Project Developer II - Affordable Housing

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 acts as a resource for other team members, anticipating project needs, making recommendations, and demonstrating professional expertise in all functional areas.

Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We encourage individuals with lived experience to apply. This position is hybrid-eligible. Based in Portland, OR.

Pay: $89,000 - 130,000/ DOE annually

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 potential acquisition.

• Prepare feasibility analysis responding to project criteria. Identify needs, population served, financial feasibility, and community plan.

• Work with Mercy Resident Services staff to identify program possibilities and limitations, and to identify area resources.

• Prepare 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.

• 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. Mercy Housing is a fair chance employer; while we conduct background checks for all positions, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.