CDBG-DR Policy Subject Matter Expert

Location: United States (Remote); job location listed as Mobile, Alabama.

Salary: $103,532–$130,385 per year.

Company

Michael Baker International provides engineering and consulting services for infrastructure, environmental, construction, planning, and public-sector program management.

What you will do

• Lead development and maintenance of Action Plans, substantial amendments, policies, procedures, manuals, forms, tools, and implementation guidance.
• Interpret Federal Register notices, HUD guidance, waivers, alternative requirements, grant agreements, 2 CFR Part 200, 24 CFR 570, and federal cross-cutting requirements.
• Translate regulations into practical, auditable controls for housing, infrastructure, mitigation, economic revitalization, planning, and public service programs.
• Advise client executives and program leaders on policy options, eligibility, risk, consistency, and defensibility; review complex eligibility, national objective, duplication-of-benefits, income, award, and compliance determinations.
• Prepare issue papers, decision memoranda, policy interpretations, waiver requests, and HUD responses; support program startup, organizational design, implementation planning, and change management.
• Lead quality reviews, training, monitoring, audits, corrective action plans, closeout, mentoring, proposals, client presentations, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, planning, public policy, law, business, housing, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of grants, housing, community development, or public-sector program experience, including 7 years in CDBG-DR, CDBG-MIT, or comparable HUD disaster recovery work.
• Ability to interpret complex federal requirements and produce clear, defensible technical writing.
• Professional communication skills, ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines, and ability to produce accurate, well-organized work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and ability to learn client and company systems.

Nice to have

• Master's degree, JD, AICP, PMP, or comparable professional credential.
• Experience with multiple CDBG-DR allocations, state grantees, HUD monitoring, Action Plans, and programs exceeding $100 million.
• Experience leading policy functions and advising executive-level stakeholders.
• Consulting experience with government clients or experience in a regulated, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary, or surge teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a consulting and client-service environment supporting federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local government programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan, HSA, and FSA.
• Generous paid time off, commuter and wellness benefits, and professional and personal development opportunities.
• Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks are required.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.