Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

JOB TITLE: Project Manager

DEPARTMENT: Real Estate Development

FLSA: Exempt 

REPORTS TO: Director of Real Estate Development

LOCATION: Yonkers, NY

SALARY: $132,500.00

BENEFITS AND PERKS

• $1,000 Sign-on and Retention Bonus
• Medical, Dental and Vision after 30-days with up to 85% paid by Employer 
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Personal Time
• Tuition Reimbursement Life Insurance 
• Pension Plan and Voluntary 403b Plan
• Employee Loan Program
• Hybrid after 90-days
• Free Parking
• Staff Development and Promotional Opportunities

SUMMARY: Performs planning, real estate and community development functions within a small team of real estate development professionals for an active not for profit organization that develops, manages and provides supportive services for affordable and supportive housing in New York City, Westchester and the mid-Hudson Valley, New York.

 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs financial feasibility analysis including development/operating proformas and sources and uses models for potential community development and real estate development projects
• Interfaces with other company divisions as appropriate in the planning and preparation of development projects including: feasibility of proposed programs, service needs, and operating cost projections.
• Performs zoning and land use analysis
• Interviews, selects and oversees development/project team members
• Acts as project manager for real estate development projects, coordinating pre-development activities, and overseeing day-to-day activities throughout construction.
• Manages due diligence activities for development projects including ordering and analyzing appraisals, surveys, environmental reports, geotechnical surveys, title reports, etc.
• Coordinates project finance closings and performs construction administration
• Prepares funding draws and payment requisitions and interfaces with Finance Department to track payment and recording of development funding and expenses
• Makes presentations and conducts meetings with stakeholders in government, local communities and financing institutions.
• Prepares responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for development sites and financing applications for submission to local and state agencies for grants, tax credits, and subsidy financing. 
• Other duties as assigned

 

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor/Master degree with a major in urban planning, finance, architecture, real estate development, construction or business is preferred, although a Bachelor/Master degree in another field with corresponding experience in real estate development will be considered. Two years of experience performing similar functions in a real estate development company, government agency, or financial institution is preferred. Previous experience working with Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Affordable housing is required.

 

 

AGENCY PROFILE & EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS

Westhab is a prominent community development organization, providing housing and supportive services for more than 10,000 of the most vulnerable members of our community each year. We are staffed by an extraordinary group of hard-working professionals that are fully committed to our mission - Building Communities. Changing Lives. Working at Westhab is not easy. Our expectations for all staff are high. We believe that the people and the communities that we have the privilege to serve deserve our very best every day. We are a results-driven organization that focuses on empowerment and impact. If you want to apply for this opportunity, it should only be because you feel ready for the challenges and expectations that come with joining this kind of team. (EOE)

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA):

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ensures safe and healthful working conditions to workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. Westhab complies with all applicable OSHA standards, rules and regulations in addition to keeping our workplaces free of serious recognized hazards.