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 anywhere that meets personal office / at home work requirements in the United States including Puerto Rico.
• Work from a personal office / at home location.
• Preferred candidates will live within the Tampa Bay Region (Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, or Hernando Counties.)

Essential Functions: 

• 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).  
• Coordinate with team 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 internal teams and program managers to ensure compliance with HUD and Florida Building Code requirements. 
• Maintain compliance SOPs for construction standards, environmental hazard mitigation, green/resilient building strategies, and field QA/QC procedures. 
• Oversee the resolution of construction-related issues, homeowner concerns, and ensure proper documentation is maintained for all construction phases. 
• Complete staff drafting or reviews of project scopes and related materials 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.
• Monitor and allocate resources as necessary. 
• Other tasks, as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Degree: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience: Three (3) years of relevant experience with developing scopes of work – which may also include residential rehabilitation work requiring adherence to developed scopes of work
• Proficient in Xactimate and Microsoft Office products.
• Advanced knowledge of construction – including Florida Building Code and other local requirements.
• Candidate should be extremely detail oriented.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, ability to work independently. 

Additional Information:  

• Personal Office: All personal office 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 purposes of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed 

Benefits and more:

• Annual salary is based on location and experience: $75,000-$95,000
• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email IEMhumanresources@iem.com with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.