CDBG-DR Housing Subject Matter Expert

Michael Baker International; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term-

Professional and personal development

Generous paid time off

Commuter and wellness benefits

Job summary

Tidal Basin is seeking a CDBG-DR Housing Subject Matter Expert to lead complex housing recovery programs for federal and local clients. The role translates HUD requirements into actionable, auditable program designs and guides cross-functional teams to ensure equitable outcomes.

The position requires a strong track record in housing, disaster recovery, and grants management, with leadership across large allocations and deep knowledge of applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in housing, public administration, planning, public policy, business, construction, engineering, architecture, emergency management, law, or a related field.
• At least ten years of progressive housing, community development, disaster recovery, grants management, construction, or public-sector program experience.
• Hands-on leadership across one or more CDBG-DR homeowner recovery allocations, including program design, implementation, technical oversight, monitoring, or corrective action.
• Ability to interpret complex requirements, advise executive stakeholders, resolve cross-functional issues, and produce defensible technical work products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to direct work in client and company systems.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on homeowner recovery strategy, program architecture, delivery models, organizational design, staffing, governance, implementation sequencing, and risk.
• Design or review rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, reimbursement, elevation, mitigation, manufactured housing, and related housing program models.
• Develop and review policies, procedures, manuals, forms, agreements, notices, checklists, decision tools, operating controls, quality plans, and training materials.
• Provide technical direction on eligibility, national objective, income, ownership, occupancy, primary residence, disaster impact, unmet need, duplication of benefits, award methodology, caps, incentives, exceptions, and recapture.
• Integrate environmental review, floodplain and wetlands requirements, lead-based paint, accessibility, fair housing, insurance, elevation, mitigation, inspections, construction standards, and closeout requirements into program operations.
• Establish applicant agreements, escrow and payment controls, contractor requirements, progress and final inspection protocols, change management, warranty, and recordkeeping expectations.
• Resolve complex, novel, disputed, or high-risk cases and prepare defensible issue papers, decision memoranda, policy interpretations, and executive recommendations.
• Define decision authority, escalation criteria, maker-checker controls, approval thresholds, exception procedures, sampling, quality standards, and segregation of duties.
• Develop caseload, throughput, cycle-time, aging, first-pass quality, rework, applicant contact, construction, expenditure, and closeout performance standards.
• Guide case management and grants system requirements, business rules, role-based access, data conversion, user acceptance testing, reporting, document controls, and audit trail design.
• Support HUD coordination, monitoring, audits, appeals, complaints, investigations, findings responses, corrective action plans, records requests, and grant closeout.
• Lead technical reviews, calibration, training, and mentoring for housing specialists, case managers, eligibility personnel, reviewers, supervisors, and managers.
• Coordinate with policy, legal, environmental, civil rights, construction, inspections, finance, compliance, data, systems, communications, and program leadership.
• Support proposals, capture strategy, client presentations, staffing models, technical approaches, and thought leadership related to housing recovery.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder communication

Policy interpretation

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree or related field

Job description

What We're Looking For:

Tidal Basin, a Michael Baker company, is seeking a CDBG-DR Housing Subject Matter Expert who serves as a senior technical authority for the design, implementation, oversight, and improvement of owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, reimbursement, elevation, mitigation, and related disaster recovery programs. The position supports federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government clients throughout grant startup, production, monitoring, corrective action, and closeout. The successful candidate will translate HUD and grantee requirements into operationally workable, equitable, controlled, and audit-defensible housing programs; resolve complex or high-risk matters; establish standards; and coordinate multidisciplinary housing, policy, environmental, construction, finance, legal, technology, and quality resources.

What You'll Do:

• Advise clients on homeowner recovery strategy, program architecture, delivery models, organizational design, staffing, governance, implementation sequencing, and risk.
• Design or review rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, reimbursement, elevation, mitigation, manufactured housing, and related housing program models.
• Develop and review policies, procedures, manuals, forms, agreements, notices, checklists, decision tools, operating controls, quality plans, and training materials.
• Provide technical direction on eligibility, national objective, income, ownership, occupancy, primary residence, disaster impact, unmet need, duplication of benefits, award methodology, caps, incentives, exceptions, and recapture.
• Integrate environmental review, floodplain and wetlands requirements, lead-based paint, accessibility, fair housing, insurance, elevation, mitigation, inspections, construction standards, and closeout requirements into program operations.
• Establish applicant agreements, escrow and payment controls, contractor requirements, progress and final inspection protocols, change management, warranty, and recordkeeping expectations.
• Resolve complex, novel, disputed, or high-risk cases and prepare defensible issue papers, decision memoranda, policy interpretations, and executive recommendations.
• Define decision authority, escalation criteria, maker-checker controls, approval thresholds, exception procedures, sampling, quality standards, and segregation of duties.
• Develop caseload, throughput, cycle-time, aging, first-pass quality, rework, applicant contact, construction, expenditure, and closeout performance standards that balance speed, accuracy, fairness, and compliance.
• Guide case management and grants system requirements, business rules, role-based access, data conversion, user acceptance testing, reporting, document controls, and audit trail design.
• Support HUD coordination, monitoring, audits, appeals, complaints, investigations, findings responses, corrective action plans, records requests, and grant closeout.
• Lead technical reviews, calibration, training, and mentoring for housing specialists, case managers, eligibility personnel, reviewers, supervisors, and managers.
• Coordinate with policy, legal, environmental, civil rights, construction, inspections, finance, compliance, data, systems, communications, and program leadership.
• Support proposals, capture strategy, client presentations, staffing models, technical approaches, and thought leadership related to housing recovery.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned to meet project, client, and organizational needs.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in housing, public administration, planning, public policy, business, construction, engineering, architecture, emergency management, law, or a related field.
• At least ten years of progressive housing, community development, disaster recovery, grants management, construction, or public-sector program experience.
• Substantial hands‑on leadership responsibility across one or more CDBG-DR homeowner recovery allocations, including program design, implementation, technical oversight, monitoring, or corrective action.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex requirements, advise executive stakeholders, resolve cross-functional issues, and produce clear, defensible technical work products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and the ability to direct work performed in client and company systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience across multiple CDBG-DR allocations, disasters, grantees, delivery models, housing program types, and phases from startup through closeout.
• Experience leading homeowner recovery portfolios exceeding $100 million or involving geographically dispersed, high-volume, or technically complex delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable Federal Register notices, 24 CFR Part 570, 2 CFR Part 200, duplication of benefits, environmental review, fair housing, accessibility, construction, and monitoring requirements.
• Experience designing case management systems, business rules, quality‑control frameworks, applicant agreements, payment controls, or construction delivery processes.
• Master's degree, JD, AICP, PMP, CCM, PE, RA, CFM, housing certification, or comparable credential.
• Consulting experience supporting government clients and executive leadership in regulated, high‑visibility, deadline‑driven environments.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $103,532 - $130,385 per year. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Why Choose Us:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

At Tidal Basin, we exist to help communities, agencies, and critical infrastructure partners prepare for, respond to, recover from, and strengthen resilience to disasters and disruptions. Today, we deliver that promise as one united team, combining Tidal Basin Group, MLU Services, and Michael Baker International to bring the full resilience lifecycle under one roof. That means clients can move from strategy to execution faster: aligning planning, funding, and compliance with engineering and design, program delivery, contingency operations and logistics, and technology enabled tools that improve visibility and decision‑making. When urgency is high, we mobilize quickly. When complexity is high, we integrate disciplines and stay accountable through closeout so recovery holds up to scrutiny and communities rebuild stronger.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description incorporates the job's core responsibilities. It recognizes that other related duties not specifically mentioned might also be performed and that not all responsibilities may be carried out depending on operational needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Upon hire, secondary employment and other employment restrictions must be disclosed and approved. Tidal Basin Holdco, LLC, and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, which include Tidal Basin Government Consulting, LLC are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

TIDAL BASINOur team has decades of experience and offers innovative and effective solutions to help organizations and communities prepare for, respond to, and mitigate natural and human‑made disasters. We exist to help communities, agencies, and critical infrastructure partners prepare for, respond to, and strengthen resilience to disasters and disruptions. Today, we deliver that promise as one united team, combining Tidal Basin Group, MLU Services, and Michael Baker International to bring the full resilience lifecycle under one roof. That means clients can move from strategy to execution faster: aligning planning, funding, and compliance with engineering and design, program delivery, contingency operations and logistics, and technology enabled tools that improve visibility and decision‑making. When urgency is high, we mobilize quickly. When complexity is high, we integrate disciplines and stay accountable through closeout, so recovery holds up to scrutiny and communities rebuild stronger.