SCOPE:The Project Consultant – Disaster Recovery Planning Manager will play a key role in administering the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant for Wayne County. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Set priorities, prepare schedules, and evaluate performance.Budgetary Oversight: Manage the planning program budget. Track and monitor the program's financial commitments and timeliness of expenditures to meet federal requirements.Programmatic Alignment: Coordinate and meet with representatives from other County departments, State and Federal agencies, and partners to ensure alignment with the County's disaster recovery goals. Representation: Prepare reports and deliver presentations to senior management, local elected officials, and the public regarding the administration and outcomes of the program.Assess potential activities for eligibility, priority, and ability to spendDevelop contractor scopes of work for subaward areas, prepare RFPs and scoring criteria, work with County procurement and financial teams to issue work, recruit and select vendors, and oversee work.Set priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work.Public presentations, community meetings, and stakeholder engagementQUALIFICATIONS:5 –10 years of experience in a professional office setting. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.Five (5) years experience in a similar role.Bachelor's degree in a related fieldDemonstrated success in scoping and managing vendors and contractsExperience successfully managing multi-million, multi-year, federally funded planning budgetsRelevant experience in strategic planning work for a unit of governmentHigh-level program and project management skillsetCommunity engagement enthusiasmExperience supporting local vendor participation in public procurement processesPrior experience or demonstrated interest in resilience, urban planning, infrastructure planning, housing, budgeting and / or municipal finance.Demonstrated interest in or service to Wayne County communities a plus.DRGR knowledge and CDBG-DR experience a plus
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