Real Estate Development Manager

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Manage and develop direct reports to be valued contributors.  Effectively communicate and emulate HFHMD Mission and Core Values; communicate development and design objectives and performance expectations to all direct reports. 
•    Support an inclusive environment for employees, volunteers, partners, consultants and contractors. 
•    Pursue and secure homeownership opportunities in collaboration with the Director. 
•    Facilitate project coordination and new program development with necessary departments to ensure successful rollout.   
•    Develop department project management capabilities to provide staff the tools to create successful projects. 
•    Create and manage budget and schedules at a project level. 
•    Build and foster relationships with partners and communities in support of department priorities. 
•    Foster cross departmental collaboration to further organization priorities. 
•    Ensure that all special conditions, design or other commitments, and other acquisition specifics are communicated and approved/understood by other departments as needed. 
•    Participate in negotiations with municipalities, developers, or other entities, documenting all negotiations to ensure proper legal documents, e.g. Letter of Intent (LOI), Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), contracts, can be executed. 
•    Maintain a working knowledge of best practices and significant developments and trends in the fields of real estate, property development, affordable homeownership and residential construction. 
•    Contribute to building Habitat’s reputation as a trusted partner in affordable homeownership solutions. 
•    Oversee management of vacant and/or income property inventory as needed.  
 

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL:
•    Thorough knowledge of property acquisition, contracts and due diligence.
•    Thorough knowledge of proforma development, budget management and financial analysis. 
•    Thorough knowledge of land entitlement, site planning, building design and permitting. 
•    Thorough knowledge of residential construction.  
•    Diplomacy, outstanding representation of organization including public presentations. 
•    Ability to develop and supervise staff and provide consistent fair evaluation.  
•    Ability to identify, evaluate, problem solve and give direction regarding problem resolution.   
•    Ability to make decisions and solve problems effectively; ability to think and act decisively. 
•    Ability to flex style to communicate clearly, professionally, and sensitively with diverse audiences of homeowners, volunteers, contractors, community members, coworkers, etc.   
•    Experience working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds is preferred. 
•    Strong communication skills; oral and written.
•    Strong collaboration skills to coordinate across teams and departments.
•    Ability to appropriately prioritize workload to meet schedules and deadlines.
•    A strong belief in Habitat’s mission and a desire to engage others in the organization’s work. 

EXPERIENCE
•    Lived experience and/or structured education in related field (Real Estate, Property Development, Architecture, Construction, etc.). BS/BA Degree preferred, and an advanced degree would be advantageous in this role. 
•    5 or more years of successful experience with increasing responsibility in an applicable setting, such as real estate development.
•    Experience effectively managing and developing staff.
•    Experience building and fostering relationships with various, and sometimes challenging, stakeholders. 
•    Proven performance designing and guiding projects from acquisition through entitlement and construction bringing them in on time and at or below budget.
•    Experience speaking publicly and garnering respect and consensus from groups. 
•    Experience with various technologies related to management and real estate development, such as performance management software, Excel, Monday.com, Bluebeam, and Procore. 
•    Experience working with, and overseeing, volunteers is a plus.