Housing Investment Manager

Job description

Housing Investment Manager

Department: External Services

Division: Housing and Community Investment

Hiring Range: $9,282 - 10,314/month

Monday – Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Regular Full-time with Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, Life & Survivor, Term Life & AD&D, Long Term Disability, Bereavement, Jury & Witness Duty, FMLA, Military Leave, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Sick, Vacation at start of employment, Holiday pay, EAP, Tuition Assistance.

Other benefits: Optional, employee elected, voluntary benefits are available.

Definition:

Direct housing planning and development, Inclusionary Housing program implementation and affordable housing financial investments (project/program implementation and compliance); and represent the City in negotiations related to these activities.

Develop and implement the HCI Division’s planning and development program goals, objectives, policies, and priorities to achieve the City’s long and short term housing investment goals.

Represent the City in housing development, land acquisition and inclusionary housing matters; participate in numerous public meetings.

Prepare agenda items for the City Council, Longmont Housing and Human Services Advisory Board, and other committees, commissions, and boards involved in housing development, and general housing planning activities.

Work with Planning Division staff on land development code updates/changes that impact affordable housing development as well as other City departments, and civic groups on housing trends, analysis, planning, and related matters as they apply to housing goal achievement.

Administer the Housing components of the Consolidated Plan for the City’s CDBG funding and the Boulder/Broomfield HOME Consortium and the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

Direct and supervise staff in the administration of

The Inclusionary Housing Program, providing financial assistance and incentives to support the development/redevelopment of affordable housing

Housing Development including land and/or property acquisition, new construction and all elements of new housing development projects

Redevelopment and/or the resyndication of existing affordable housing projects as well as renovating and converting or maintaining projects as affordable housing

Financing of affordable housing projects including selecting projects through multiple competitive funding cycles and working with the advisory boards to analyze and determine financing options

Determining level of financial and/or development incentives to new affordable housing projects

Direct and supervise staff in long range housing planning, integrating AH plans/goals into City and regional documents and plans

Research housing planning problems and prepare a variety of comprehensive reports, analysis and solution-oriented options for implementation.

Assist in the preparation and administration of the division budget.

Resolve difficult code interpretation questions and provide direction to staff in implementation.

Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff.

Provide and ensure consistently professional and responsive customer service.

Work is generally performed in a standard office environment. Occasional lifting may exceed 30 pounds, routinely lifting up to 15 pounds. Work requires on-site travel for departmental Continuous Improvement efforts, legislative issues, and Council concerns, frequent non-traditional work schedule including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications:

Any combination of education or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, public administration, housing development (including knowledge of LIHTC), or a related field and four to five years of professional level experience in housing and community development, planning and/or project management including supervisory experience, or demonstrated skills/training in supervision. A Master's Degree in a related area may substitute for professional experience. Special Qualifications: Funding and Finance Certification from Neighborworks and/or Rental Housing Development Certification from NDC or ability to become certified within 6 months. Professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) preferred.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications, and encourages all candidates to apply and help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Selection

The selection process will include complete job description review, personal interview, computer testing, background investigation, criminal background check, and substance screening.

The City of Longmont is an equal opportunity employer. The City affirms its commitment to diversity and to complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination in employment. The City will not discriminate against any person in recruiting, examining, appointing, hiring, training, placement, termination, layoffs, recall, transfer, leave of absence, promoting, compensating, retaining, disciplining, or any other personnel action on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, except when any of these categories constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification (i.e., an actual qualification for performing a job).If you need special assistance in the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department in advance to make arrangements.

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Worksite address

longmont, CO, 80502, US

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