Bonds Management Team Lead

About the role

Loudoun County Government is seeking a Bonds Team Lead to play a key role in the land development process. This position serves as the team lead of the Bonds Management Team, processing hundreds of performance and grading bonds in a year and maintaining on average $900,000,000 in bonds at any given time.

The Bonds Team Lead ensures that the bonds process is administered efficiently and accurately, and that each performance and grading bond meets regulatory minimum standards. They are the primary point-of-contact for the development community for incoming performance and grading bonds and play a critical customer service role in relation to bonds.

Responsibilities

• Assigns all grading and performance bond reviews to bonds team members, planners, and planning technicians
• Compiles all Bond Committee draft agenda and schedules/coordinates Bond Committee meeting twice a month
• Finalizes all Bond Committee minutes in conjunction with the County Attorney's Office and updates all records related to Bond Committee
• Generates key performance metrics and presents to Bond Committee
• Drafts and sends Failure to Cure and Default notices as part of the Bond Call process as directed by Bond Committee
• Oversees bond work assigned to planning technicians and planners, processes performance and grading bonds, and determines their conformance with County regulations
• Processes bond extensions agreements, bond reductions, releases, substitutions, and riders
• Assists in the coordination of sending extension letters for all bonds
• Conducts the final closeout of all bonds
• Provides technical expertise and advises on issues regarding performance agreement submissions
• Acts as the liaison to various County Departments regarding the bonding process
• Acts as a subject matter expert for any external question related to bonding

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Four (4) years of related work experience, including one (1) year of supervisory or team lead experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Valid driver’s license, driving record, credit, and criminal background checks

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have superior customer service skills, and the ability to navigate an intricate environment for citizens, as well as for internal staff. The selected candidate should have an aptitude to perform a multitude of administrative and bonds processing tasks, strong and effective written and verbal communication skills, and intermediate skills in using computers and Microsoft Office.

Strong organizational skills, the ability to be a reliable team member and team leader, and the ability to work independently are musts for this position. The selected candidate must possess strong capabilities in cross-functional collaboration within a multi-team environment and be able to teach, coach, and supervise bonds technicians in their roles.