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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