Compliance Specialist II

City of Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Assist with City’s HUD monitoring readiness. Assist with responses to HUD review monitoring findings and concerns. Provide staff and service providers with updated HUD guidance and regulations. Ensure proper record-keeping of HUD related-related notices, policy alerts, and guidance. Conduct sampling of ER projects for compliance. Review and coordinate ER responses to complaints from service providers and program clients. The above statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Responsibilities

Review Ensure coordination of the environmental review process; collaborate and manage timely environmental review communications, tracking, and archival of the final Environmental Review Record (ERR) with CoA departments and external partners.
Review projects for applicability and level of Environmental Review required: Exempt, CENST, CEST, Environmental Assessment, or Environmental Impact Statement.
Review and assess documents assembled by developers, including project descriptions, budgets, acquisition documents, Phase I and Phase II reports, work specifications, maps, photographs, and other information.
Examine projects for factors including airport hazards, coastal barriers, flood plains, air quality, contamination and toxic substances, endangered species, explosive and flammable hazards, farmland protection, historic preservation, wetlands protection, noise abatement and control, sole source aquifers, and relocation plans.
Review and assess Mitigation recommendations contained in Phase I and Phase II reports.
Prepare additional Mitigation recommendations, as needed, based on findings; Prepare an Environmental Review Record (ERR) based on findings.
Prepare Public Notice for an advertisement based on the EER; Review and assess comments filed during the Public Comment Period.
Prepare Findings of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) and Notices of Intent to Requests for Release of Funds (NOI-RROF).
Provide instructions and guidance to developers. Assist City project managers with advice and recommendations, status updates, and other technical assistance as may be required. Review project proposals, contracts, and payments for compliance with Environmental and Historic Review requirements.
Ensure that all associated files are tracked and stored per the established protocol • Perform site visits for projects as required.
Provide ER analysis and report for each cycle of the Risk Tools Process, adherence to schedule, documentation completion, and storage for CDBG, ESG, HOPWA & HOME programs in preparation for monitoring activities.
Monitor, conduct, and track technical assistance and compliance training for the City of Atlanta’s Environmental Review and related processes.
Communicate changes to regulations, best practices, notices, etc., promptly to compliance management and all impacted parties.
Resolve identified environmental compliance issues; identify issues and conducts research to find alternative solutions.
Liaise with relevant regulatory agencies on ER-related matters requiring further investigation or clarification.
Analyzes federal, state, and local legislative proposals for impact on assigned functions.
Attend and participate in professional work sessions; stay abreast of new developments within assigned area of responsibility; maintain knowledge of federal, state, and local regulation.
May perform other duties as assigned.