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NEOGOV · 5 months ago

Home Improvement Specialist (Community Development Specialist)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$45K/yr - $56K/yr

NEOGOV is part of St. Louis County's Human Services - Community Development department, focusing on the Home Improvement Program. The Home Improvement Specialist will implement and monitor Community Development Block Grant Funds, conduct home inspections, and ensure compliance with local codes while providing support to clients throughout the rehabilitation process.

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Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive inspections of housing units for code compliance, defects, and related repairs and improvements; prepares detailed work write-up for homeowners to use in their solicitation of bids from contractors

Assists grant applicants through the process by providing technical assistance with regard to work scope comprehension, contractor solicitation and bid selection process

Maintains an active dialogue with clients to ensure progress and completion in a timely manner, offering advice and counsel

Monitors work in progress for quality, contract compliance, and adherence to federal, state, and local regulations. Arbitrates disputes between contractor and homeowner

Provides fiscal oversight of assigned funding portfolio to ensure expedient use of allocated funds per program requirements, without over commitment of funding

Provides fiscal oversight by reviewing and approving bids, contracts, performing final inspections and ensuring that the appropriate funds are properly disbursed

Provides mandatory documentation and reporting by preparing and reviewing related documents per established guidelines, prepare and notarize loan documents for recording and coordinating the electronic submission of reports

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Home inspectionsGrant managementFiscal oversightTechnical assistanceMicrosoft OfficeGIS mappingNotary PublicProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree, or graduation from a Technical college with emphasis on HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Building Codes, or a combination of training and experience

Candidate must have inspection background in electrical, plumbing, structural and mechanical inspections

General knowledge of accepted home repair methods according to standard practices of the labor trade

Problem solving techniques and methods as it relates to home repairs

Ability to become a Notary Public in the state of Missouri

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel programs, Munis Financial Systems to track available funds, and web-based GIS mapping applications