SENIOR BID CREDIT PROGRAM MANAGER

Senior Bid Credit Program Manager

We continually strive for a workforce that reflects the growing diversity within the State of Illinois. A variety of employee backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences are crucial to our ability to most effectively serve the public. Bilingual skills welcome.

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.

Essential functions include effective management of the Bid Credit Program, determining program goals and priorities, developing procedures, working with the Department of Innovation and Technology on computer systems attainment, preparing and revising proposed bid credit award criteria, serving as working supervisor, traveling as required to make presentations regarding program requirements, coordinating 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, and performing other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum qualifications require knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in accounting, business administration, information technology and related fields. Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, specifically with experience in program administration with supervisory experience within grant administration, statistical analysis and financial reporting experience.

About the Agency: The mission of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is to create equitable economic opportunities across the State of Illinois. By attracting and supporting major job creators, investing in communities, strengthening Illinois' world-class workforce, fostering innovation, and ushering in the new clean energy economy, DCEO works to fortify Illinois' reputation as a global economic powerhouse while ensuring Illinois is the best state to live, work and do business.