Infrastructure Program Lead Disaster Recovery (Cicero, Illinois)

ICF Infrastructure Program Lead

Chicago Metropolitan Area U.S.

(Cicero Illinois)

ICF seeks an Infrastructure Program Lead to support city and county governments in the Chicago metropolitan area with federally funded disaster recovery and mitigation programs focused on addressing housing needs after past and future disasters. The Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs to promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term housing economic and infrastructure recovery after disaster strikes. Our functional expertise is in program management and operations planning and preparedness technical assistance and training strategic communications and outreach compliance and monitoring and performance measurement and evaluation. We often work in close collaboration with ICF experts across the firm on related issues such as energy efficiency and green building infrastructure financial literacy and workforce development. All our work is done in a professional collegial and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions and generate results.

You will be responsible for managing reviewing analyzing and evaluating grant program activities to ensure compliance with grant program requirements local and federal regulations governing federally funded grant programs associated with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure programs in Illinois with a focus on the Chicago metropolitan region.

This is an onsite position with preference given to candidates based in or near the Chicago metropolitan area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage/oversee teams and processes that implement CDBG-DR infrastructure programs including project scoping environmental and engineering review procurement construction oversight and closeout for stormwater management flood mitigation and other infrastructure recovery projects.
• Provide project management and operational support for state and local governments through the grant and project implementation life cycle including application scoring site visits and the award period.
• Review/modify CDBG-DR programmatic materials and project files including standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure they reflect the process of the current program(s) and comply with all applicable federal and state laws rules and CDBG-DR regulations and guidelines.
• Develop and modify written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures program design and implementation to ensure consistent and compliant processes including but not limited to checklists procedures process flows and training materials.
• Review subrecipient requests for funding documentation including but not limited to applications capacity plans implementation plans scope of work budgets schedules plan reviews and SOPs to ensure compliance with state and local governments program guidelines.
• Provide onsite technical assistance and training to the local governments and subrecipients on programmatic and procedural requirements and relevant federal regulations including but not limited to: CDBG-DR/MIT national objectives procurement overall LMI benefit FEMA match or other leveraged fund coordination labor standards program design and guidance on best practices for program implementation to assist with programmatic and project compliance.
• Provide reporting and data management support including coordination of data gathering and entry into federal state and local government systems of record.
• Perform various project management duties to include completing daily updates of the task tracking tool used to monitor task progress due dates and task responsibilities coordinating ICF staff and resources to ensure tasks are completed on time and coordinating assignments and deliverables with the prime contractor.
• Work in close collaboration with on-site Leads and project management to support best practices and client policies and participate in recurring management strategy and problem-solving meetings to ensure client needs are met.
• Travel throughout the greater Chicago region and attendance at client offices several days a week potentially full-time may be required.

Basic Qualifications:(Qualifications required to be considered)

• Bachelors degree in public administration public policy government business administration or a related discipline or 8 years CDBG and/or CDBG-DR/MIT experience.
• 5 years of CDBG-DR/MIT/NDR experience
• 3 years of experience with infrastructure and/or stormwater management or flood mitigation programs including providing technical assistance to grantees or subrecipients and managing multiple projects and stakeholder interests.
• Ability to provide expert-level CDBG-DR technical assistance to grantees and subrecipients.
• 1 year of experience writing technical guidance or procedures.

Preferred Skills/Experience:(Modify as needed to include specific experience certifications skills and abilities etc.)

• Experience working in a consulting firm development organization or public agency preferred.
• Experience delivering training and technical assistance to and/or implementing projects on behalf of state and local government agencies.
• Experience working in or with Illinois state or Chicago-area governments or non-profit organizations.
• Experience with creation of disaster recovery housing and community development subject-related materials such as training and technical assistance tools presentations handouts etc.
• Project and operational management skills.
• Excellent analytical and qualitative strategic thinking capabilities and collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Skill in managing multiple projects competing deadlines and stakeholder interests with timeliness accuracy and quality.

Professional Skills:(Modify as needed to include specific professional skills)

• Excellent verbal interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word PowerPoint Outlook Excel).

This job is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity. We encourage applications from individuals that are low income and/or living in Public Housing.

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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 full-time employment is: