Real Estate Acquisitions Manager; Community Developer V

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The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development works in partnership with the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) to serve the people of Fairfax County by creating housing opportunities to promote inclusive and thriving communities. Help make our vision of a community everyone can afford to call home a reality!

In 1973, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors established the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). HCD serves as staff to the FCRHA as well as the Board of Supervisors. Under this unique, synergistic arrangement, HCD manages a wide variety of housing programs and services, including all real estate finance, development, and preservation activities of the FCRHA – including an expanding portfolio of public-private partnership projects.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a goal of no net loss of affordable housing in the county and in 2022, doubled the County's affordable housing production goal from 5,000 to 10,000 net new units affordable to households earning up to 60 percent area median income by 2034. This ambitious goal has spurred a robust need to develop new opportunities for affordable housing production and preservation through the work of the Capital Planning and Development Division within HCD, in partnership with other county agencies.

This position serves as the Real Estate Acquisitions Manager within the Capital Planning and Development Division and supports the FCRHA in its work to preserve, expand, and facilitate affordable housing opportunities in Fairfax County. Under guidance and minimal supervision from the Division Director, this position is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing land and real property opportunities suitable for affordable housing development and community facilities.

The individual plays a critical role in advancing the organization's mission to create housing opportunities by applying development, market, and financial analysis to guide strategic acquisition decisions.

The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor, strong negotiation skills, with mission-driven insight. They understand what makes an opportunity ideal—or not ideal—for affordable housing development: proximity to transit and amenities, alignment with long-range planning and zoning policies, and cost structures that support long-term affordability. The ideal candidate is skilled in balancing financial feasibility, community impact, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on creating lasting housing solutions.

Project management, program management, housing development, housing policy, real estate finance, urban regional planning, entitlements, building design and construction, and engineering.

Any combination of education and experience and training equivalent to the following:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a related field of study such as planning, engineering, architecture, economics, construction science, business or public administration, finance, real estate, social work, public policy or other related field;
Plus five years of experience related to an assigned program area.

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Development, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Business Administration, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in real estate acquisition, development, affordable housing and community development, or related field.
• Strong understanding of real estate economics, housing supply and demand dynamics, and local market trends.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and interpret financial proformas, conduct valuation analysis, and identify market comparables.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide array of stakeholders, including but not limited to developers, consultants, County staff, community members, senior executives, and elected…