Disaster Recovery Construction Specialist

IEM is looking for a Full-Time Disaster Recovery Construction Specialist with experience in a QC role and construction experience. Candidates should maintain a complete understanding of all applicable Program policies, requirements, and procedures and review all cases within the established guidelines. This may include processing, monitoring, tracking, and reporting applications within a functional area with little or no direct supervision.  

 Primary Location:

• Live within the state of Florida, United States
• Work in your own personal office/ home location that meets IEM standards.
• Preferred candidate will live in or within a commutable distance to the Tampa Bay Region in Florida. The Tampa Bay Region includes Hillsborough, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Hernando, and Pasco Counties. 

• The position requires travel to client sites in Pasco County, Florida. 

• Experience: Five (5) years of relevant experience managing residential construction projects. With two (2) years managing construction projects in the State of Florida in addition or during that initial time.
• Proficient in Xactimate and Microsoft Office products.
• Advanced knowledge of construction, including Florida Building Code and other local requirements.
• Extremely detail oriented to manage the reporting requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, ability to work independently. 
• Willing and able to commute or travel to client sites or meetings as needed based on project demands within the Tampa Bay Region which includes Hillsborough, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Hernando, and Pasco Counties. 

• Prior experience managing construction for CDBG-DR programs. 

• Work as part of a team providing expert services to support disaster recovery and mitigation efforts with a focus on construction, inspections, cost estimating, and environmental requirements (Lead-based paint, Asbestos, Mold, Section 106 Historical Review).  
• Provide leadership for construction oversight and quality control on housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, and new construction projects funded by CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs. 
• Coordinate with state and local officials, environmental teams, and program managers to ensure compliance with HUD and Florida Building Code requirements. 
• Develop SOPs for construction standards, environmental hazard mitigation, green/resilient building strategies, and field QA/QC procedures. 
• Support procurement teams in contractor scoring and selection processes and ensure contractor performance aligns with key performance indicators. 
• Manage training staff to facilitate training sessions and technical assistance workshops for local partners, builders, and internal teams. 
• Oversee the resolution of construction-related issues, homeowner concerns, and ensure proper documentation is maintained for all construction phases. 
• Assist with the development or refining of program procedures and processes for implementation. 
• Manage staff reviews of environmental requirements and ensure these items are properly incorporated into scopes of work to ensure environmental compliance. 
• Ability to interpret and apply HUD requirements, local building codes, green building standards, and program policy as it relates to disaster recovery and mitigation construction activities. 
• Manage client contracts and work order requirements to ensure profitability. 
• Monitor and allocate resources as necessary. 
• Perform other duties as assigned that are consistent with the physical requirements, knowledge, skills, and experience outlined in this job description. 

• Personal Office / At Home Locations:All personal office / at home work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.
• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.
• Physical Requirements: Site assessments may require extensive walking and standing for long periods of time; working in small spaces, tunnels and ditches; climbing ladders.