Description:

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (Construction & Compliance)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

Bureau of Construction & Compliance

Number of Vacancies: 1 (Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: Up to $118,128.00

Under direction of the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner manages and directs staff responsible for construction management support of new and rehabilitated affordable housing projects subsidized with Federal, State, or local funding sources.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Develops and implements policies, procedures and forms designed to improve and expand division services.

• Ensure supervisors and staff have the appropriate knowledge and skill sets to provide construction management support for a wide variety of construction projects.

• Develop and implement policies and consequences for developers, general contractors and delegate agencies that do not adhere to DOH’s policies and procedures.

• Analyzes and evaluates program efficiencies and challenges and recommends improvements.

• Directs subordinate personnel responsible for executing programmatic objectives and policies.

• Establishes work priorities for departmental programs.

• Ensures subordinates’ compliance with departmental rules and regulations.

• Apprises the commissioner and other departmental managers of the status of projects.

• Represents the Commissioner and the department at conferences, meetings, and to the general public regarding the operations of the department.

• Oversees the preparation of major contracts to which the department is a party

• Coordinate and communicate with other divisions and departments to advance long term monitoring of affordability annual efforts.

• Communicates instructions issued by the Commissioner to other departmental managers and subordinate staff.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 2 N LaSalle Street, Suite 620

Days: Monday – Friday (occasional evening hours may be required)

Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm or 9:00am – 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the duties performed, including five (5) years of work experience related to the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Brandon Johnson , Mayor Commissioner

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 06/04/2024