Housing Assistant Administrator

Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four (4) weeks off during your first year of employment? Do you want low and no cost health insurance options? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to complete your application now. Work for the city you love!!!

The Neighborhoods Department is actively seeking a Housing Assistant Administrator.

Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have twelve (12) paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after ten (10) years of public service and on-time payments.

This position reports to the Housing & Community Development Administrator at the managerial level in planning, coordinating, monitoring, and directing contract compliance and other activities in the administration of Federal and State programs for construction, rehabilitation, and homeownership assistance.  This is advanced technical work in coordinating and evaluating the design and construction of roofing systems, renovation, and alteration projects for the correction and abatement of property safety code violations.Primary responsibilities include the following:

• Plans, coordinates, monitors, and directs contract compliance and administration activities for the correction of property safety code violations. 
• Analyzes budgetary and fiscal data, prepares operating budgets, authorizes, and monitors expenditures, and prepares financial reports and summaries.
• Schedules, assigns, directs, monitors, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.
• Coaches and provides direction and support to the assigned staff to ensure positive outcomes and goal attainment that are responsive to customer needs.
• Develops, recommends, and administers policies, procedures and regulations for contract administration activities. 
• Coordinates training workshops and delivers presentations at public meetings and training events.
• Establishes and maintains record keeping systems, including spreadsheets and other software applications to track and monitor contract abatement projects and fiscal records.
• Monitors and evaluates contract and construction activity effectiveness and adherence to rules and regulations.
• Investigates, analyzes, and resolves contract-related problems and issues.
• Reviews and interprets local, state, and federal regulations pertinent to contract abatement.
• Monitors quality control with contractors performing work.
• Coordinates with citizens, contractors, inspectors, surveyors, engineers, title companies, internal City of Jacksonville staff and others concerning construction and/or contract matters.
• Reviews bid package documents for program compliance.
• Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Reviews engineering drawings with respect to code and regulation compliance, space availability for mechanical equipment, floor and wall finishes, accessibility, and quality of materials.
• Maintains records of files and applicable warranties.
• Communicates clear direction, manages results, and leads organizational change.
• Assigns responsibility, takes corrective action, demonstrates leadership in evaluating, developing, and motivating employees.
• Operates standard office equipment such as personal computer using word, spreadsheet, database, and other related software, copiers and fax machines.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Eight (8) years of education and/or experience in project management, construction, contracting, housing, or architecture management AND
• Includes four (4) years of experience at a management or government management level.  

Preferred

• Experience with HUD or FEMA is preferred. 
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is preferred or an Associate’s degree with two of the following certifications: AutoCAD Foundations or Drafting Techniques or Federal Alliance for Safe Home or Lead Inspector or Risk Assessor is preferred.  

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blackout, is required with your application. U.S. transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred. Transcripts outside the U.S. must be converted to U.S. standards.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for post-secondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference.

If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded the veteran’s preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

Attention: Veterans’ Preference Coordinator

11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K  

Largo, FL 33778-1630 

Email: VeteransPreference@fdva.state.fl.us

Salary : $70,000 - $76,119