HOC Career Opportunities

This is a professional and technical management position which is responsible for the administration of inspections for the Housing Opportunities Commission through the contract administration of third party inspection contracts, the management of related landlord services operations, as well as the overall management of the Office of Inspection Services.  

This is a professional position responsible for providing administrative support for the Director of Public Affairs & Communications and the Director of Legislative & Government Affairs and the LPA Division by providing confidential executive-level administrative duties. 

This is a senior level professional management position that provides a range of services to the Office of Public
Affairs & Communications (PAC) in the areas of public information/communications, public relations, marketing, customer service, project management, data and analytics.

This position is in the office five days per week supporting the McKinney Permanent Supportive Housing Program and the Resident Services Division (as needed).

HOC has four (4) residential host sites for Montgomery County’s Senior Nutrition Program. The Nutrition Program Manager/Aide position is a HOC temporary in our HOC Temp Pool part-time position (minimum wage, approximately 17.50 hours a week, Monday through Friday that oversees the congregate lunch program. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Please note, this position requires that the applicant is available for a mandatory meeting once a quarter with Montgomery County Senior Nutrition Program Staff and Caterer and mandatory meetings with HOC Supervisor three times a year outside of program operating hours. This position requires candidates to complete mandatory HOC staff training throughout the course of the year.  

This position is responsible for monitoring assigned accounts including HOA’s to assure timeliness and accuracy of payments.

The position is responsible for assisting Resident Services Staff with planning and facilitating program activities.

This is a professional position which involves coordination of a wide variety of services to support property operations with primary focus on community relations and homeowner associations (HOAs) to ensure a good-neighbor relationship with communities. It involves functioning as a liaison between HOC residents, HOA Boards, Resident Associations, inspectors and contractors.  This position requires coordination of HOC representation at HOA, community, board and tenant association meetings.  

This is a professional position responsible for ensuring HOC's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”), the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  The ADA/504 Manager will work under the direction of the General Counsel, but will be expected to work independently and with minimal supervision in the planning and directing of their job duties. The ADA/504 Manager will oversee and manage the agency’s reasonable accommodation/modification requests (internal employee and tenant/customer requests). This will include all aspects of the reasonable accommodation decision process, including creating an intake system, overseeing the decision making process, engaging in the interactive process with requesters, reviewing final decisions, and ensuring timely responses. 

This is a professional management position responsible for supervision of professional staff, establishing and maintaining work standards, coordinating work functions, assignments and work planning.

This position has direct bearing on the outcome of the MCK Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The employee must have the aptitude for database management and program compliance/regulation.

This position is responsible for administrative support to staff working in the Property Management Division.

The Help Desk Analyst will provide basic to mid-level technical support on software and hardware issues to clients or end users. The employee requires an aptitude for working with applications and systems to undertake critical analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of client problems, which may range from simple to more complex issues. The employee is required to respond to a large volume of calls while also providing a high degree of client satisfaction. 

This position is responsible for administrative support to staff working with the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project Based (PBV) Programs. 

This position is responsible for planning, organizing, developing and coordinating the formulation, monitoring and presentation of budgets for controlling funds to implement performance objectives of the organization and analyze past and present financial operations to project future revenues and expenditures.

Interview, assess and determine eligibility for HOC residents applying for emergency financial assistance in order to prevent evictions and utility disconnections or to provide security deposits and/or moving/storage services for applicants facing emergency relocations.

This is a professional position that implements and executes work efforts in the administration of various personnel systems to include employee benefits, recruitment, classification, evaluation, orientation, training and leave management services. Employee is given overall program objectives/priorities and is expected to carry out the daily activities of the position with little supervision.

Interview applicants and current participants in the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program to determine continued participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families. 

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families.

This position provides case management, counseling and referral services to participants in the Family Self Sufficiency program.

This position works in conjunction with all HOC Divisions and reports to the Events Manager. Plans, coordinates and implements a variety of special events to include, but not limited to: Conferences; General Staff Meetings; Staff Appreciation events; Town Hall Meetings; Bring Your Child to Work Day; and other events as assigned. 

This is a professional management position responsible for monitoring and evaluating the physical, fiscal, legal, regulatory, and operational activities for a portfolio of multifamily and scattered site properties. The Asset Manager is critical to the Agency’s ability to optimize real estate life cycles through property development, operations and maintenance. 

The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (“HOC”) is one of the nation’s preeminent affordable housing finance agencies at the forefront of financing, developing, and preserving affordable housing. HOC is seeking an attorney specializing in litigation and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”), the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The Associate General Counsel will oversee and manage the agency’s reasonable accommodation/modification requests (internal employee and tenant/customer requests). This will include all aspects of the reasonable accommodation decision process, including creating an intake system, overseeing the decision making process, engaging in the interactive process with requesters, reviewing final decisions, and ensuring timely responses. 

This is a professional management position responsible for monitoring and evaluating the physical, fiscal, legal, regulatory, and operational activities for a portfolio of multifamily and scattered site properties. The Asset Manager is critical to the Agency’s ability to optimize real estate life cycles through property development, operations and maintenance.

This is a professional position which involves the coordination of a wide variety of services to support the property management, leasing and occupancy, maintenance and public relations needs of an assigned portfolio of properties including approximately 350 Scattered Site units ranging from moderately priced single family homes to market rate housing.  

This position requires knowledge of financial analysis. Will reconcile Housing Choice Voucher vendor and client ledgers. Will assess and collect landlord receivable balances resulting from subsidy overpayments. Generate repayment agreements and referrals to collection agencies. Responsible for monitoring receivable balances for incoming portable clients. Will work with staff and Public Housing Authorities to collect outstanding debt. Will create reoccurring payables for outgoing portable clients and reconcile FSS escrow accounts. Will submit monthly report of all financial activity. Must provide excellent customer service and maintain working relationships with landlords, tenants, housing authorities and HOC staff. Will create monthly reports for Housing Resources Division related to port-in receivable balances. Monitor and update project-based voucher spreadsheets. Perform other related duties as assigned.

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This is a 24-hour per week, part-time position with benefits. This position is responsible for providing crisis intervention, conducting assessments, providing information and referrals, facilitating groups, developing and administering the Bauer park newsletter, and brief counseling services for elderly and disabled residents and adults residing in the Bauer Park HUB. Other duties include coordinating service deliveries from the County and nonprofit agencies, advocating on the behalf of residents, and completing statistical reports.

This position will act as a liaison between the Budget Office and assigned HOC Divisions/Departments for the purpose of developing and coordinating the formulation and monitoring of various agency budgets, for controlling funds across entities to implement performance objectives of the programs, and analyzing past and present financial operations to project future revenues and expenditures.  

The incumbent must possess a fundamental knowledge and understanding of managing both market rate and affordable housing; as well as a comprehensive knowledge of property management processes, systems, and procedures.  This incumbent is responsible for ensuring properties are fiscally sound and viable investments that are physically well-maintained and in compliance with all lender, U.S. Treasury, HUD, and other regulatory requirements, as well as HOC policies and procedures, agreements, programs, and covenants.  The Regional Property Manager must also be proficient at identifying underperformance, providing operational data analysis, coordinating with counterparts at third-party property management firms where applicable, and supporting Property Manager performance.  

This is a professional position responsible for all Division training in customer service, program procedures and practices. The position conducts new staff member orientation and refresher trainings in customer service, specific program requirements, technology, and community resources. This position requires knowledge of the Federal, State and local laws and regulations to administer the Housing Choice Voucher and Project Based Voucher Programs. 

This is a professional position which involves the coordination of a wide variety of services to support the property management, leasing and occupancy, maintenance and public relations needs of an assigned portfolio of properties including approximately 350 Scattered Site units ranging from moderately priced single family homes to market rate housing.

Consistent with the mission, vision and values of the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC), The Public Information Specialist will develop and execute communication projects and initiatives for internal and external audiences, including staff, customers, stakeholders, partners, and the general public.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families.

Provide direct supervision to the service coordination and housing stabilization team.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families.

The Housing Choice Voucher Manager has a direct impact on the quality of the services provided to clients, landlords, staff and community. 

This position is responsible for the installation, operation, modification, repair, troubleshooting and testing of new and existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and associated equipment including residential, scattered-sites, and commercial boilers and chillers.  The employee will be responsible for the work of electrical, plumbing, carpentry, appliance maintenance and repairs and correct minor structural problems. Perform preliminary estimate of materials, time and labor necessary to complete a job and is responsible to lead others by providing instruction, guidance, and cross training of employees in skills of the trade.

This is a supervisory position responsible for agency compliance with regulatory obligations including, but not limited to, affordable housing programs, real estate bond financing and Davis Bacon wage requirements, including training and annual reporting. Will serve as an inter-agency consultant on Federal, State, and Local regulatory compliance related matters and provide recommendations for corrective action.

Determine eligibility and continued participation for HOC Housing Choice Voucher applicants and families. Duties include interviewing clients, certifying, recertifying annuals and interims, processing rent increases requests, negotiating rent amounts with landlords.

This position is responsible for monitoring assigned accounts to assure timeliness and accuracy of payments. Obtain appropriate approval of invoices. Review invoice for accuracy of information. Maintain complex spreadsheet or database of account histories. Research problems concerning invoices. Enter invoices into computer. Produce batch listing and verify accuracy of all data entry. When checks are produced, compare them to invoices. If accurate, prepare documents for mailing. Compare vendor statements to invoices paid. If there are outstanding invoices, determine cause and pay immediately if appropriate. Assure that W9s are sent to and received from all new vendors.

This position is responsible for the general cleaning of units, buildings, offices, grounds and all public areas of HOC managed apartment communities in Montgomery County. Incumbent will operate trash compactor, carpet cleaner, floor buffer, snow blower and hedge trimmer along with other maintenance equipment/machinery and perform maintenance. Responsible for mopping, scrubbing and waxing floors; keeping parking lots clean; trash removal; maintaining an effective recycling program; keeping the outside of the premises litter free; cleaning restrooms; snow and leaf removal.

This position is responsible for performing all levels of apartment maintenance to include electrical, plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, exterior upkeep and HVAC on neighboring properties.  Will rehab vacant units, perform preventative maintenance on units/systems and troubleshoot/repair air conditioning units and furnaces.  

This position is responsible for providing excellent customer service to both, internal and external customers all while providing administrative and program support for the Compliance Division.  Serve as a coordinator for the Davis Bacon and Section 3 and HOC works programs.  

This position is responsible for monitoring and supervising HOC and non owned/managed properties in the General Accounting Dept. 

This position provides case management, counseling and referral services to participants in the Family Self Sufficiency program.

This position is responsible for the general cleaning of units, buildings, offices, grounds and all public areas of HOC managed apartment communities in Montgomery County.  Incumbent will operate trash compactor, carpet cleaner, floor buffer, snow blower and hedge trimmer along with other maintenance equipment/machinery and perform maintenance.  Responsible for mopping, scrubbing and waxing floors; keeping parking lots clean; trash removal; maintaining an effective recycling program; keeping the outside of the premises litter free; cleaning restrooms; snow and leaf removal.

This position is responsible for preventive maintenance to heating and air conditioning and repairs in electric, plumbing, carpentry, appliances, and minor structural problems.  Maintain supplies and parts for buildings.  Perform vacant unit rehabilitations.  Maintain operation of HVAC units, boilers, repair pipes, pumps and furnaces and keep logs.  Conduct unit inspections, maintain keys for apartments and mail boxes, storage, community centers and laundry rooms.  Respond to emergency calls and maintain security of buildings.  Perform other related duties as assigned. This position is located in Olney, Maryland however selected applicant may be assigned to work at other properties temporarily or reassigned based on operational needs.

This position will act as a liaison between the Budget Office and assigned HOC Divisions/Departments for the purpose of developing and coordinating the formulation and monitoring of various agency budgets, for controlling funds across entities to implement performance objectives of the programs, and analyzing past and present financial operations to project future revenues and expenditures.