Software Program Manager Jobs in Tallahassee, FL

The Infrastructure Program Manager provides comprehensive technical assistance (TA) to sub-recipients administering Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure projects. This position leads program workstreams and consulting teams to deliver programmatic and administrative support to State and local government clients in the successful implementation of CDBG-DR infrastructure grants.

The Program Manager ensures sub-recipients maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations while advancing disaster recovery infrastructure programs from project inception through closeout.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the CDBG-DR Infrastructure Program Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Provide direct technical assistance to sub-recipients on all phases of CDBG-DR infrastructure project delivery, including project scoping, procurement, environmental review, labor standards, financial management, and reporting.
• Lead CDBG-DR infrastructure program workstreams and assigned staff, including coordination of status reports, client meetings, and management of work plans, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Guide sub-recipients through HUD requirements under the applicable Federal Register Notice(s), 2 CFR Part 200, and the grantee's Action Plan.
• Monitor sub-recipient performance against approved project timelines, budgets, and milestones; identify risks early and recommend corrective actions.
• Review and validate sub-recipient drawdown requests, ensuring adequate documentation and cost reasonableness.
• Support sub-recipients in completing required environmental reviews under 24 CFR Part 58 and coordinating with responsible entities.
• Ensure compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Section 3, MBE/WBE requirements, and other cross-cutting federal requirements.
• Assist sub-recipients with procurement processes consistent with 2 CFR 200.317–200.327 and grantee policies.
• Develop and deliver training materials, webinars, and desk guides tailored to sub-recipient capacity needs.
• Contribute to monthly client reports presenting status updates, synthesized data, and action items that meet the highest quality standards.
• Participate in and provide input to weekly client meetings, project partner meetings, and additional meetings as needed, including workstream management for timely delivery of agendas and meeting notes.
• Support revisions to and regular maintenance of the Project Management Plan.
• Coordinate with grantee program staff, monitoring teams, and federal partners to resolve sub-recipient issues.
• Maintain thorough records in the grantee's grants management system and support audit and monitoring readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, urban planning, civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of professional work experience related to project coordination, project management, finance, accounting, non-profit management, and/or general business administration functions.
• Project management experience within the disaster recovery consulting field.
• Demonstrated experience with the HUD CDBG-DR program, specifically with Infrastructure Programs such as Public Assistance Coordinated/Global Match, public facility restoration, stormwater/drainage improvements, and/or roadway and utility reconstruction.
• Working knowledge of environmental review processes (24 CFR Part 58), Davis-Bacon labor standards compliance, and federal procurement standards (2 CFR 200.317–200.327).
• Proven communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for subrecipients of varying capacity levels.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of at least two (2) people.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office products, databases, grants management systems, and other software/technology platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five(5) or more years of experience in CDBG-DR or related federal grant program administration.
• Direct experience providing technical assistance to local government subrecipients managing CDBG-DR infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with FEMA Public Assistance, ARPA, BRIC, or other federal disaster recovery and resilience funding streams and their intersection with CDBG-DR infrastructure programs.
• Experience with Duplication of Benefits (DOB) analysis for infrastructure projects.
• PMP, CGA, CFM, or similar professional certification.

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