Damage Assessor Construction Manager Disaster Recovery

Join the ICF team and make a difference! Our growing Disaster Management Division makes BIG things happen every day. ICFs Disaster Management Division works with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs to promote increased resilience to disasters and to support longterm housing economic impacts and infrastructure recovery after disaster strikes.

ICF is seeking a Damage Assessor / Construction Manager to assist the State of Florida with managing federal disaster recovery grant programs and carrying out strategic highimpact activities to rebuild housing strengthen communities and mitigate future disaster risks.

The right candidate will have construction experience with federally funded programs through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBGDR) and/or Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBGMIT) allocations as well as an understanding of other federal disaster recovery programs and applicable crosscutting requirements.

You will be responsible for providing fieldbased construction management services performing inspections and assessments for qualifying damage and managing housing rehabilitation reconstruction and new construction activities once projects move into construction.

This position requires flexibility critical thinking and the ability to adjust to an everchanging environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team providing expert services to support disaster recovery efforts focusing on residential construction inspections assessments cost estimating and environmental requirements (leadbased paint asbestos mold Section 106 compliance).
• Perform site inspections to estimate the cost of qualifying damage and construction work to be included in the scope of the project.
• Conduct prebid walkthroughs and preconstruction meetings with builders and homeowners for rehabilitation reconstruction and replacement housing projects.
• Review and analyze damage assessments inspection reports for previous repairs and estimated cost of repair reports.
• Coordinate and conduct milestone inspections during active construction projects to verify completion of work against approved scopes.
• Create independent cost estimates review builder change orders and ensure compliance with quality standards and cost reasonableness policies.
• Coordinate with building departments municipalities and stakeholders to ensure all inspection requirements and local code compliance.
• Incorporate sitespecific environmental requirements into scopes of work and construction activities.
• Manage construction activities and serve as the primary field point of contact for construction progress monitoring once projects transition into the active build phase.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Architecture or a related field (preferred).
• 3 years of experience in CDBGDR construction management inspections and damage assessments.
• 5 years of relevant experience may substitute for education requirements.
• Proficiency with the latest Xactimate version for damage assessments scope development and cost estimating (required).
• Knowledge of IRC 2021 or higher IBC 2021 Florida Building Code and resilient residential construction practices.
• Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain building codes inspection findings program policies and resolve constructionrelated issues between multiple parties.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously in a fastpaced environment.
• Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel Word Outlook).
• Housing Quality Standards (HQS)/ NSPIRE Inspector certification preferred but not required.

Other Job Details:

• Position is based in Florida with extensive travel to project sites and field offices.
• Fulltime position.

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Pay Range There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on fulltime employment is: