Project Manager III - Housing

The Frederick County Division of Housing is a growing organization committed to innovative and creative approaches to providing affordable housing in our community. Our mission is to assist in the provision of affordable housing for Frederick County residents with an emphasis on special needs populations, senior persons with disabilities, and low to income workforce households. As the fastest growing county in Maryland, it has never been more important to ensure access to affordable housing options for our residents.

Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week;
Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m.; full benefits.

This professional position is responsible for planning, directing, and managing affordable housing developments undertaken by the Frederick County Division of Housing and its developer partners, as well as overseeing development, redevelopment, and preservation policies and programs resulting from the Housing Strategic Plan. The position requires maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including county divisions, regulatory agencies, developers, consultants, and contractors. With a high level of autonomy, the individual must exercise sound judgment while providing regular updates to the Division Director, ensuring strategic planning, regulatory compliance, partnership management, and project execution aligned with affordable housing initiatives.

Supervision is received from the Department Head-Community Programs.

NOTE:

The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate, with exception.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Oversee the planning, development, acquisition, design, and construction of low- and moderate-income housing, along with associated community facilities, to ensure implementation and regulatory compliance

• Manage efforts to acquire land or existing developments, conduct project feasibility studies; prepare and submit development and land use planning actions, select and supervise consultants, and design and implement solicitation processes in accordance with county procurement to support affordable housing initiatives
• Direct the design and construction of housing developments and select community facilities, overseeing the preparation of plans and specifications, project schedules,…