Senior Program Manager - Housing And Community Development

Job Description

Are you looking for a position with a work/life balance? Do you want to earn four 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 Senior Program Manager.

Did you know as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 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 10 years of public service and on-time payments.

This position reports to the Community Development Assistant Administrator and is responsible for the programming, planning, supervising, and coordinating the activities of grant based social service programs, City of Jacksonville HUD programs, and public facility programs or projects. Directs the work of others involved in program or project functions and activities. Sole responsibility for technical work in the monitoring of federally funded construction projects for compliance with the federal labor standards act, laws, rules regulations, and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. The work requires knowledge of federal labor standards, Davis Bacon and Section 3 laws, rules, and regulations as they apply to construction contracts and projects.

Examples of Work

• Works directly with the Community Development Assistant Administrator developing long and short-term strategies and implementing improvements and changes.

• Plans, develops, establishes, and manages programs and projects in compliance with local, state, and federal funding source(s), regulations, and reporting requirements.

• Collects data, monitors, and evaluates program effectiveness, and prepares weekly and monthly reports.

• Recommends, interprets, implements, and administers laws, rules, regulations, policies, practices, and procedures governing assigned programs and projects.

• Coordinates preparation of short, long range and statistical plans, and applications for funding.

• Analyzes budgetary and fiscal data, recommends operating budgets, authorizes, and monitors expenditures, and prepares financial reports and summaries.

• Develops, implements, and maintains procedures for monitoring federally funded construction projects for compliance with federal labor standards, requirements, rules and regulations. Preparation of federally required semi-annual and annual reports to U.S. HUD for Labor Standards and Section 3.

• Requests wage decisions from the Department of Labor and issues to users, as applicable. Reviews construction project bid documents and contracts for labor standards, Davis Bacon, and Section 3 of HUD compliance.

• Reviews construction project payroll reports for compliance with labor standards federal wage and overtime requirements, detect possible violations and oversee corrections with contractors. Conducts on-site interviews of employees to gather information for compliance monitoring for both labor standards, Davis Bacon, and Section 3 of HUD requirements.

• Conducts preconstruction workshops for contractors and users on requirements for compliance with labor standards, Davis Bacon, and Section 3 of HUD requirements. Provides technical assistance as needed to subrecipients, contractors, and users.

• Assists in the preparation of federally required semi-annual and annual reports to U.S. HUD for Labor Standards and Section 3.

• Provides professional, technical, and regulatory guidance and instruction to staff, programs, and projects volunteers, subrecipients and client staff.

• Plans, develops, and presents programs to large groups, public officials, and the media concerning program or project services, objectives, needs, activities, and achievements.

• Establishes, maintains, and reviews staff record keeping systems including spreadsheets and other software applications to track and evaluate program statistics.

• Operates standard office equipment such as personal computers using word processing, spreadsheet, database, and other related software, peripheral and electronic devices, copiers, calculators, and scanners.

• Communicates clear direction, manages for results, and leads organizational change.

• Assigns responsibility, takes corrective action, demonstrates leadership in evaluating, developing, and motivating employees.

• Demonstrates proficiency in the City of Jacksonville's competencies.

• Performs related work as assigned.

Open Requirements/Supplemental Information

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Six (6) years of education and/or experience which includes three (3) years professional level experience in providing social services assistance or developing human services programs or projects, which includes

• At least one year in a supervisory capacity.

• Training and experience in contract administration, construction project compliance monitoring, compliance investigation, payroll administration or related areas which must include two (2) years of related contract compliance work experience.

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with a major in social work, or public administration is preferred.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

• A valid driver's license Is required prior to appointment and must be maintained during employment in this class.

• Must qualify for prior to appointment, obtain, and maintain during employment in this class a City of Jacksonville certification as a public driver.

• Depending on assignment, CPR and First Aid Certification is required within six months of appointment and must be maintained.

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 blacked out, is required with your application. 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.

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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 postsecondary 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 veteran's preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within 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