Senior Bid Credit Program Manager

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The Bid Credit Program Manager at DCEO’s Office of Illinois Works serves as the lead professional in charge of managing the day‑to‑day functioning of the Bid Credit Program, managing the assigned team, and ensuring that hundreds of construction contractors that apply to receive bid credits get them in a timely and efficient way. The ideal candidate will be able to help lead and support a subordinate staff responsible for receiving and processing bid credits, ensuring contractor accounts are updated in a timely manner, and bid credit certificates are issued accurately.

The Office of Illinois Works at DCEO is a new bureau charged with implementing a portfolio of programs mandated by the Illinois Works Job Program Act. The office’s main focus is to bring about equity and inclusion to the construction industry and offer life and family sustaining careers in construction and the trades to underrepresented populations including women, minorities, and veterans.

• Under administrative direction of the Assistant Deputy Director of Illinois Works, performs effective management of the Bid Credit Program.
• Determines program goals and priorities and develops procedures and works with the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) on computer systems attainment.
• Prepares and revises proposed bid credit award criteria for review by the Assistant Deputy Director.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Travels as required to make presentations regarding program requirements to grantees, potential applicants, contractors, agency representatives and other stakeholders.
• Coordinates consultation and technical assistance with DCEO staff, DoIT, the State Procurement office, the Dept. of Labor, impacted agencies, and contractors on Bid Credit requirements and issue.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses…