Project Manager - Real Estate Development

About the Opportunity

Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of affordable housing? Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is looking for a driven and dynamic Project Manager to join our Boston-based Real Estate Development team. In this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to oversee multiple developments from start to finish, with the guidance and support of one of POAH’s senior development leaders. As a Project Manager, you will be instrumental in transforming communities, from the acquisition of properties to the completion of construction and lease-up, ensuring that each project is financially sound, well-designed, and effectively managed.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Vision and Execution: Identify and seize project opportunities, defining the scope and setting the stage for successful development.
• Financial Strategy: Work with your team to determine the financial feasibility of projects, ensuring that every step is aligned with POAH’s mission and financial goals.
• Team Leadership: Assemble and lead a team of top-notch professionals—architects, engineers, real estate brokers, lawyers, and contractors—coordinating their efforts to bring your projects to life.
• Community Engagement: Collaborate with consultants and community stakeholders on master planning, design, and permitting. Present your project plans to residents, neighbors, public agencies, and other key groups, ensuring that all voices are heard.
• Budget Management: Take charge of the project budget, tracking costs, analyzing financial performance, and resolving any budget shortfalls to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Design and Construction Oversight: Monitor design and construction activities, ensuring compliance with local building codes and integrating principles of sound property management.

Experience & Knowledge

We’re looking for candidates with at least 2 years of relevant experience and a solid understanding of:

• Affordable Housing and Community Development: Deep knowledge of affordable housing regulations and financing, with the ability to navigate this complex landscape.
• Project Promotion: Experience in conceiving projects and promoting them to diverse audiences, including community-based and tenant organizations.
• Mixed-Income and Mixed-Use Development: Hands-on experience with mixed-income, mixed-use development, and master planning.
• Deal Structuring and Closure: Proven track record in structuring, negotiating, and closing deals, with a strong understanding of both public and private financing.
• Design and Construction Management: Expertise in managing multi-family construction and rehab projects, from design through to completion.
• Budget Oversight: Ability to establish, monitor, and achieve development budgets, ensuring projects stay on track financially.
• Regulatory Compliance: Familiarity with the regulatory issues related to real estate development.

Skills

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Leadership: Ability to lead and inspire a team with diverse interests and backgrounds, driving projects forward with confidence and clarity.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Financial Acumen: Proficiency in financial analysis, with the ability to perform detailed spreadsheet analyses that support sound decision-making.
• Presentation Skills: Comfort in making compelling public presentations using tools like PowerPoint, effectively engaging with various audiences.
• Multitasking: Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join POAH

• Work at the forefront of affordable housing innovation.
• Collaborate with passionate and dedicated colleagues.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Contribute to the betterment of communities nationwide.
• Shape the future of housing policy and finance.

At POAH, we offer:

• Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including health and life insurance
• Generous leave programs, including PTO and parental leave
• A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Individual professional development budget for every employee
• End-of-year bonuses
• A vibrant company culture
• POAH is currently enjoying a remote hybrid schedule which allows employees to work from home but also requires in-office days. An ability to work a remote hybrid schedule is required of all candidates.

POAH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

About the Organization: Preservation of Affordable Housing

Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, create and sustain affordable, healthy homes that support economic security, racial equity, and access to opportunity for all. POAH owns and operates more than 13,000 affordable homes at more than 130 properties in 11 states and the District of Columbia. POAH is based in Boston with offices in Chicago and Washington D.C.

POAH’s reach is national in scope, and its pursuit of the preservation mission is empowered by a focus on the business bottom line. Its strong reputation is the result of a demonstrated ability to craft complex financial transactions, tackle tough multi-family projects, and close deals that preserve the affordability of at-risk properties. The organization and its leaders are at the forefront of policy and legislative discussions around housing preservation, affordable housing finance and regulatory reform, including energy efficiency in the multifamily sector.

The POAH team is dedicated, creative and passionate. We believe a diverse and inclusive team is a stronger, smarter team, and we actively promote diversity and meaningful inclusion of different perspectives among our board, our staff, our partners, in our procurement of good and services, and at our communities. We understand that addressing structural racism and achieving racial equity are central to the work we do, and we proactively integrate the issue of race in our housing work.