Real Estate Development Program Manager (REDPM)

Purpose of the Position: This role will provide critical support to our development team as we continue our affordable housing development efforts, and work cross-functionally to identify, apply for, and comply with requirements related to affordable housing programs and integrate these programs into our projects. You will thrive in this role if you can create structure and process, focus on details, and learn the rules and requirements of the programs and funders we work with. You must care work as much as the impact you have on communities we serve. Organizational and writing skills a must. You may already have, or will learn quickly, the basics of real estate transactions and closing, including legal document review, financial closings, and the settlement processes. Computer skills of excel, powerpoint, and word also required. We can support the right candidate with training, and hope to find someone who can contribute to the team in a number ways as we grow!

Company Overview: The Company is a private office real estate development and investment firm that is a leader is solving the affordability crisis. We work with communities and supportive service providers to deliver wonderful places for people to live, and we layer programs to make these places affordable to people who couldn’t otherwise live there. In the past five years, the Company has positioned itself for substantial growth, and has a robust pipeline of thousands of units that will be completed in the next 3 years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development team thru all phases of a project, from entitlements to financing to construction.
• Manage the LIHTC development project lifecycle, from application assembly to ensuring compliance through construction completion. Manage all ongoing programmatic requirements of various funding sources such as HOME, Housing Trust Fund (HTF) funds, and other affordable housing programs.
• Lead the due diligence and equity closing process, including complex transactions involving multiple layers of financing. Satisfy preclosing requirements by engaging appraisers, surveyors, and environmental firms. Directly interface with title companies, lenders, and syndicators to streamline the closing process.
• Serve as the firm's real estate paralegal, reviewing title commitments, ALTA surveys and loan documents. Prepare transactional real estate documents. Manage the creation of all new entities.

Qualifications Requirement

• An interest in affordable housing and real estate development
• Ability to learn and understand the programmatic requirements of various financing programs
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects/responsibilities
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• A 4 year college degree and 5 years of progressive experience
• Advance skills in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in a business environment
• Ability to commute to Lincoln, Nebraska location

Experience in one of these related fields:

• Affordable housing
• Real estate transactions
• Real estate development
• Title and escrow
• Real estate paralegal