Project Development Manager, Senior

The City of Richmond's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the our Project Development Manager, Senior role to finance new construction and the preservation of affordable and workforce rental housing. As well as other community development projects in partnership with non-profit and for-profit housing developers, faith-based institutions, state and local government agencies to analyze financial data and applications related to loan and grant request for funding of development projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for underwriting of affordable housing development projects to perform risk assessments on potential loan request for funding to develop affordable housing.

• Underwrites and manages housing and community development projects throughout the development cycle, including overseeing fiscal and administrative responsibilities.
• Providing project management for various grant programs, including CDBG, HOME-ARP.
• Providing fiscal management and administering funding to support the development of housing options and support services for families experiencing homelessness.
•  Overseeing administration of programs and services, program budgets, establishing targets and measures, and developing risk assessments.
•  Ensuring conformance of program delivery with the City's Master Plan and Consolidated Plan, Equitable Affordable Housing Plan, as well as preparing the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). Responds to audit findings.
•  Assisting with writing, monitoring, and coordinating grants. Such grants and related programs will include the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Affordable Housing Trust Fund, HOME-ARP, etc.
• Serving as a liaison between the Department of Housing and Community Development and internal/external agencies including other City departments, and non-profits, more specifically with housing and service providers engaging individuals experiencing homelessness to coordinate projects, reduce delays, and ensure compliance with all applicable federal and local laws.
• Attending staff meetings, council meetings, provider/partner meetings, and meetings with the general public. Presenting reports and projecting updates.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning, business, economics, public administration, or a related field
• Four (4) years of related experience
• Two (2) - Five (4) of relevant underwriting and/or project management experience, preferred
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• None required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Program/Project Management
• Budget development and administration
• Real Estate development and/or underwriting
• Mortgage underwriting
• Federal, state, and local regulations and program guidelines
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Oral and written communication including business writing
• Utilizing standard office equipment such as printers, computers, and fax machines
• Customer service
• Responding to audit findings
• Drafting and revising documents
• Managing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Interpreting federal and foundation grant guidelines
• Communicating with various internal and external departments

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Manage time effectively
• Lead others
• Problem solve
• Think critically
• Analyze complex issues

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction, stand, push, pull, lift, finger (picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers), grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms, talk, see, and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb, balance, stoop, crouch, crawl, walk, feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists, hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Salary : $75,030 - $102,000