The Senior Real Estate Project Manager’s primary duty is to manage specific real estate projects, from inception through completion. The Sr. Project Manager will be a lead member of CSNDC’s Real Estate Development team, which includes a Director, plus real estate project managers who work on affordable housing development and commercial real estate development. The Sr. Project Manager will be supervised by the Director of Real Estate Development, and may, in turn, be called upon to advise other Real Estate staff.

Responsibilities

The Sr. Project Manager will serve as CSNDC’s lead real estate development person for  two – three substantial projects (TDC from $5 million - $20 million). In addition, s/he will be called upon as needed for specific tasks related to understanding residential market trends in our neighborhood, strategies for marketing homeownership projects, commercial development opportunities, exploration and development of new pipeline projects, and strengthening of CSNDC’s internal RE practices. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide direct day-to-day project management services from project planning and financial structuring through construction completion and closeout, on two or more real estate development projects. These may be homeownership, rental, commercial or mixed-use.
• Negotiate contracts with and coordinate the work of project architects, contractors, lawyers and consultants.
• Coordinate community planning and community organizing activities with our partners and with CSNDC’s Community Organizing staff.
• Represent CSNDC to relevant boards, committees, and neighborhood groups related to our development activities.
• Take a lead role in identifying and attracting commercial tenants to NDC commercial properties; work closely with commercial broker(s), neighborhood merchants, and local community groups.
• Through past experience and participation in current industry forums, identify areas of CSNDC’s current RE practice which can be improved by use of best practices, advanced templates and analytic tools.
• Assume other related duties, as assigned.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelors  or Masters degree in related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in real estate development, community based urban planning, or closely related fields
• Thorough understanding of real estate development, including overall deal structuring, finance, design, and construction management
• Demonstrated ability to lead a complex partnership of public, nonprofit and private developers and community leaders
• Experience with larger scale mixed-use, mixed-income development projects and public land disposition preferred
• Strong critical thinking skills and negotiating skills
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Familiarity with public, private and quasi-public financing programs for affordable housing and commercial space
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people in a variety of settings
• Commitment to CSNDC's mission and philosophy of community empowerment
• Bilingual Spanish/English or Haitian Creole/English a plus

Competitive salary, plus benefits, depending on qualifications.

Please send cover letter and CV, before March 30, 2012, to: Mark Dinaburg, CSNDC, 587 Washington St., Dorchester MA 02124, or email: mark@csndc.com.

CSNDC, a long-established community development corporation in the heart of Dorchester, is an equal opportunity employer.