Join Our Team

• Site – Engage zoning architect to study potential development options.
• Financial – Prepare preliminary pro forma. Engage financial consultant, analyze, and review pro formas, verify assumptions.
• Community Outreach – With the development team, meet with community representatives, parish leadership, and elected officials as needed to assess community needs for new development.
• Government Agencies – Meet with various government housing agencies to present potential projects, secure consent for funding, discuss timing of predevelopment activities up to closing, and follow up throughout predevelopment after initial consent.
• Plan – Develop initial project proposal for review by Catholic Charities and Archdiocesan leadership.

• Hire Development Team – Prepare request for qualifications/proposals for development team including consultants, architects, contractors, owners’ representatives, and others as needed. Conduct due diligence on development team members. Coordinate the provision of professional services. Review contracts and agreements with team members as necessary.
• Oversee Formation of Proper Governance – Work with the team and counsel to establish advisory and governance boards. Meet with board members and provide staffing to board leadership, follow-up, suggested agendas and reports as needed. Monitor quality of corporate governance and maintain essential documents.
• Financial – Assist in the preparation and submission of applications for financing. Oversee budget and assumptions. Overseeing LIHTC and Bank Loan and L/C process from preparing and reviewing bids and selecting investor/bank.
• Legal – Work with lawyers on legal matters in regard to zoning, ownership structures, and acquisition.
• Design – Work with ANYCH/IHD and project stakeholders on developing the new building’s program and space needs, and then conveying this to the architect. Reviewing architectural plans throughout predevelopment and keeping an eye out for cost implications of design decisions.
• Community – Secure letters of support. Serve as internal and external contact for project management.
• Zoning – Work with zoning consultants/lawyers on zoning considerations, i.e. ULURP, minor modifications, and tax lot splits and/or mergers.
• Site – Conduct Environmental Reviews and Studies as needed.
• Initial Project Closing- With legal counsel, ensure all agreements, contracts and commitments and other key documents are in place to secure construction financing.

• Establish and maintain project schedule and budget.
• Help in managing development team in addressing problems and unforeseen conditions.
• Work with development team to ensure smooth transition to occupancy- utility hook-up, securing permit sign-offs, overseeing marketing and rent-up, ordering furnishing and finishes, etc.
• Other job duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Master’s Degree in Real Estate, Planning, or Business, a plus.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in housing or community development, project planning, underwriting and/or construction management.
• Asset management and/or property management experience is preferred.
• Willingness to travel by public transit to both existing housing developments and new construction sites.
• Ability to work well with a diverse group of professionals, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a can-do attitude is required.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical abilities.
• Deep commitment and understanding of affordable housing.
• Financial analysis and project management experience, and familiarity with subsidized funding programs, a plus.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office 365 with outstanding Excel skills required.
• Adobe Creative Suite experience preferred.
• Remote systems literate.

COVID-19 Adjustment: Position will be onboarded virtually. Potential to orient to the physical office space in person depending on CDC and agency requirements at the time of onboarding. Updates to protocol are implemented on a regular basis.

Catholic Charities and Catholic Charities Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.