clear and concise reports of findings; communicate professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of employees and the general public; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, builders, contractors, engineering firms, insurance industry representatives, lending institutions, homeowners, and the general public; interpret rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; comprehend and apply complex regulatory rules and statutes to determine compliance or solve problems; and wo