Real Estate Development and Asset Management Division Manager

THE POSITION

The Department of Housing Services is seeking a Real Estate Development and Asset Management Manager to join our team and support the work of providing housing stability in Washington County. This position will be part of our dynamic leadership team, responsible for oversight of all development of new construction and asset management of existing affordable housing and public housing portfolio and work closely with our Homeless Services team. We are currently adding a record number of affordable housing units to our community, facilitated by the Metro Affordable Housing Bond and adding additional support for our Homeless. Our 10-project Affordable Housing Bond portfolio includes two recently completed projects, six under construction, and two more to begin in the next year.

This position will oversee a Development Manager, Portfolio Manager and Asset manager and their respective teams' work. The agency's current portfolio includes around 1,000 mixed-finance housing units. In addition, the agency has a number of partnerships for additional regulated affordable housing, temporary/transitional housing and/or other real estate projects.

This position is eligible for hybrid work, with the option of working remotely two to three days a week.

The Department of Housing (including the Housing Authority of Washington County) is an innovative organization responsible for rent assistance, affordable housing development, and homeless services programming across our community. We are a dynamic team that highly values a culture of equity, diverse perspectives and life experiences. We embrace collaboration, work-life balance and a supportive workplace environment, and are passionate about the work we do to serve and support our diverse community.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strategic thinking skills and innovative insights into affordable housing real estate development policy and practices including finance, development, design and construction.
• Exceptional project management skills across a wide range of tasks, including long-range and strategic planning for complex construction or rehab projects, or immediate action to address urgent needs.
• Experience in implementing management, supervision, and performance evaluation skills, as well excellent negotiations and conflict resolution skills.
• Clear communication abilities and be team player, who is interested in providing support at all levels, to enable teams, coworkers and the organization to accomplish shared goals.
• Knowledge of federal funding programs such as HOPE VI, RAD, Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher.
• Knowledge in Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations governing public housing and affordable rental unit development, operation and administration.
• Abilities to identify resource available from public and private organizations to fund the development of mixed-use, mixed-income programs, including but not limited to tax credit and bond financing.
• Grant preparation and administration experience, along with budget development, asset management and tax credit compliance.
• Understanding of the impacts of historic and systematic racism in the housing market and a commitment to developing anti-racist policy in our development, procurement and asset management strategies.

Why Washington County?
Are you interested in challenging, meaningful, and rewarding work? Join Washington County in our commitment to advancing racial equity. Our Board of Commissioners worked closely with various community stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop an . Adopted in February 2020, this resolution commits to the equitable delivery of Washington County's services, resources, and opportunities for growth and development to every county resident.

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ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Real Estate Development and Asset Management Manager is a working title. The position is classified as a Community Development Program Manager. For a full listing of job classification duties, please

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, urban studies, political science, or other related degree; AND Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in homeless or housing policy development and implementation.

Additional Licenses, Certificates, Physical Abilities, and Specialty Requirements:

• Must pass a criminal background check.
• Must pass a DMV driver's history check and possess a valid driver's license per Washington County Policy.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Washington County is committed to using a Merit-based System in which recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees is based on their relative knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Our commitment to you:

Washington County values a culture of equity, diverse perspectives, and life experiences. Our organization embraces innovation, collaboration and work-life harmony. We offer job stability, a comprehensive benefits package, and an opportunity to serve and support our diverse community. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Steps of the process:

1. MQ Review: Human Resources will screen applications for MQs starting the week of when the posting closes. Additional preferred qualifications screening may be applied prior to the interview step depending on the number of applications received.
2. Subject Matter Expert Review: Your responses to the supplemental questions will be evaluated and scored by a panel of subject matter experts. Your total score for this examination will affect your placement on the eligible list (a list of candidates eligible for interviews).
   
3. Panel Interview(s): Generally, the top 6 - 8 candidates will be invited to participate in a panel interview.
4. Conditional Offer: A successful candidate will require to successfully clear a 3rd party background check as a pre-employment condition and a background check as a condition of employment.

Please note: candidates that are successful in the evaluation process may have their applications referred for additional vacancies in the same classification, or job family.

Veterans' Preference
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Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance please contact Human Resources 503-846-8606, or e-mail: at least 48 hours before any step in the recruitment and selection process for which you feel you need accommodation.

Status of Your Application
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