Real Estate and Community Development Officer
About the role
As the Real Estate and Community Development (RECD) Officer, you'll manage catalytic redevelopment projects to get deals across the finish line. It's hands-on deal making in a mission‑driven environment, where your work directly shapes Portland's development landscape.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior project manager and team lead, collaborating with the RECD team, management, and agency staff.
- Plan, structure, negotiate, and deliver complex public‑private real estate and community development projects that advance community priorities and Tax Increment Finance District Action Plans.
- Balance financial feasibility, public benefit, risk, and equitable community outcomes.
- Coordinate projects from early planning and due diligence through approvals, closing, construction, and closeout.
- Provide subject‑matter expertise in real estate, development finance, investment management, and community‑centered development.
Requirements
Eight years of progressively responsible experience in project management, urban or economic development, real estate development or finance, public‑private development, or complex community development initiatives, or equivalent experience. An associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree in a related field may substitute for up to one year of experience to meet the minimum experience requirement of eight years. Experience must include independently managing complex projects and performing financial analysis, due diligence, transaction negotiation, contract administration, and multi‑stakeholder delivery.
Skills
- Skilled dealmaker and project manager.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience interacting with public and private stakeholders.
- Ability to manage a budget with multiple funding streams.
Pay
Salary range for this position is $111,739.85 – $147,140.04.
Schedule
This position is hybrid; the office is located in Portland, Oregon.