| Purpose: |
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Development, project management, and oversight of single family, multi-family, mixed use and infrastructure projects to provide affordable housing. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Develops and oversees construction related activities resulting in affordable housing and other community development including scope of work write-ups, cost estimates, contract bid documents and site inspections.
- Develops standard operating procedures for activities related to affordable housing construction and rehabilitation.
- Develops and regularly updates pro-formas and feasibility studies of proposed construction projects directing and overseeing the preparation and approval of presentations.
- Works with design and construction consultants to develop project designs.
- Establishes and maintains budget accountability for all assigned construction projects.
- Provides technical and procedural expertise and assistance to department housing construction staff and other relevant staff for housing and mixed use construction projects.
- Tracks the status of all ongoing projects in various stages of planning, approval, construction, and close-out.
- Provides technical assistance for, and monitors housing construction and architectural modifications to ensure compliance with Housing Quality Standards (HQS), Local, State, and Federal statutes.
- Attends City council, housing committees, planning and zoning committees and other community meetings, on matters related to specific affordable housing developments or affordable housing and community development generally.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of affordable housing development process, including funding programs such as using low income housing tax credits, federal housing programs such as HOME, CDBG, and other affordable housing financing programs.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods.
- Knowledge of Federal, State, Local laws, and ordinances governing publicly funded housing developments.
- Knowledge of City practices, policy, and procedures.
- Skill in bid based procurement.
- Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
- Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Skill in using computers and related software applications.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Ability to meet public funding imposed timelines.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
- Ability to train others.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with City employees and the public.
- Ability to understand, develop, and proactively manage budgets.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management or a related field plus five (5) years of related work experience including two (2) years as a construction project manager
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- Nine (9) years of work experience in construction, architecture or related area including two (2) years as a construction project manager and (2) years supervisory experience.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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A valid Texas Driver License or must be able to obtain within sixty (60) days of employment.
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