Director of Real Estate Development
Company: Insight Housing
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: November 13, 2024
Job Description:
Are you ready to build a brighter future and ensure everyone in
our community has a place to call home? If you're a passionate real
estate development expert with a heart for affordable housing, we
want YOU to join our team as our Director of Real Estate
Development!What You'll Do:You will report to the Chief Operating
Officer, and as our champion in real estate development,
you'll:
- Lead the charge: Oversee the Real Estate Development team and
multiple exciting projects from start to finish, ensuring they're
completed on time, on budget, and with a smile. You will actively
identify acquisition or rehabilitation opportunities, conduct
project feasibility studies, solicit bids and manage contracts,
coordinate selection of design team, and run the whole gamut to
ensure the highest quality development.
- Strategic Leadership: Ideate and implement innovative real
estate development strategies that align with our mission to ensure
everyone in our community has a home through supportive, equitable,
and sustainable housing solutions.
- Build Bridges: Fostering strong partnerships with various
internal departments, local governments, community organizations,
neighbors, and various other stakeholders to bring our projects to
life.
- Crunch Numbers: Dive into project budgets and funding sources,
helping the COO secure the financial backing needed to make our
visions a reality. Lead budget forecasting, analyze financial
viability, maintain project proformas.
- Handle all relevant regulations like a pro, ensuring every
project is compliant, has all necessary entitlements and approvals,
and is ready to go.
- Engage the Community, integrating their feedback to create
truly inclusive spaces.Who You Are:You're a real estate development
rockstar with a passion for affordable housing and social justice
and a knack for project management. You have:
- Bachelor's degree in project management, urban planning, public
policy, architecture, or related field. Masters preferred.
- 10 years of experience in real estate development, including
affordable housing development.
- 5+ years of experience leading complex and affordable housing
development projects and partnering with internal leadership to
grow organization's housing pipeline. Prior experience managing a
team is required.
- Excellent project management skills with demonstrated expertise
in taking several developments from conception to completion.
- Commitment to serving individuals experiencing homelessness.
Understanding of and sensitivity to issues related to homeless, low
income, mentally disabled, and chemically dependent persons.
- Proven affordable housing finance expertise.
- Northern California real estate experience.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, email, internet, and
calendaring applications. Must have excellent Excel and tracking
skills and experience with project management software. Must have
experience building and updating financial models in MS Excel.
- Strong community networking skills and ability to build
resources and relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a can do and flexible
attitude a must.
- Ability to interact in a supportive and professional manner
with staff and clients of diverse cultural and economic
backgrounds.
- A creative approach to problem-solving and community
engagement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a flair
for negotiation and collaboration.
- Exceptional supervisory skills with strong coaching and
conflict resolution abilities.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, multitask, maintain
confidentiality, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to maintain professional conduct, attitude and
appearance at all times.Why Join Us?Make your mark as we are
expanding our pipeline for PSH real estate development! Our growth
over the last several years has been exponential and it is an
exciting time to join the agency. We offer unmatched PTO, including
20 vacation days per year, 19 paid holidays, and 10 sick days. 403B
match, affordable healthcare and free options for employees,
parental leave program, and many more perks!If you're excited to
create affordable housing and make a tangible impact in the
community, we'd love to hear from you! Lets work together to ensure
everyone in our community has a home through supportive, equitable,
and sustainable housing solutions.We are extremely proud of our
diverse team and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of
race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability
status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state or local laws.Compensation:
$165,000-$190,000, DOE
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