What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager I position at A Community of Friends?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Summary
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Housing, the Project Manager I is responsible for all activities related to the development of affordable multifamily housing developments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and manage teams for a minimum of three supportive housing projects through the development process independently with little supervision.
- Provide leadership and support for the development of Project Associates.
- Identify and perform due diligence and feasibility analysis for acquisition sites or new projects.
- Manage the entitlement approval process to ensure complete and timely submissions and obtain approvals consistent with the development schedule.
- Lead the community outreach process by developing and implementing community outreach plans, attending stakeholder meetings, presenting at public hearings.
- Assemble and manage the development team by : negotiating and monitoring contracts; managing the design process and overseeing the work of the design consultants to ensure consistency with ACOF's standards, project program, budget, and development timeline; ensuring proper communication and coordination across the team; ensuring the project complies with all regulatory requirements, commitments made, contract terms.
- Prepare, update and manage project proformas, predevelopment budgets, and construction budgets.
- Independently prepare accurate and complete funding applications that meet applications requirements on time.
- Prepare and manage projects' development timelines, driving project tasks, and managing project consultants / vendors to keep the project on track and to achieve ACOF's goals.
- Collaborate with asset management, property management, and resident services during the predevelopment, construction, and lease-up phases to ensure accurate budgets, high quality designs and smooth transitions to the operational phase.
- Secure and close all public and private predevelopment, construction, and permanent financing needed to complete development projects.
- Manage the construction process including but not limited to : reviewing and processing pay applications, attending construction meetings, reviewing change orders, managing consultants to ensure timely responses to requests for information; ensuring punch list items are addressed; checking for consistency with ACOF's standards.
- Ensure accurate, timely and strategic communication with the project team, consultants, architects, partners, lenders, investors, community stakeholders, other departments within ACOF, and ACOF's senior management.
- Negotiate financing terms, loan agreements, and partnership agreements with equity partners and project lenders while ensuring consistency with ACOF's standards and preferred terms as well as senior managements' feedback.
- Transition the project and all pertinent documents and information to Asset Management, Property Management, and Services.
- Prepare accurate and complete documents including but limited to contracts, funding applications and forms.
- Attend evening and weekend meetings and events, as needed, for managed projects.
- Complete administrative tasks as needed to complete essential duties and responsibilities.
- Meet with the Assistant Director of Housing regularly to provide project updates and discuss issues associated with development projects.
- Function as the primary contact for project lenders, investors, partners, government agencies.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Position Requirements :
To perform effectively in this position, the Project Manager I must have :
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at cnolan@acof.org.
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Salary Description
85,000 - $100,000
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000