LTCR Safety Code Surveyor

Posting 21032
-Posted
09/08/2026

- Health & Human Services Comm

- Reg Svc/Survey Operations

- Protective Services

- Not Eligible for Telework
-b. $3000 - $4999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage .

Functional

Title:

LTCR Life Safety Code Surveyor

Job Title:

Safety Offcr II
Agency:Health & Human Services Comm
Department:Reg Svc/Survey Operations
Posting Number:21032
Closing Date:12/07/2026
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Protective Services
Salary Range:$4,753.66-$6,335.66
Pay Frequency:Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-19
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:None
Telework:Not Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 80%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Nonexempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City:HOUSTON
Job Location Address:5425 POLK ST
Other Locations:None
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If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

Life Safety Code Surveyor – Starting Market Rate Salary $57,043.92

As part of a collaborative team of public servants, a Life Safety Code surveyor protects residents receiving long-term care in Texas by assessing facilities’ compliance with state and federal life safety code requirements. This position offers a competitive starting salary; excellent state benefits, including health insurance and retirement; and the opportunity to regularly travel to different facilities within a region and across the state – Please see the Additional Information section below for more detail on travel.

This position will travel up to 80%. In this front-line field position, a Life Safety Code Surveyor is mobile and flexible and performs minimal work at an office, though the role does require writing reports detailing any deficiencies/violations against a facility and narrative to support determinations. Must be professionally qualified as a Life Safety Code surveyor – see below for details.

Examples of applicable experience can include skills such as construction or inspection work, fire protection, fire prevention, safety risk management, engineering, or architecture.

Surveys facilities for compliance with federal and state life safety laws, regulations, and interpretations, which entails extensive walking, crawling through attic spaces, and climbing ladders.

Completes inspection/survey reports listing deficiencies and prepares professionally written reports using HHSC’s required principles of documentation supporting the actions.

Visits facilities to verify correction of previously cited regulatory violations.

Conducts entrance and exit conferences with facility staff regarding findings.

Provides facilities with professional knowledge of National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code requirements and applicable local, state, and federal standards to ensure compliance.

Coordinates with agency staff conducting surveys of facilities for certification in the federal Medicare and Medicaid…