At Mercy Housing, we are on a mission to redefine affordable, low-income housing and create a more humane world where communities thrive, and all individuals can realize their full potential. As the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in the nation, we build, preserve, and manage program-enriched housing across the country.

The successful Project Developer II candidate will perform tasks associated with the finance, development, and acquisition of affordable, multi-family housing. This position serves a lead role by acting as a resource for other team members, anticipating project needs, making recommendations, and demonstrating professional expertise in all functional areas. This position is hybrid-eligible.

Pay: $1110,000/salary

Benefits:

• 15 days of earned PTO your first year, 12 company holidays 2 floating holidays.
• Early close Fridays - 3 paid hours off early each Friday.
• Health, dental (adult and child orthodontia included), vision, and pet insurance.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• 403b match, paid volunteer time, and more.

Duties:

• Review sites for potential development of new construction or complexes for potential acquisition.
• Prepare feasibility analysis responding to project criteria. Includes identifying needs, population served, financial feasibility, and community plan as needed. Work with Mercy Resident Services staff to identify program possibilities and limitations, and to identify area resources. Create models and scenarios to inform decisions.
• Prepare all applications for funding and lead others in the application process. Actively engage in problem-solving with internal and external parties. Anticipate Mercy’s project approval process and incorporate into schedules. Articulate process deadlines and provide guidance to others as needed.
• Perform tasks necessary to obtain all approval i.e., submission of land use, and permit application, attendance at hearings, neighborhood meetings, and foster a team approach to obtaining neighborhood acceptance, where required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Planning, or related field.
• Five (5) years in low-income housing development work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Business, Planning, or related field.
• Certification in Real Estate Finance and Development by a recognized institution or agency.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated strong collaborative and relationship building abilities with a wide variety of people, cross-functional teams, community-based organizations, banks, and lawyers with minimal supervision.
• Detailed knowledge and experience in project design phases.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated superior written, verbal communication and relationship management skills.
• Highly effective problem solving and flexibility while remaining focused on solutions.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, and PowerPoint.

*This is a brief summary of the position and responsibilities.