Assistant Project Manager

Mutual Housing • Sacramento, CA

12d • $35 - $40 • Hybrid

About The Position

Mutual Housing California is a nonprofit housing development corporation focused on creating multifamily housing affordable to low-income households. The Assistant Project Manager supports senior staff—including Directors of Acquisition and Housing Development, Project Managers, and Senior Project Managers—with selected tasks and routine aspects of planning, developing, and implementing affordable housing projects. Work may span the project lifecycle, from initial feasibility and local approvals through capital raising, construction completion, occupancy, and permanent financing closing.

The position is based at the MHC corporate office in Sacramento, California. It is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with remote work on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Compensation is $35–$40 per hour, depending on experience. The role requires travel to community or resident locations within a 120-mile radius and a willingness and ability to work evenings and occasional weekends.

Requirements

• Demonstrated commitment to resident-centered, permanently affordable housing for low-income households.
• Strong verbal communication skills and clear writing ability.
• Sound judgment, with a proactive willingness to seek guidance from senior staff when facing unfamiliar tasks or situations.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and meet tight deadlines while taking a proactive approach to daily work.
• Ability to identify problems and initiate timely corrective action.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously; strong organizational skills.
• Understanding of basic financial feasibility analysis.
• Ability to work in a team environment, including multicultural settings.
• Must be able to travel to community or resident locations within a 120-mile radius of the work site.
• Willingness and ability to work evenings and occasional weekends.
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in urban planning, community development, business, real estate, or a related field.
• Previous experience with a community-based nonprofit agency, real estate development, lending institution, or related business.
• Experience working in a housing development setting or coordinating a neighborhood revitalization or housing program.
• Certification or training in green building, such as Build It Green or HUD green operations.
• Experience preparing successful grant proposals, government contract applications, and loan applications.
• Experience analyzing complex legal contracts, loan documents, and government policies and regulations.
• Experience reporting to and maintaining relationships with funders.
• Ability to speak, read, and write Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Hmong, Mien, Russian, or Ukrainian.

Responsibilities

• Assist with updating and maintaining project budgets, pro formas, cash-flow projections, and construction schedules.
• Research funding sources, policy initiatives, and data to support project analysis during predevelopment, construction, and permanent-loan phases.
• Assist with preparing applications for local, state, federal, and other funding sources.
• Assist with implementing and coordinating due-diligence processes.
• Assist with coordinating and preparing bids, advertisements, and processes to select development team members and contract specialists.
• Assist with preparing loan draw requests and documentation for funders.
• Attend project meetings at the supervisor’s discretion and prepare meeting minutes.
• Prepare and coordinate special events, including grand openings, ribbon cuttings, groundbreakings, and community meetings.
• Assist with coordinating planning and permit approvals.
• Prepare reports and monitor identified project reporting requirements; assist with progress reports as requested.
• Help coordinate program development and the transfer process with the Asset Management and Resident Services Departments.
• Assist with project accounting, budget reconciliations, cash management, and other project- and department-budget accounting tasks.
• Provide administrative support, including copying, filing, creating and maintaining filing systems, handling mail and deliveries, and managing office supplies and equipment.
• Explain acquisition and rehabilitation processes and timelines to neighborhood and mutual housing residents, and obtain resident design input.
• Attend training and industry conferences recommended by the supervisor.
• Carry out other assigned duties or projects related to real estate development, policy development, organizational budgets, planning, and administration.
• Carry out other duties or projects assigned by the Director of Housing Development or supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and Employee Assistance Program; the Kaiser plan is fully covered for employees and dependents, with no out-of-pocket cost for full coverage.
• Optional life, long-term disability, critical illness, identity theft protection, and accident insurance.
• Generous paid time off, including 16 paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
• Two floating holidays (16 hours).
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 6%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed