The position requires professional community development work implementing affordable housing and neighborhood improvement programs and activities. The position will work independently in administering an aspect of grant administration, grant compliance, construction management, housing finance, and/or community development initiatives.
The position may ensure grant compliance, construction monitoring, project/neighborhood planning and management tasks, administer community development programs, perform financial loan underwriting, or assist in preparing planning studies and grant applications. Duties include project monitoring, supervision of rehabilitation projects; community relations; development and utilization of financial underwriting and payment authorization. Employees in this class are expected to handle all phases of assigned responsibilities to promote community development, grants development, grants compliance, expand community resources, housing rehabilitation, program marketing, and project development; sometimes training, leading and monitoring volunteers and others.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
- 6 years professional work experience in urban planning; or
- Bachelor’s Degree with major course work in urban planning, public administration, government, law, engineering, design, economics, social science, geography, statistics or related field, and 1 year of professional work experience in urban planning; or
- An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
Additional Requirements
- Possession and maintenance of a valid Florida Driver’s License.
- Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.
Highly Desirable
- Community development and/ or affordable housing grant management experience; including knowledge of the federal and state grant programs.
- Ability to participate in complex planning studies or elements thereof, and to analyze information and formulate substantive recommendations based upon such studies
- Experience or special skill sets in such areas as project finance, urban design, environmental planning, historic preservation, public involvement, etc.
- Technical skills related to data and document management, data analysis, principles of GIS, use of graphic tools to create professional documents, etc.
Illustrative Tasks (These are examples and are not all inclusive.)
- Examines and reviews grant applications, plans, reports and reporting requirements for compliance issues; coordinates with non-profit agencies, funders and others to ensure compliance with federal and state grant regulations.
- Conducts bid openings, reviews bid proposals, assists non-profit agencies and property owners in the selection of contractors and oversees and inspects construction in progress to ensure program compliance.
- Negotiates and prepares change orders to contracts, counsels non-profit agencies and customers regarding construction activities and maintenance and use of mechanical items or appliances and prepares and maintains document of file building and case processing activities.
- Trains, counsels, monitors and coordinates with sub-recipients, project sponsors, vendors and contractors.
- Approves payment of work completed under contract agreements.
- Conducts research and prepares studies relating to such items as community facilities, population, housing, fair housing/economic opportunities or neighborhood revitalization.
- Evaluates case files and makes loan underwriting decisions to ensure sound credit risk for housing projects and regulatory compliance.
- Determines the feasibility of rehabilitation of structures and prepares bid specifications and cost estimates for labor and materials for construction work.
- Prepares preliminary drafts and edits materials related to area of assignment.
- Conducts annual compliance monitoring of sub-recipients and contractors, including inspections of properties under various grant and loan programs.
- Performs program marketing to include outreach, advertising and oral presentations to community groups.
- Oversees property management functions including building maintenance, grounds maintenance, utilities, property insurance, clearance and security through establishment and monitoring of tracking systems.
- Performs mortgage portfolio servicing activities, including coordination with the County’s mortgage servicer.
- May direct technical or support personnel on planning or functional projects.
- Conducts individual studies of planning programs and activities that will be utilizing grant funding in collaboration with management, compiles information relative to projected costs, proposed short-term benefits and long rang results; this may include independent research associated with programs, grants or project plans, grant applications, neighborhood development to include monitoring, reports and recommending administrative courses of action.
- Prepares desk procedures, including manuals, for effective grants management and cross training purposes.
- Ensures maintenance of proper grant audit trails and manages and maintains department record keeping and project management files, relevant to materials appropriate to assigned activity or section.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge and proficiency in the principles, practices and methods of grants administration, grants compliance and community development planning, including federal and state grant regulations, generally accepted standard accounting principles and the Super Circular.
- Knowledge of real property development including realty, mortgaging, insurance, title searches, property descriptions, permitting and assessments.
- Knowledge of housing requirements of low- to moderate-income families and of public and private agencies rending social, economic and other assistance.
- Knowledge of real estate practices, procedures and laws.
- Knowledge of research techniques and data gathering.
- Knowledge of housing, building and energy codes and land development regulations.
- Knowledge of basic personal computer skills, including use of a personal computer and database programs.
- Ability to understand and interpret technical documents related to property (mortgages, maps, plats, easements and surveys).
- Ability to present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in written, oral and graphic form.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other department representatives, outside agencies, and the general public.
- Ability to interpret plans and specifications.
- Ability to function highly as a member of an assigned team working on the same program or project.
- Ability to organize and carry out studies or projects.
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