Senior Real Estate Project Manager

Position Overview

The Senior Project Manager will be a core Real Estate Development team member, responsible for managing a range of new construction and portfolio preservation projects as well as working with the executive leadership on land acquisition and new project development. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer and collaborates with executive and senior leadership and operational and programmatic departments.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timeliness of Deliverables: ≥ 95% of assigned reports, applications, and submissions completed on or before deadlines
• Budget Tracking Accuracy: Development and construction budgets maintained within ±5% variance of approved assumptions
• Financing & Reporting Compliance: 100% completeness and compliance of submitted financing applications and funder reports
• Project Coordination Effectiveness: All active projects maintain current checklists, schedules, and action logs with no critical gaps
• Stakeholder Responsiveness: Timely response (typically within 1–2 business days) to lenders, investors, agencies, and internal teams

Job Qualifications

• Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
• Passion for creating affordable housing and willingness to work on any and all tasks to complete that goal – from the mundane to the complex.
• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, architecture, engineering, public policy, finance, or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5-7 years of real estate project management experience. Experience with affordable housing / publicly funded housing strongly preferred.
• Strong written skills, analytical and thinking skills.
• Strong Project Management Acumen
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Be a creative problem solver capable of fostering cordial and professional relationships with team members from diverse disciplines.
• Have a tolerance for risk and multi-tasking.
• Have a willingness to ask questions and learn new things and confidence to make suggestions.
• Some prior experience in affordable housing development.
• Able and willing to take full ownership of projects and work autonomously towards their fruition.