Housing Director jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

DESCRIPTION:

The ideal candidate is a passionate and innovative leader devoted to creating a complex system of regulations, developments, and partnerships to increase the supply of community and affordable housing opportunities. The experienced Housing Director leads an internal team to develop and implement various affordable housing strategies, including development, financing, entitlement, construction, preservation, public-private partnerships, and grants. The Director organizes and leads numerous strategic housing initiatives, negotiates and manages the regulatory tools to help Park City and its partners leverage housing market conditions, and builds the financial models to process and propel affordable community homeownership and rental projects. 

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Manages the daily operations of affordable housing ownership, rental, and development programs in partnership with non-profit organizations and for-profit developers, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal policies and regulations.
• Manages the strategic and fiscal aspects of community housing to ensure proper financing, regulations, and financing tools for housing transactions, grants, federal and state programs, and local offerings.
• Manages a team to create and deliver strategic goals, long-range master plans, planning policy issues, and other department functions. Provide direction, goals, and coaching to the team. 
• Analyzes and provides technical assistance on new real estate development and re-development proposals concerning impacts on housing.
• Monitors State Legislative actions related to housing and provides policy recommendations.
• Manages the City’s Affordable Housing Resolution, Affordable Housing Needs Assessment, and Moderate Income Housing Plan to provide compliance and recommendations to City Council. 
• Works to develop and implement a PCMC employee-specific housing policy and program.
• Partners with planning, building, and engineering departments regarding affordable housing needs, including zoning, new builds, permitting, and other concerns.
• Negotiates contracts, leases, and professional and technical agreements to support housing initiatives.
• Performs other duties as required or directed.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, public administration, housing administration, community development, or closely related field and a minimum of 6 years of experience in housing, community development, and/or planning.
• At least five years of progressive housing planning, finance, and/or development experience.
• At least five years’ supervisory experience across all years of job-related experience.

Preferred: 

• Master’s degree in planning, public administration, housing administration, community development, or closely related field.
• At least 7-10 years of leadership experience, preferably in housing, community development, and/or planning.
• Demonstrated high-level experience in affordable housing design, development, financing, and construction. 
• Extensive experience in property management, real estate development, and managing affordable housing development.