Recovery Construction Liaison

The Lemoine Company, LLC; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lemoine Company, LLC seeks a Recovery Construction Liaison to serve as the primary contact between clients and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and coordination on HUD CDBG projects. The role involves reviewing certifications for payments and change orders, maintaining accurate project documentation, and providing timely feedback after monitoring visits.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in disaster recovery, construction management, or engineering (or equivalent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in disaster recovery, construction management, engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional residential construction experience (CDBG preferred).
• Strong written and spoken communication and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and recommend certifications for payment and change orders.
• Maintain project documentation for progress reports, compliance, and change orders.
• Provide feedback after monitoring visits to a subrecipient's health and safety officer.
• Ensure construction activities comply with HUD/CDBG guidelines, including Davis-Bacon and environmental reviews.
• Review contractor performance against timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor progress and ensure quality control.
• Participate in pre-construction meetings with contractors and homeowners.

Skills

Communication

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Disaster Recovery, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Other software programs

Job description

LEMOINE, a Great Place to Work®-Certified company, is looking for a Recovery Construction Liaison. The Recovery Construction Liaison will serve as the primary point of contact between the client and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and coordination. This may include facilitating updates, addressing client concerns, and relaying project-related information with minimal direct supervision.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for review and recommendations regarding certifications for payment and construction change orders.
• Prepare and maintain accurate project documentation including progress reports, compliance records, and change order requests, to meet CDBG program requirements.
• Provide feedback to subrecipient's health and safety officer or representative based on the observations obtained after conducting monitoring visits.
• Ensure all construction activities adhere to HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program guidelines, including Davis-Bacon wage requirements, environmental reviews, and other federal regulations.
• Review contractor performance, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards outlined in CDBG contracts.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor construction progress, verify compliance with project specifications, and ensure quality control.
• Participate in pre-construction meetings with contractors and homeowners to review project expectations, timelines, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited University in Disaster Recovery, Construction Management, Engineering, or related curriculum or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in residential construction (CDBG preferred).
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, and software programs.
• Solid skills in the areas of math, budgeting, and financial analysis, as well as excellent teamwork, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands:

The physical and mental demands of this position must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Section 3:

This position is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Section 3 residents are encouraged to apply. The purpose of Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968 is to ensure that preference for employment opportunities generated from the expenditure of HUD funds is directed to local low and very low-income persons, particularly those who receive federal housing assistance. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Due to the large volume of submissions received by this office, information concerning application and/or interview status cannot be provided. Selected applicants will be contacted for next steps in the interview process. Applicants who are not selected may not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Lemoine Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.