Job Description
Housing Development Associate
Posted: 03/04/2025
Where : 1253 S Jackson St, Seattle, Washington
REPORTS TO: Housing Development Director
HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week
PAY RANGE: $25.10 - $30.77 per hour, DOE
BENEFITS: Medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, long term disability insurance and sick leave are available to employees. Employees accrue 116 hours of vacation during the first year and receive 11 paid holidays. (Prorated for part-time employees).
POSITION TYPE: This is a non-exempt, unionized position represented by Local 8 of the Office of Professional Employees International Union.
The Housing Development Associate will assist Housing Development team members in their efforts to develop and rehabilitate low-income housing projects. This is an exempt position entry level position.
Descriptions of Duties:
Housing development assistance:
• Collect, track and distribute due diligence materials.
• Prepare and review documents to reach closing with financing institutions, contractor, attorneys, engineers, architects, and other development team members.
• Review and present change orders to the development team and track budget adjustments.
• Monitor and assist with lease-up of new buildings. Assist with preparation of financial applications.
• Assist with research on potential new projects.
Construction management assistance:
• Track and coordinate payments requests, attend meetings and take notes as needed.
Office management:
• Management of equipment and schedules.
• Copy and scan documents for applications and shared drive.
• Filing and organizing.
• Schedule meetings.
• Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required. One year experience in project coordination is required. Three years experience is preferred.
• The successful candidate will be committed to affordable housing development and preservation and have an aptitude and ambition for becoming a housing developer.
• Must have excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills and be a team player.
• Must be comfortable using Word and Excel.
• Must be able to simultaneously coordinate multiple development projects at different stages in the development process.
• This individual joins the LIHI Project Development team. The Project Development team, collectively, is responsible for project development and project management activities, soliciting financing, competing for public funding, contracting, design oversight of architectural team, construction administration and project close-out. Projects will involve multiple and complex funding sources, such as public financing, bond financing, private financing, tax credits, HUD and other sources.
• Candidates should be able to work independently, be detail oriented, be comfortable with uncertainty and have strong mathematical, oral, written and analytical skills.
• The ability to genuinely enjoy collaboration with and learning from others is a minimum requirement.
• The Housing Development Assistant will work with no less than three developers and support their work, taking on duties summarized above plus other tasks as assigned.
• Must pass criminal background checks and drug screening.
• Must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Low Income Housing Institute is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified members of historically marginalized and underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply. LIHI participates in the e-verify system.
About us:
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) has a 40-year history and track record of owning and managing low-income housing; developing innovative solutions to homelessness; advocating for housing justice; providing supportive services; and operating hygiene services for homeless people at our Urban Rest Stops. LIHI staff have developed over 5,000 affordable housing units and manages over 3,000 units including rental housing, permanent supportive housing and transitional housing. The populations served include: families, singles, seniors, veterans, young adults, immigrants, low wage workers, and people living with physical and mental disabilities. LIHI is one of the largest nonprofit housing organizations in the state. Our properties are located in Seattle, King County, and five adjacent counties. LIHI is a national leader in sponsoring Tiny House Villages as a crisis solution to homelessness. Annually, the tiny house villages and shelters serve 2,000 homeless people and our hygiene programs serve over 8,000 homeless people.