Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Property Management

PROJECT MANAGER or Assistant Project Manager
Real Estate Development Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager

Homeport is seeking a mission-driven and detail-oriented real estate development professional to join our team as either a Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager, depending on qualifications and experience. This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in the development of high-impact affordable housing projects in Central Ohio.

Whether you are a seasoned professional ready to lead projects independently, or an emerging talent looking for the next step in your real estate development career with structured support and mentorship, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Vice President of Real Estate Development, with responsibilities tailored to reflect the selected title. A Project Manager will take the lead on all aspects of development—managing financing, legal negotiations, and project schedules with a high degree of autonomy. An Assistant Project Manager will grow into these responsibilities with the direct support and guidance of the Vice President, gaining increased independence over time.

If you are passionate about creating equitable communities and eager to grow or contribute your expertise in affordable housing development, we encourage you to apply.

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the life cycle of a development, from its award of financing through construction completion, complementing the work by colleagues in the Real Estate Development Department who oversee projects’ conception, applications for financing, and zoning. The Project Manager is part of a group of project managers within the Real Estate Development Department who report to the Vice President of Real Estate Development and are assigned to individual projects.

• Monitor and assure projects’ timely progress within their established budgets and schedules. Report on projects’ status regularly to the Vice President of Real Estate Development.
• Provide input on the selection of development teams’ members, including architect, engineers, general contractor and legal counsel, and manage teams through design, closing and construction.
• Regularly update developments’ financial models as projects move toward closing, including their development budget, pro forma and construction-period cash flow.
• Manage projects’ budgets, including hard and soft costs, from their financing award through cost certification.
• Solicit proposals for a project’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investment, construction loan and permanent loan, and negotiate commitment letters, in consultation with the Vice President of Real Estate Development.
• Negotiate a project’s legal documents, with Homeport’s outside legal counsel and Vice President of Real Estate Development, including the Operating Agreement, Loan Agreement and related documents.
• Review draft sets of construction plans and collaborate with design teams on plan revisions in order to meet Homeport’s design standards, meet a project’s budget, and obtain a project’s building permit.
• Ensure projects’ design complies with their financing sources’ guidelines, particularly the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s design guidelines. Oversee certification process for sustainable design (e.g. LEED or Enterprise Green Communities).
• Obtain cost estimates from a project’s general contractor and assist Homeport’s outside legal counsel in negotiating the construction contract.
• Set and implement, with Homeport’s legal counsel, a project’s closing schedule and obtain due-diligence materials needed for closing checklists.
• Attend all owner’s job meetings during construction. Work with a project’s architect to resolve field issues. Review and negotiate change orders with the general contractor and architect. Manage the construction contingency budget for each assigned project.
• Work with Homeport’s Asset Management staff and third-party property manager to transition a project from construction to lease-up and stabilized occupancy.
• Manage the release of a project’s equity installments and holdbacks on…